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The Cameroonian president, who is in a physically weakened state, has reduced his political activities to a minimum. Only a few members of his staff now have access to him, subject to the approval of first lady Chantal Biya.
This unknown magistrate appointed last year to preside over the court is emerging as a key figure in the transitional regime. A relative of junta leader Oligui Nguema, he does not hesitate to get involved in political, economic and diplomatic issues.
The North American tycoon no longer has privileged access to presidential palaces in West Africa, and his ambitious projects have been sidelined. Guinea junta leader Mamadi Doumbouya and President Joseph Boakai of Liberia no longer believe in his plans.
Kenya's leading tea consortium is in talks with the major international brands to persuade them to buy surplus tea stocks that have been piling up in Kenyan warehouses for almost two years following the authorities' introduction of a floor price.
After a stop in Qatar, where he will try to increase the French oil and gas group's share of the North Field gas output, Patrick Pouyanné is to speak at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali before heading to Abuja.
The Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines is struggling to find investors for its flagship project. To turn things around, managing director Amina Benkhadra is suggesting an option to "greenify" the pipeline and finance it in stages.
As part of the partnership between Morocco and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the academic arm of OCP Group has been criticised for confusing its activities with those of a tool for influence.
Casablanca property magnate Mohamed Boudrika has been out of Morocco for several months but can rely on his family, who are heavily involved in his businesses, to keep an eye on the myriad of companies he owns.