Friction between Pretoria and exploration investors is jeopardising the development of South Africa's oil and gas. Energy firms point the finger at the country's red tape and recent legal rulings, while the South African energy minister lays part of the blame on environmental NGOs.
Recent appointments within the Cameroonian army show the government has made the battle against English-speaking separatists its military priority. But this high-risk restructuring has depleted resources in the north, where Boko Haram jihadists are still a major threat.
Danièle Sassou Nguesso, daughter-in-law of the Congolese president and the wife of the international cooperation minister, was wrongly presented in an official communication as the director of Arise Congo, a subsidiary of the Singaporean giant.
Ivory Coast's leading importer and distributor of cooking gas somehow lost track of several thousand tonnes of its stock earlier this year. One of the word's top auditing firms is now on the case.
Accompanied on her tour by her Africa expert, the president of the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa alliance has made the opening of a West Africa headquarters in Senegal official.
The European Union is reviewing the GAR-SI Sahel initiative, through which it funded and trained reaction squads in six African countries to tackle terrorism and trafficking. Although the programme is to be beefed up in Senegal, Mauritania and Niger, Brussels plans to axe it in Mali, Burkina Faso and Chad.
Kenya's new president has opened the doors of State House to a host of religious leaders, who have quickly become omnipresent. Among them is a long-time ally: the evangelist Mark Kariuki, who played a key role in Ruto's political rise.
While the UAE police were detaining and questioning Uganda's main opposition politician, the two countries were preparing to sign several major contracts.
The Mozambican government has made a last-ditch attempt to stop its former finance minister Manuel Chang being extradited from South Africa to the United States on charges of corruption. But Pretoria no longer has its back in this affair, and its chances of success are slim.
Shunned by Western firms, the second International Aerospace & Defense Exhibition (IADE), which took place at Enfidha airport, was mainly a showcase for Turkish defence companies.
Just as Egypt's debt is growing, UAE investments in the country have surged, irking some of those in charge.
