The close ties between General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who dissolved the civilian government in Khartoum Monday, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi may have consequences that reach far beyond Sudan.
The Eurafrican Forum, which has just taken place, has put the spotlight on the Council of the Portuguese Diaspora that organised it. The council is composed of influential Portuguese business people, based outside their home country, who are looking to extend lusophone influence in Africa.
Gabon's three main oil companies are tightening rules for access to their sites in order to encourage employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
Still in talks with Banro over the purchase of its Namoya gold mine in eastern DRC, the businessman and diplomat has already founded a company to embark on mining activities in his homeland.
The shareholders of oil junior Delonex Energy have finally found a buyer for their assets in Chad. Now, they only need the approval of the Chadian authorities.
After having been in the running to be an African Union mediator in Chad last year, ex-Nigerien president Mahamadou Issoufou is again on a list of such names, this time for the role of ECOWAS special envoy to Guinea following the fall of Alpha Condé.
Nearly 2.5 tons of cocaine were seized in Cotonou at the beginning of the month, but since last week judges at the Beninese CRIET have been focused on a different case, that of 10 defendants who were arrested in May, shortly after the seizure of 150kg of cocaine at the port.
Andrew Ngirici, whose media group includes Mt Kenya TV and Iganjo FM, is yet to decide who to back in the long run in Kenya's election. In return for his support, he wants his wife to be governor of Kirinyaga County.
Arms broker Nabil Hamza, who was the son-in-law of former president Beji Caid Essebsi, died on 16 October. A major figure in the Tunisian defence market, he looks set to be replaced by his partner, Hedi M'Sadek.
Khalifa Haftar's son and adviser Belkacem Haftar has opened back-channel negotiations with Prime Minister Abdelhamid Dabaiba's entourage to try to strike a deal if the 24 December presidential election is postponed.
Auditing giant Deloitte has just signed two contracts with the United States to carry out studies on the Libyan oil sector.
Having failed to obtain a separate meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman (MbS), as well as with the Emirati delegation, Kaïs Saïed sent a representative to the Middle East Green Initiative Summit in Riyadh on 25 October.