Four months in the making, the UAE's February offer to mediate between its Sudanese and Ethiopian allies in their dispute over the fertile al-Fashaqa border region looks like the first step in a major diplomatic foray across eastern Africa.
Oil companies, convinced that the hydrocarbon sector's recovery, particularly in Africa, will go hand in hand with vaccination, are helping out with inoculation programmes. Some are investing in the lucrative market for storing vaccines.
After failing to reach an agreement during the votes in February, the two regions vying for one of the two African Union Commission seats still available are quietly preparing to do battle.
EarthSource and its executives, accused by the US financial regulator of defrauding investors in a diamond trading project in Liberia, have admitted fault. But their lawyers say they were not given enough time to respond to the charges, and have asked for a delay in sentencing and execution of their sentence.
In mid-January, Mali's Bambara Group won a nearly-$10m contract to provide two-years of ground transport services to MINUSMA
With the demise of the Tanzanian president, the French major lost a precious regional ally just days before its final investment decision on Tilenga.
While the Tanzanian government was keeping a tight lid on president John Magufuli's state of health before his death was announced on 17 March, opposition leader Tundu Lissu published information said to have come from Tanzanian intelligence agents.
Ahead of June's general election, Ethiopia's electoral board has chosen to eliminate 30 polling stations at the heart of a dispute between the Somali and Afar states. The move has backfired, reviving tensions instead.
Luanda intends to pursue embezzlement and money laundering proceedings against Angolan businessman Carlos de São Vicente, despite the Swiss courts' recent decision to invalidate part the seizure of part of his assets, worth over $900m.
As the scheduled April start of work on the 600-MW Baynes hydroelectric dam now looks like a pipedream, Luanda and Windhoek are looking to move forward on another part of their project, which is estimated to cost about $1.
Tunisia, which has been given an official warning by the IMF and had its credit status downgraded by the ratings agencies, is struggling to cope with an external debt which currently stands at close to 100% of its GDP and is weighing heavily on its finances.
Work to secure the French embassy in Libya, which is reopening today at the behest of Emmanuel Macron, is six months behind schedule.
Egyptian businesswoman Dalia Khorshi, who has worked for the Sawiris' holding company Orascom, set up a new business in Mauritius in mid-March. This venture comes on top of the entrepreneur's secret services investment fund, Eagle Capital, and consultancy in Cairo.