Although Moussa Faki looks certain to be re-elected as chairperson of the African Union Commission, his deputy and six commissioners have still to be found among the 90 applicants for the different posts.
On a visit to Kinshasa on 16 September, the Australian metals giant Fortescue put forward an ambitious plan to develop electrical power and mining projects.
Having tussled for years with major works minister Jean-Jacques Bouya for control of the Pointe-Noire oil port, Willy Nguesso, the president's nephew, has won support from oil services company Bourbon Offshore.
Italian MPs have given fresh impetus to the corruption investigation into ENI's operations in Congo. The principal protagonists are now keeping a low profile abroad or have been reassigned to new posts within the Italian major.
The two NGOs will work with the DRC government in publishing mining contracts, in line with one of the IMF's conditions for providing new financial support.
American defence contractor Barbaricum is to join fellow US company Apogee-SSU in providng assistance to the Niger Air Force. Support for the Nigerien air arm and West African air forces generally has become a priority for the US administration.
Le président sénégalais Macky Sall participera le 11 novembre à la troisième édition du Forum de Paris sur la paix, à La Villette.
With the presidential campaign in full swing in Abidjan and Paris juggling a wait-and-see attitude with muted disapproval of Alassane Ouattara's desire to run for re-election, the French foreign ministry has quietly recalled its ambassador Gilles Huberson for "administrative reasons".
The presidents of Uganda and Tanzania had fought hard over the lion's share of revenue from transporting Ugandan oil.
By placing the Kenya Meat Commission under the aegis of the Ministry of Defence, President Uhuru Kenyatta is keeping the export figures of his Gicheha Farms cattle ranches out of prying eyes.
The state-owned Tanzania Electric Supply Company is looking for a construction company to finish the extension of the Kinyerezi gas-fired power station,
The head of internal intelligence Fernando Garcia Miala is set to launch a sweeping reform of the intelligence services that will effectively put him at the head of the country's entire security apparatus
L'ancien secrétaire d'Etat chargé du commerce extérieur et ex-député français Pierre Lellouche se replonge dans les affaires libyennes.
