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Business Offshore finance 26/11/2021

UAE's Royal Capital quietly expands in Africa

The Emirati wealth manager run by French executives is actively developing its network in Africa. Its latest operation was to help the acquisition of a Gulfstream V that had often jetted Alpha Condé around the globe. [...]

Mining 26/11/2021

Talon goes all-out to boost mining sector

President of Benin Patrice Talon. © Yoan Valat/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Business Banks 25/11/2021

Burkinabe banker Idrissa Nassa takes interest in Orabank

Idrissa Nassa, founder of the west African bank, Coris Bank International. © Idrissa Nassa/Twitter

Mining 11/11/2021

Australian miners wary of Russian forays into West Africa

The Australian mining and petroleum community in West Africa is keeping a close eye on the growing Russian influence in the region. [...]

Business Banks 09/11/2021

NSIA peddles prized assets

The Ivorian family bancassurance outfit, which has branches across Africa, is shedding some key assets. The hasty sales come as the group needs to reimburse in full a €32m loan. [...]

Business Investments funds 02/11/2021

Ivorian fund Cofina poised to buy into Caterpillar's Africa dealer JA Delmas

Banker Jean-Luc Konan, founder of the Ivorian financial holding Compagnie Financière Africaine (Cofina). © Facebook/Bovoyagefelix

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Business Power 28/10/2021

Dorsale Nord donors urged to stump up funds

The developers of the Dorsale Nord electricity grid project, which involves connecting up Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Togo and Burkina Faso via an 875 km network, are fearful of potential delays. [...]

Diplomacy 26/10/2021

Guinea coup: former Niger president Issoufou favourite to become ECOWAS mediator

After having been in the running to be an African Union mediator in Chad last year, ex-Nigerien president Mahamadou Issoufou is again on a list of such names, this time for the role of ECOWAS special envoy to Guinea following the fall of Alpha Condé. [...]

Ex-Nigerian president Mahamadou Issoufou. © Ludovic Marin/POOL/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Politics 26/10/2021

Drug investigation in Cotonou exposes law enforcement rivalry

Nearly 2.5 tons of cocaine were seized in Cotonou at the beginning of the month, but since last week judges at the Beninese CRIET have been focused on a different case, that of 10 defendants who were arrested in May, shortly after the seizure of 150kg of cocaine at the port. [...]

Business Defence 19/10/2021

Relyant, the rising star of US military aid to Sahel

To bolster the region's armies, Washington is increasing the number of its security programmes, from Burkina Faso to Chad. Relyant Global is among the top beneficiaries of this project, having been tasked to deliver OTT Technologies armoured vehicles and to build military facilities. [...]

Diplomacy Defence 15/10/2021

Erdogan tours Gulf of Guinea with his military procurement team Free

During his official tour of Angola, Nigeria and Togo from 17 to 20 October, the Turkish president will be aiming to strengthen political and economic ties with the countries of the Gulf of Guinea. Central to this strategy will be promoting the interests of Turkey's defence industry ahead of the Turkey-Africa summit scheduled for December in Istanbul. [...]

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. © Reuters

Business Defence 11/10/2021

A-NSE's surveillance balloons spreading from Sahel to Ivory Coast

Faced with an increasing number of militia groups, Ivory Coast has just ordered tethered surveillance balloons for its border with Burkina Faso from French company A-NSE. The Bundeswehr also just ordered balloons from A-NSE to protect its new military base in Tillia, Niger. [...]

An observation aerostat type T-C350L from A-NSE. © A-NSE

Diplomacy 07/10/2021

Sahel's best-connected middleman Moustapha Limam Chafi back in business

Lacking an official status since the downfall of Blaise Compaoré in Burkina Faso in 2014, the desert fox Mustafa Chafi has returned to the limelight in Niger where he is leveraging his ties with regional leaders. [...]

Diplomacy 04/10/2021

Frontex beefs up presence in Canary Islands to tackle Atlantic migration

The European Border and Coastguard agency is about to put more resources on the Spanish islands and could deploy aerial surveillance assets there. [...]

Business Defence 04/10/2021

Battle between Turkey's TAI and Baykar plays out in Niamey

Fierce competition has broken out between the two giants of the Turkish defence sector over Niger, a market Ankara has had a lock on for the past decade. [...]

Diplomacy Defence 24/09/2021

France to transfer military surpluses to Gulf of Guinea as some Sahel states urge higher-level cooperation

Between now and 2025, the surplus stock of the French army will increasingly be channelled towards the coastal states in the Gulf of Guinea, which are contending with the spread of armed groups from the Sahel. [...]

Business Infrastructures 23/09/2021

Sinohydro expands in West Africa with help of ex-president's godson Jean-Claude Soumah

The Chinese construction giant, already well-entrenched in Ivory Coast, is gaining a foothold in Burkina Faso with help from Arnaud Jean-Claude Soumah, the godson of the late Ivorian founding president Félix Houphouët-Boigny. [...]

Business Power 09/09/2021

How the World Bank plans to distribute $465m pledge to regional power pool

The Bretton Woods institution has committed to financing an ambitious project to beef up the West African Power Pool (WAPP). Niger, Senegal, Mauritania, Ivory Coast, and Mali are the main beneficiaries. [...]

