The Palestinian Authority is drawing on its extensive diplomatic network on the continent in a bid to mobilise African countries over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. It is counting on its longstanding allies, but a severe lack of resources is hampering its efforts.
Several senior figures in the DRC administration are against proposed arrangements for reimbursing $438m that was used to subsidise petrol prices in 2022. But failure to find a rapid solution could result in fuel shortages and unwanted political consequences.
The Congolese leader, who is the ECCAS facilitator in Chad, is due to receive a delegation from the Sant'Egidio Catholic community in Kinshasa.
Gagan Gupta's Arise group was on the point of signing a major contract with the government of Mohamed Bazoum for the construction of a special economic zone, but the arrival of the junta has upset its plans.
Several regulatory authorities want to make their own versions of the new Petroleum Industry Act.
The African Union-Arab League summit planned for 11 November has been dropped because of internal divisions among African countries. The AU-Saudi Arabia summit on 10 November has been maintained, however, and should enable Riyadh to promote its agenda for the continent.
The Ethiopian Maritime Authority is once again gearing up to review applications from firms wishing to obtain a multimodal licence. This should put an end to the monopoly currently enjoyed by Ethiopian Shipping & Logistics Services Enterprise in the logistics sector.
It now seems unlikely that legal action will be taken in Madagascar against Romy Voos Andrianarisoa, aka Romy, the former chief of staff of incumbent president Andry Rajoelina. She has been accused of corruption involving the mining firm Gemfields.
The Quebec mining entrepreneur has teamed up with China's C-One to build an anode plant in Tangiers that will eventually supply EV battery manufacturers with synthetic graphite. The level of subsidies has yet to be agreed.
The French security firm has suffered another setback in Libya, where it thought it had a European Union deal in the bag.
