President Farmajo's National Security Adviser has made a mark on both his country and the Somali region of Ethiopia and has been able to deflect attacks from the president's enemies as well as certain Gulf states thanks to his robust network of influence.
The DRC subsidiary of a Cameroonian bank stands accused of illicitly retaining fees that were supposed to finance rail network improvements.
UCB, the official drinks supplier of the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations, is threatening to take African football's governing body to court for breach of contract. The bone of contention is the presence of its rival Castel at fringe tournament venues.
There has been no dialogue between the Cameroonian government and Anglophone separatists in the North-West and South-West regions since the crisis began in 2016. In the run-up to the Africa Cup of Nations, a string of ill-prepared initiatives from the English-speaking separatists has failed to change the situation.
Canada Energy Partners, which is aiming to resurrect the Konzi oil project in Gabon, boasts a team of veteran executives. But its accounts reveal a fragile financial situation.
As announced, US lawyer Terry Collingsworth has filed an appeal with the federal court of the District of Columbia on behalf of 13 Congolese plaintiffs.
Following the lead of ECOWAS, the EU is gearing up to impose sanctions on the regime in Bamako, which has postponed the presidential election and welcomed Russian paramilitaries from Wagner onto Malian soil. The EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell is due to hold a virtual meeting with the foreign ministers of the G5 Sahel countries on 26 January to discuss the situation in Mali.
Nigeria's land army and air force have simultaneously announced their intention of procuring helicopters to meet their respective needs. And so in addition to existing disagreements over operational issues, they are now engaged in an intense lobbying battle to secure the necessary budgets.
As the Swiss banking giant regroups following the departure of its chairman António Horta-Osório this week, its former CEO Tidjane Thiam, also forced to resign in February 2020, has been looking for a publisher for his memoirs, in which he intends to provide a detailed account of his childhood in Ivory Coast.
Togo's head of state Faure Gnassingbé made a secret visit to Bamako on 19 January to hold talks with the president of the Malian transition, Assimi Goita.
The Sudanese political parties that were excluded from the Forces of Freedom and Change (FFC) coalition last weekend do not intend to remain on the sidelines. Several parties have decided to join forces to defend their position.
Maria Mosqueira Pereira's replacement as Portugual's honorary consul in Nampula is businessman Idalécio Ferreira, manager of a family-owned alcoholic beverages group and previously director of sports of the local football club.
A specialist in luxury events management has been tasked with setting up a sumptuous "bivouac" on the bank of the Dakhla lagoon to host King Mohammed VI. The last time the sovereign was seen in public in Western Sahara was in 2016.
The New York proceedings aimed at recovering billions of dollars in assets allegedly misappropriated during the Gaddafi era were officially suspended on 13 January.
