The Mauritius government was quick to strike up talks with European national development agencies, who are major clients of its offshore finance services, following the EU's decision to add the country to its blacklist on money laundering.
The burial of oligarch Victor Fotso in Bandjoun has not ended the battle between his would-be heirs, the existence of which was revealed by Africa Intelligence at the end of March. Following the disputes over the repatriation of his body, the hostilities now concern the validity of the different wills he made.
A second Ivorian tank corps should be joining MINUSMA in July after training with the Ivorian Army's 43rd battalion.
Keen to take advantage of rising global demand for tantalum by the electronics and chemical industries, the Ethiopian government has put its ore processing project back on the table, after three previous attempts failed.
Equinor and Shell have no complaints about the way the Covid-19 pandemic has brought things to a standstill. It's given them time to change their teams in the hope of advancing offshore gas development at their own gentle pace.
As Senate president Rivo Rakotovao totters in his seat, the Madagascan head of state is offering deals to all the senators interested in the post. He has also been talking, however, to his two rivals, Hery Rajaonarimampianina and Marc Ravalomanana.
The family of mining and oil magnate Adonis Pouroulis has seen the coronavirus pandemic delay the start of production at its new mine in Zimbabwe and hamper its efforts to conclude ore offtake contracts.
President João Lourenço has rebooted a road rehabilitation project that will help open access to the diamond-rich Lunda-Sul province and gain headway on his plan to increase state revenue from the sector.
Sasol wants to pull out of the joint venture that operates the Rompco pipeline running between the Mozambican gas fields of Pande and Temane and South Africa. This could be the start of a jumble sale for the debt-ridden company.
A court in Malta has sentenced Libya's Executive Authority for Air Cargo and Special Flights (EACS), headed by Shaker Own, to cough up €1.8m to Fly Aviation Services.
Construction on the military and civilian helicopter assembly unit near Ain Arnat airport, the combined work of Italian group Leonardo and the Algerian army, is finally underway.
The head of Morocco's sustainable energy agency Masen and president of the Casablanca-Settat regional council, Mustapha Bakkoury, was appointed a board member of the CFC on 21 June.