Diplomacy 09/09/2021

Victor Fotso's death comes back to haunt American Hospital of Paris

The private clinic located in the French capital and favoured by African VIPs, is facing a claim for "negligence" and "fraud" relating to its treatment of the late business tycoon Victor Fotso, from Cameroon, who died in the hospital on 19 March 2020. [...]

Business Defence 03/09/2021

Czech defence industry's African sales drive

In July, Prague embarked on a major tour of West and Central African defence ministries to promote Czech Republic's military know-how. Once dominated by French interests, competition in this region is becoming increasingly international. [...]

Politics 01/09/2021

Accrombessi blows his influence

Since moving to his native Benin several years ago, Ali Bongo's former right-hand man Maixent Accrombessi has managed to get close to some in the presidential family but remains on the sidelines of the president's inner circle. [...]

Diplomacy 30/08/2021

West Africa on lobbying spree to recover developed countries' share of IMF SDRs

With France's active support, the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) is on a mission to obtain some of the special drawing rights (SDR) funds attributed to developed countries to offset the impact of Covid-19. [...]

Business Defence 23/08/2021

Ankara tries to lure new clients to its defence industry

Turkey's defence industry trade fair IDEF, the sector's major yearly event, held from 17 to 20 August in Istanbul, saw many African delegations roam the aisles of the Tüyap exhibition centre where models of aircraft, armoured vehicles, and above all drones, were on display. [...]

Business 20/08/2021

Financial lobby group Paris Europlace to train francophone Africa's top regulators

Paris Europlace, the body which promotes Paris as a financial centre, is setting up a training programme for West African financial regulators and civil servants. It will be run in partnership with Paris Dauphine University and the World Bank's International Financial Corporation. [...]

Business Ports and airports 19/08/2021

Qatar Airways pondering location of future West African hub

After investing in RwandAir and Kigali International Airport in 2019, Qatar Airways is keen to establish a base in West Africa and has started discussions with Lomé and Abidjan. [...]

Qatar Airways inaugurated its Abidjan-Doha route on June 16, 2021. © @QatarAirways/Twitter

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UAE's Royal Capital quietly expands in Africa

Talon goes all-out to boost mining sector

Burkinabe banker Idrissa Nassa takes interest in Orabank

Australian miners wary of Russian forays into West Africa

NSIA peddles prized assets

Ivorian fund Cofina poised to buy into Caterpillar's Africa dealer JA Delmas

Dorsale Nord donors urged to stump up funds

Guinea coup: former Niger president Issoufou favourite to become ECOWAS mediator

Drug investigation in Cotonou exposes law enforcement rivalry

Relyant, the rising star of US military aid to Sahel

Erdogan tours Gulf of Guinea with his military procurement team Free

A-NSE's surveillance balloons spreading from Sahel to Ivory Coast

Sahel's best-connected middleman Moustapha Limam Chafi back in business

Frontex beefs up presence in Canary Islands to tackle Atlantic migration

Battle between Turkey's TAI and Baykar plays out in Niamey

France to transfer military surpluses to Gulf of Guinea as some Sahel states urge higher-level cooperation

Sinohydro expands in West Africa with help of ex-president's godson Jean-Claude Soumah

How the World Bank plans to distribute $465m pledge to regional power pool

Victor Fotso's death comes back to haunt American Hospital of Paris

Czech defence industry's African sales drive

Accrombessi blows his influence

West Africa on lobbying spree to recover developed countries' share of IMF SDRs

Ankara tries to lure new clients to its defence industry

Financial lobby group Paris Europlace to train francophone Africa's top regulators

Qatar Airways pondering location of future West African hub

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UAE's Royal Capital quietly expands in Africa

Talon goes all-out to boost mining sector

Burkinabe banker Idrissa Nassa takes interest in Orabank

Australian miners wary of Russian forays into West Africa

NSIA peddles prized assets

Ivorian fund Cofina poised to buy into Caterpillar's Africa dealer JA Delmas

Dorsale Nord donors urged to stump up funds

Guinea coup: former Niger president Issoufou favourite to become ECOWAS mediator

Drug investigation in Cotonou exposes law enforcement rivalry

Relyant, the rising star of US military aid to Sahel

Erdogan tours Gulf of Guinea with his military procurement team Free

A-NSE's surveillance balloons spreading from Sahel to Ivory Coast

Sahel's best-connected middleman Moustapha Limam Chafi back in business

Frontex beefs up presence in Canary Islands to tackle Atlantic migration

Battle between Turkey's TAI and Baykar plays out in Niamey

France to transfer military surpluses to Gulf of Guinea as some Sahel states urge higher-level cooperation

Sinohydro expands in West Africa with help of ex-president's godson Jean-Claude Soumah

How the World Bank plans to distribute $465m pledge to regional power pool

Victor Fotso's death comes back to haunt American Hospital of Paris

Czech defence industry's African sales drive

Accrombessi blows his influence

West Africa on lobbying spree to recover developed countries' share of IMF SDRs

Ankara tries to lure new clients to its defence industry

Financial lobby group Paris Europlace to train francophone Africa's top regulators

Qatar Airways pondering location of future West African hub

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