Although they have shown some interest in Angola's agricultural sector, French companies are still holding back. Three months after Emmanuel Macron's visit to Luanda, there have still been no substantial investment commitments.
The CAR president is hoping his team of stalwart advisers can help push for a constitutional change that would allow him to run for a third term. Those running the campaign include the influential Sani Yalo, financier of the presidential party, and property tycoon Prisca Mamadou.
Cameroon's health minister Malachie last month organised the first meeting calling for Paul Biya to stand for re-election, two years before the next polls are due. This was a cunning manoeuvre by the prominent politician from the Far North region.
For the last year, the British and Nigerian partners have been helping foreign companies, among them France's TotalEnergies, to repatriate their profits in naira to Europe. But the liberalising of Nigeria's foreign exchange market could harm this lucrative line of business.
Calm may have returned to the Senegalese capital, but businesses disrupted by the unrest are staying on high alert and are ready to suspend operations again if necessary.
To help Nigerien troops in their battle against armed groups, the EU is financing and overseeing the construction of a chain of military posts along Niger's border with Mali and Burkina Faso. A handful of French and Italian operators have been snapping up the construction and supply contracts.
The imminent ousting of Mesfin Tasew Bekele, who has been CEO of Ethiopian Airlines since March 2022, prompted the chairman of the board Girma Wake to step down unexpectedly last week.
On 15 June at AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, the peace and security commissioner Bankole Adeoye made no secret of his displeasure in front of the assembled partners.
Several airline companies in Madagascar have been subjected to a barrage of inspections since the start of the year. At least three have had their operating certificates suspended.
As part of a drive to raise funds, Libya's sovereign fund has filed another request to recover the rent from its properties in France - assets which are currently frozen.
More than 20 African VIPs will travel to Madrid for the Africa Spain Cooperation Summit on 6-8 July.
