After almost four months in charge of a regional intervention force deployed to restore peace to eastern DRC, the South African is frustrated by a shortage of men and resources. And a chronically strained relationship with MONUSCO isn't helping.
French electronics giant CS Group hopes it will finally clinch a €150m contract to secure Senegal's territorial waters now that Bassirou Diomaye Faye has been elected as president. The Israeli broker Gaby Peretz, whose interests may be damaged by Faye's arrival in power, has made a competing bid.
The new Senegalese president and his mentor Ousmane Sonko were assisted by an array of highly qualified technocrats in the run-up to the 24 March election. Distinct from the usual political movers and shakers, they could end up playing a key role in the future government.
Namibia's 70-year-old vice president is the overwhelming favourite to win November's presidential election. And a team of loyal followers will be supporting her all the way, with the discovery of billions of dollars worth of crude in the Orange Basin set to transform the economy.
These companies, considered undesirable in Europe since Russia's invasion of Ukraine two years ago, are now looking to drum up new business in southern Africa. Foremost among them is Kaspersky.