French entities are playing a major role in maintaining Angola's economic equilibrium. TotalEnergies is looking to revive the country's oil production and the Agence Française de Developpement (AFD) to support its agricultural sector
Equatorial Guinea is redeploying its ambassadors in several key capitals. The aim is to ease strained relations with certain countries, such as France and the United States, while further cementing ties with Egypt, Turkey and China.
The son of the late dictator Mobutu Sese Seko secretly met with President Félix Tshisekedi in Kinshasa. Nzanga Mobutu, a former minister, is hoping to get back into government and wants his father's remains returned to DR Congo.
SWAIMS, an EU project to fight piracy in the waters off West Africa, is experiencing hold-ups. Washington and Seoul are meanwhile working to counteract Chinese ambitions in the region.
PM Patrick Achi has ordered his sports minister to remove his staff from the offices donated by Ivory Coast to the Confederation of African Football for the preparations for the Africa Cup of Nations.
The South Sudanese president, weakened in the eyes of both his allies and opponents, is strengthening his grip on the country's power structures in anticipation of elections scheduled for two years from now.
Former agriculture minister Oumer Hussein Oba has been appointed Ethiopian ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, where he is expected to move soon.
The Comoros are dependent on importation and have been slammed with rising prices in all sectors. The World Bank is lending a helping hand to the lowest-income households.
After having had their fingers burned in 2018, the international financial institutions are reluctant to finance the presidential elections due in nine months. The electorial commission is asking for $33m, which is $18m more than five years ago.
The €1.7bn construction project for Egypt's second-largest city is making al-Sisi's ally countries' mouths water. The contract should be awarded in the next six months.
Morocco's CMGP-CAS has set up a subsidiary, CMGP-Africa, to expand its activities to other countries on the continent.