Publishing company A Média, which runs news station Africa 24, has been summoned to appear before the Nanterre Commercial Court in the Paris suburbs on 4 June. The indebted company faces compulsory liquidation proceedings, five years after its takeover by the Cameroonian state.
The plan to build a naval base in Port-Gentil, as agreed by Beijing and Ali Bongo in 2023, has stalled. But Gabon's transitional president Oligui Nguema is cultivating deliberate ambiguity about the project's future, much to Washington's displeasure.
An Emirati trader's shipment of fertiliser is on its way to Rivers State, despite the fact that the amount of the invoice had been rejected by the import supervisory authority. The move could deal a severe blow to Abuja's centralised purchasing process.
The German ambassador in Mali, viewed by some counterparts in Bamako as too conciliatory towards the junta, is to stay on for an extra year. Germany is meanwhile campaigning for the appointment of a new EU representative in the Malian capital.
The country's leading commercial bank has approached external consultants with a view to overhauling its IT security systems. This should also help prepare it for the arrival of foreign players in a sector that until now has been the exclusive preserve of Ethiopian concerns.
Cyril Ramaphosa, who struggled during his election campaign, has called on former ANC figures to back him. But their support is conditional on a resumption of the fight against corruption, abandoned during his predecessor's presidency.
Behind the Dubai-based company is a Chinese firm with the same name, operating its first contract in Libya. It is aiming to establish a foothold in the country as the NOC seeks to increase the number of wells in its concessions.
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is hoping to see a resurgence of Algerian film production, which last enjoyed a golden age in the 1970s. But while his wish has generated support for major initiatives in cinema, the sector remains under tight surveillance.