Niamey's cash-strapped ruling generals are putting the squeeze on the Chinese oil giant in its capacity as majority shareholder of a delinquent oil refinery.
The presidents of the sub-region have given oil and mining operators until April to find common ground with the bloc's central bank on the repatriation of their rehabilitation funds. Until then, negotiation talks will be held on a monthly basis.
Heine Melkevik, CEO of gas flaring reduction specialist Carbon-Limits Nigeria, wants to build on on his Nigeria experience as he branches out in central Africa
Nigerian manufacturer Proforce Defence recently won a contract with the Nigerian Army to sell it a batch of five Hulk armoured vehicles, the latest model in its range.
Kenyan President William Ruto and his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta have unsettled their respective allies by meeting to discuss a forthcoming reshuffle of top government jobs and possible constitutional reform.
The World Bank released two emergency financing packages for Sudan on 13 December - one for $100m and one for $86m. 13 million Sudanese have fled their homes and 24 million need emergency humanitarian aid due to the civil war that erupted in April 2023.
Mohamed Alabbar, the head of Dubai's leading property developer Emaar Properties, has his eyes on the pristine Mitsio archipelago, north of the island of Nosy Be, where he wants to build a luxury holiday resort.
A month after his arrest, the businessman at the head of CHO risks having his group directly administered by the courts. Market operators are concerned about the government's intentions for the industry.
Libyan Investment Authority chief Ali Mahmoud Hassan is trying to obtain flexibility on the use of frozen assets, on the sidelines of his talks with the United Nations sanctions committee on Libya.