Rocket launch site projects are proliferating across Africa and foreign investors are especially attracted by the geographical advantages of the east of the continent. But there is still little sign of these plans coming to fruition.
Faced with a worsening fuel crisis, Central African Republic lawmakers and the IMF want Energy Minister Arthur Bertrand Piri to end an exclusive deal with Cameroon's Neptune Oil.
Cameroonian electricity operator Eneo has launched a campaign reminding state-owned utility companies to settle their unpaid bills or risk having their power cut off.
An Emirati trader's shipment of fertiliser is on its way to Rivers State, despite the fact that the amount of the invoice had been rejected by the import supervisory authority. The move could deal a severe blow to Abuja's centralised purchasing process.
Port city Mombasa has awarded a lucrative contract to a Chinese-Kenyan company whose current and former directors are mired in controversy.
The cardiologist by training, who took over the ministry when Angolan President João Lourenço came to power in 2017, readily uses her influence in government to hand out major contracts to companies of her choosing.
The new management team at Morocco's sole state-owned agricultural bank is concerned about the effects of past mismanagement of its property portfolio.
UM6P Ventures will be in Paris next week to launch a major promotion drive targeting the Moroccan diaspora in France.
