Businessman Mohamed Ould Bouamatou, the scourge of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. ©CC MAURITANIA Published on 25/04/2018 Consultants and lawyers already winning in Aziz vs Bouamatou war
Congo-B Denis Sassou Nguesso is in a very precarious economic position. ©Antoine Gyori - Corbis CONGO-B Published on 14/11/2017 Exclusive: The financial acrobatics of a government walking a tightrope
Filipe Nyusi MOZAMBIQUE Published on 16/02/2017 President Filipe Nyusi’s northern allies on the look-out for good deals
Corridors of power 13/02/2019 Exclusive: the Masonic peace conference From 14 to 17 February, dignitaries from Africa's major lodges [...]
Diplomatic Affairs 30/01/2019 Sophie Talbot, a new plaintiff in the Vincent Bollore affair Have acted as the administrator of Necotrans until the liquidation [...]
Corridors of power 30/01/2019 Rome's renewed interest in military base On a visit to Niger on 15 January, the Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte revived the project to set up [...]
Business circles 30/01/2019 How Air France is trying to defuse the crisis Two directors from the French airline have been urgently dispatched to Cotonou. [...]
Business circles 30/01/2019 Improved performance at Port autonome de Cotonou The 2018 financial year saw an 11% increase in trade [...]
Diplomatic Affairs 16/01/2019 Maixent Accrombessi, a loyal Freemason and friend Confirmed on 12 January in his role as the high [...]
Diplomatic Affairs 16/01/2019 Rene Zinsou inducted The father of the former Beninese prime minister Lionel Zinsou, [...]
Corridors of power 16/01/2019 Funds from Beijing for G5 Sahel The Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi took advantage of his first visit to Burkina Faso on 4 January to announce [...]
Corridors of power 16/01/2019 Doha takes (military) lead over Riyadh Until now rather reluctant to get involved in the military sphere in Africa, Qatar nevertheless donated twenty-four armoured vehicles to [...]
Business circles 16/01/2019 Top-level crisis with Air France Cotonou's list of grievances with the French airline is growing. [...]
Diplomatic Affairs 02/01/2019 Jean-Charles Tchikaya to the rescue of Komi Koutche The Bordeaux lawyer Jean-Charles Tchikaya has been retained to defend [...]
Corridors of power 02/01/2019 Doha asserts itself With Saudi Arabia becoming mired in the war Yemen, on [...]
Breaking news 21/12/2018 Exclusive: how Komi Koutche's arrest really unfolded in Madrid Contrary to what the Benin authorities announced, opponent Komi Koutche, aka "KK", was not in possession of a Togolese diplomatic [...]
Exploration-Production West african gold rush 04/12/2018 Endeavour's busy exploration schedule for 2019 The gold producer's exploration teams are expected to ramp up their activities in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Guinea. [...]
Spotlight Corridors of power 28/11/2018 Why African presidents are looking beyond France for their healthcare For many years regulars at the Val de Grace military hospital in Paris, African heads of state are now increasingly likely to get their check-ups in Saudi Arabia, Morocco or Israel rather than checking into a clinic in the French [. [...]
Business circles 28/11/2018 Port autonome de Cotonou governance slammed Antwerp port experts highlight a string of anomalies. [...]
Power brokers 28/11/2018 Sebastien Ajavon turns to OFPRA Despite being sentenced to 20 years in prison more than a month ago, on 18 October, for his alleged role [...]
Electricity 27/11/2018 Karpower and Aksa forging Ankara's position on the continent Erdogan's proactive African policy is opening doors and opportunities for the two power giants. [...]
Corridors of power 14/11/2018 Madrid earns its stripes in Sahel Spain is stepping up its presence in the sub-region. Here's how. [...]
Power brokers 14/11/2018 Marie-Cecile Zinsou, the bride of Ouidah In a traditional ceremony held on 3 November in Ouidah, 36-year-old Marie-Cecile Zinsou, the president of Fondation Zinsou, renewed her [...]
Corridors of power Palace whispers 06/11/2018 Ecomof ready for launch? The Ecowas Mining & Petroleum Forum & Exhibition (Ecomof) in [...]
Business circles 31/10/2018 Lufthansa Cargo ruffles Air France's feathers An agreement reached with Brussels Airlines means the subsidiary of the German giant can bolster its presence in the sub-region. [...]
Spotlight Business circles 17/10/2018 Moscow's mission creep Although the security and extractive sectors were its first port of call in francophone Africa, in particular in late 2017, post-Soviet Russia is intending in the very near future to diversify its activities by branching out into other sectors. [...]
Corridors of power 17/10/2018 Patrice Talon neuters the opposition The Beninese president has needed just two years to remove his main opponents from the political stage. [...]
Corridors of power 17/10/2018 Trans-Sahelian: no feasibility study, no money from Beijing The project to build a rail link of over 6,000 [...]