Prior to the National Transitional Council's adoption of the mining code reform, Canadian mining giants established in the country fought until the last minute to get Bamako to change certain provisions.
A delegation of US parliamentarians is expected in Kinshasa on 20 August.
The coup leaders are banking on Zeine's technocratic profile to re-establish contact with international financial backers who have been unsettled by the military takeover. To carry this out, the PM can count on a strong network in several neighbouring capitals.
A vast operation to renovate the hotels controlled by the Qatari fund Kasada has begun in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. All the work should be completed before the start of January's Africa Cup of Nations.
New evidence laid before the International Criminal Court alleges that top securocrats used violence against members of the Ugandan opposition.
The French rapper is to receive nearly €1m from the French government for his cultural project, which will be based in Madagascar's capital.
Patrick Durel, French President Emmanuel Macron's adviser on North Africa, to stay on for another year.
