With the general election approaching, a fierce battle is raging between the traditional parties (the APC and PDP) and the outsider NNPP over the strategic northern state of Kano. The outcome is likely to decide the election at the national level.
The Canadian mining giant had initiated arbitration against Vidiye Tshimanga's firm Cobamin over the aborted sale of prospecting licences for south-eastern DRC, but billionaire Robert Friedland's company lost its case in September.
Burkinabe bank Coris Bank International, which has so far focused on expansion in West Africa, may be looking to expand into Central Africa, via Brazzaville, according to the latest speculations.
The president of Liberia has spent most of this month outside the country on a series of trips to conferences in Egypt, Morocco and Paris, where he was received by Emmanuel Macron, as well as to the World Cup in Qatar.
A subsidiary of the Ivorian company Carré d'Or, controlled by the influential Ezzedine family, is buying the mineral water business of the Société de Limonaderies et de Brasseries d'Afrique, a subsidiary of French group Castel.
Ethiopia only has one operational industrial goldmine, with another on the way. With mines minister Takele Uma at the wheel, the country has bigger plans.
The American firm Vectrus, which specialises in logistics and operational support for armed forces, registered a subsidiary in Djibouti. Vectrus Services Djibouti will provide logistical and consultancy services to the Djiboutian government.
Although security remains precarious in Cabo Delgado province, the French major appears to be ready to revive its vast Mozambique LNG project.
The new text, an electoral promise of Andry Rajoelina, would significantly increase taxation in the sector in Madagascar. It is due to go through cabinet shortly, but is bitterly contested within the government and is likely to spark an outcry from the Chamber of Mines.
Counting on its partnership with German firm Allianz, the financial services specialist Sanlam is continuing to expand its presence on the African continent. Its first target is East Africa.
United Media Services, owned by Egypt's intelligence services, has launched an Arabic-language rolling news channel. President Sisi and his Saudi ally intend to use the channel to influence Arab public opinion.
Fined heavily by a Swiss court, Ghanem has made a name for himself in Bahrain, where he is on good terms with the authorities.
Representatives of the French pharmaceutical industry travelled to Libya this week to meet with Public Health Minister Ramadan Abu Janah, also assistant to Prime Minister Abdelhamid Debeibeh.
French foreign minister Catherine Colonna has beaten interior minister Gérald Darmanin in a battle over who gets to pick France's next consul general in Algiers. The post will go to Bruno Clerc.
