Burkina Faso
Junta slams brakes on Afrique Pesage's activities
In late February, Ibrahim Traoré refused to renew Afrique Pesage's contract to manage weigh stations.
The president's backing of his arch-rival's bid to helm the African Union Commission is a game-changer for Kenyan politics. The big loser is the deputy president, who is trying to rally his troops and bolster his flagging support in his native central region.
The executive committee of the ruling party is growing increasingly nervous ahead of its party conference next month. Its secretary-general Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh knows he is under threat and is mobilising his few remaining supporters in a bid to hang on to his position.
President Ismail Omar Guelleh wants to see Djibouti become an international financial centre and is making moves to strengthen the security of the country's information systems, which he hopes will satisfy the FATF experts currently assessing the port nation.
In the run-up to the legislative elections, President Andry Rajoelina has sacked several civil servants close to Christine Razanamahasoa, who opposed him during last year's presidential campaign.
General Tchiani's government intends to develop the blocks where discoveries have already been made by the Chinese oil giant. The awarding of the Bilma block to SONIDEP presents Niger's state-owned company with a huge challenge.
Breaking news published on 08/03/24 at 12.03 pm GMT - Ivorian Oil Minister Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly has dismissed the managing director of Petroci's trading subsidiary, Barakissa Bamba, along with two other executives.
Libreville has been designated as the new capital of the French-speaking community of "regular" Masonic lodges, which has just been set up under the aegis of the Grande Loge de France. The move strengthens the position of Gabon's Grand Master Jacques-Denis Tsanga.
During a visit to Morocco in February, Ali Lamine Zeine discussed the Niamey corniche project with the chairman of the company promoting it, YMMY Finance Holding. He also talked to his opposite number, Aziz Akhannouch, about bilateral cooperation.