Since the summer, Félix Tshisekedi's inner circle has been discreetly trying to resume talks with his predecessor's entourage. To this end, both camps have sought the support of the Togolese head of state Faure Gnassingbé.
Since the coup on 30 August, oil operators in the country have continued regardless. They are working to build relations with the new power, whose choices of oil and gas officials have been reassuringly well-known figures.
As the debates at the United Nations' annual summit get underway, the institution is having to deal with the war being waged behind the scenes between Niger's junta government and that of former president Mohamed Bazoum over who will be represented at the event.
French group Bouygues has ordered a cyber-security audit after its Ivorian subsidiary was the victim of a massive bank transfer fraud.
President William Ruto's good intentions in the fight against corruption in Kenya may be hampered by the delicate judicial situation of a number of his allies accused of embezzlement.
Ethiopia is hoping to attract foreign investors to develop a domestic pharmaceutical industry so as to reduce its deep dependence on imports. A call for tenders has attracted the attention of Belgian company Unizima.
The handover to new operators of the railway that links Kolwezi in DR Congo to the Angolan port of Lobito offers an opening for infrastructure inspection firms. French start-up ROAV7, already well-established in Central Africa, hopes to get in on the action.
A former HR director of the automotive supplier LEONI Wiring Systems France, who was dismissed in 2019, blew the whistle on the actions of senior executives at the company's Moroccan subsidiary. A French court ruling has not challenged the reality of his allegations but has upheld his dismissal for gross misconduct.
The state power company just signed a key contract with Chinese firm Chint Electrics to modernise its power grid.