The SADC intervention force in northern Mozambique, to which South Africa is the main contributor, has suffered a series of setbacks, including logistical snafus, lack of intelligence gathering, and poor coordination with Rwandan and Mozambican troops.
Equatorial Guinea is trying to stop the American major leaving the country but the deteriorating state of the floating production unit serving its biggest oil field has complicated its position.
The Port Authority of Kribi wants to develop a 500-hectare industrial park to support its deepwater port of Kribi. The port's executives have planned to meet the shareholders of the container terminal in Paris next week to present their project
Before Captain Ibrahim Traore's 30 September coup, France had been relying heavily on Burkina Faso - and Niger - to reorganise its security presence in West Africa following its withdrawal from Mali. It had been preparing a major support plan for the authorities in Ouagadougou but this has now been largely compromised and its future presence in the country rendered uncertain.
The public investment bank is working with the transitional authorities to advance several projects, including the supply of a system to secure the country's airspace, designed by the defense giant Thales.
The South African representative of an unknown British firm owned by an Israeli-Bulgarian duo has been trying to convince various African governments to build vast smart medical cities to fight against Covid-19.
Conglomerate group subsidiary Metalcorp is notably blaming the West African sanctions on Conakry for its failure to make a repayment on a bonded debt. But in reality, its affiliate Societe des Bauxites de Guinee's financial and commercial problems have little to do with it.
The new president must soon find a replacement for the head of Kenya's military as the top brass appointed by his predecessor approach retirement. But the options open to him are rife with political considerations.
In Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti, the Afar are a minority which their respective governments have to pander to. In Djibouti, a dispute over the coronation of the new Afar sultan, scheduled for the end of October, has added fuel to an already burning issue.
Canadian mining junior Forsys Metals, which has been established in Namibia for more than 15 years, is looking to expand its uranium mining activities in the country. It has applied for a second mining permit in the belief that yellowcake prices will rise in future.
The inauguration of President Sisi's flagship project, Egypt's new capital set 50km from Cairo, is a few steps behind, not the least its administrative district. The country's cash-strapped ministries simply don't have the funds to relocate.
