France is struggling to find the right person to be its next ambassador in Morocco. Its wait-and-see attitude has sparked some irritation in the kingdom, which in turn has redeployed its Paris ambassador and left his job vacant.
During his recent trip to Paris, the powerful chief of intelligence made a great fuss of the rapprochement between the Congolese diaspora in France. This has allowed him to place his pawns near to President Denis Sassou Nguesso and gain bonus points in the race for his succession.
The four telephone operators active in DR Congo - Airtel RDC, Vodacom RDC, Orange RFC and Africell RDC - have agreed to pay $60m to settle their tax bills with the authorities.
The French treasury has approved new budgetary aid of €15m for Niger. Paris is also strengthening its military presence in the country, amid hostility to that presence from several civil organisations.
After two years of paralysis, Mali's employers federation has finally found a new boss. The hotel magnate Mossadeck Bally was overwhelmingly elected, yet he is already facing internal resistance.
Former Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as 'Farmajo', has found refuge in Turkey, after his defeat in May by Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud.
With the help of external consultants, the African Union is conducting a thorough review of its personnel, prompting considerable unease in an organisation whose recruitment practices have come under fire.
Despite throwing everything at its lobbying campaign, the telecommunications operator MTN has failed to convince the South African government to back its proposed merger with the country's third largest provider, Telkom. Meanwhile, third party Rain is lying in wait.
Namibian consultant Andreas Palfi is advising Canadian mining firm Metalex in its bid for four exploration permits in the 'Otavia triangle' in the north of the country.
When US General Michael Langley visited Tunisia and Morocco recently amid the raging war in Ukraine, top of his agenda was strengthening ties with its traditional allies in the region.
Under pressure from his ally Egypt and fired up from the failed deal with Abdelhamid Dabaiba, strongman of eastern Libya Khalifa Haftar is threatening to pull out his trump card to regain his footing in the struggle for power: