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Politics 19/04/2021

Reckya Madougou rallies legal, political and business elite for her release

The Beninese opposition leader Reckya Madougou. ©Reckya Madougou/Facebook

Mining 15/04/2021

AECI goes to international arbitration as Ouagadougou plays hardball

The South African manufacturer of mining explosives AECI has initiated arbitration at ICSID with the Burkinabe state, which has seized its bank accounts and brought legal action against it over import duties. [...]

Business Power 14/04/2021

World Bank tries to get Dorsale Nord project into gear

The World Bank plans to fund further studies for the $500m Dorsale Nord interconnector project. [...]

Politics 14/04/2021

Opposition leader Eddie Komboïgo goes on Paris charm offensive

Burkinabe opposition leader Eddie Komboïgo. ©Reuters

Business 13/04/2021

Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

Russia is struggling to meet delivery deadlines for its Sputnik V vaccines, with several African capitals still waiting for their first doses. [...]

Mining Power 12/04/2021

New mines minister places his men to purge Oumarou Idani allies

Mining and energy mibister Bachir Ouédraogo. ©Facebook

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Business Defence 08/04/2021

Bolloré and Daher battle for French military logistics deal from Gabon to Chad

French logistics leaders Bolloré and Daher are competing for a €41m contract to provide logistics services for French forces deployed in Central Africa. [...]

Beninese opposition presidential candidate Reckya Madougou.

Diplomacy 31/03/2021

ECOWAS heads of state quietly rally to Reckya Madougou's cause

Beninese presidential candidate Reckya Madougou has been detained since 5 March accused of financing terrorism. Across West Africa, where the former minister is very close to several heads of state, presidential offices are getting into action on her behalf. [...]

Bissau-Guinean President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and his Cape Verdean counterpart Jorge Carlos Fonseca, 19 January 2021.

Diplomacy 25/03/2021

Portuguese-speaking countries discreetly lobby for ECOWAS presidency

Portuguese-speaking countries have been busy behind the scenes trying to get their voices heard in ECOWAS, which is dominated by French- and English-speaking members. The president of Guinea-Bissau has even reached out to foes Alassane Ouattara and Alpha Condé. [...]

Bah N'Daw hosted by Algerian Prime Minister Abdelaziz Djerad on 13 March.

Diplomacy 19/03/2021

Algiers and Rabat jostle for influence in the Sahel

Since the 18 August Mali coup and with tensions flaring over Western Sahara, the Sahel has become the new stage for Algeria and Morocco's battle for influence. [...]

Mining 18/03/2021

Compaoré era elite return to gold sector

Salma Mining, which has obtained a gold mining permit in Burkina Faso, is headed by Mamoudou Ouédraogo, the son and business manager of one of the most influential entrepreneurs of the Compaoré era, Alizéta Ouédraogo. [...]

Business Defence 16/03/2021

OTT Technologies and PAE to supply new Puma armoured vehicles to Burkina Faso's army

South Africa's OTT Technologies has joined up with US defence contractor PAE to supply 24 Puma M26 armoured vehicles to the Burkinabe army to help it fight against the growing use of improvised explosive devices by jihadist groups, with the help of the US army. [...]

Business Ports and airports 16/03/2021

Meridiam still optimistic over new Ouagadougou airport

After cooling its heels for the best part of a year, the French investment fund hopes Burkina Faso State will sign its concession contract for the future Ouagadougou-Donsin airport. [...]

Diplomacy 10/03/2021

Prague and Rome jockey for EU Sahel envoy post

The Czech Repubic is lobbying in Brussels to get a Czech diplomat appointed as the European Union's next Special Representative for the Sahel. [...]

Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Diplomacy 09/03/2021

Before receiving Macron, MBZ schmoozes Sahel states

In mid-February the Emirati crown prince assured G5 Sahel heads of state that he would disburse the final two-thirds of his pledge announced with great fanfare in December 2017. To date, only €10m of a promised €30m have been transferred to the Sahelian alliance. [...]

Politics 09/03/2021

African leaders' phones red hot as they scramble for news of Hamed Bakayoko

Since prime minister Hamed Bakayoko was evacuated to France on 18 February, his allies and associates have been phoning their contacts frantically to try to get news of him. The Ivorian presidency delayed making announcements to avoid disrupting the parliamentary election count but has now appointed two key presidency figures to take care of pressing government business. [...]

Diplomacy 05/03/2021

Top Sahel Coalition official to tour region

Djimet Adoum, the newly installed high representative of the Coalition for the Sahel, starts his first tour of the region on 5 March, accompanied by France's Sahel envoy Frédéric Bontems. [...]

The Burkinabe businessman Idrissa Nassa.

Inner circles Business Mining 01/03/2021

Which of his many connections is Idrissa Nassa calling on to boost business?

The Burkinabe businessman Idrissa Nassa wants to make his investment holding company Coris one of the driving forces behind the development of west Africa's economies, largely through mining, and has a network of entrepreneurs and contacts close to power to help him do it. [...]

Diplomacy 01/03/2021

Faure Gnassingbé to review progress on transition in Lomé on 8 March

La deuxième réunion du Groupe de soutien de la transition au Mali se déroulera dans la capitale togolaise. Plusieurs ministres des affaires étrangères de la Cedeao devraient faire le déplacement. [...]

Oil & gas 26/02/2021

Ex-Tullow Oil boss Paul McDade's new life

Since being forced into retirement a year ago, Paul McDade has embarked on a new adventure in west African oil thanks to Sterling Energy and is now keen to start buying assets. [...]

Politics 26/02/2021

Air Sahel inches along runway but remains far from take-off

Air Sahel, a five-nation project born in 2015, is not going to get into the air any time soon. A new report notably does not call for its imminent launch but instead proposes open-sky measures in G5 states to help existing airlines. [...]

Business 25/02/2021

Strauss-Kahn pursues his business prospecting marathon in Cotonou

Former International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who now heads his own Parnasse International consulting company, has been in the Beninese capital, Cotonou, since Sunday 21 February. [...]

Diplomacy 19/02/2021

3,000-strong African Union force in Sahel abandoned

The project spearheaded by the African Union's former peace and security commissioner Smaïl Chergui to create a pan-African force of 3,000 men looks like being dropped by his successor Bankole Adeoye, who is nevertheless keen for the AU to play a central role in the Sahel as France prepares for a "substantial" troop withdrawal this summer. [...]

Business Defence 18/02/2021

Erstwhile military ops stalwart ICS faces liquidation

International Chartering Systems (ICS) boss Philippe de Jonquières, whose firm has carried out countless airlifts for the French military, plans to shut down the company after nearly four years of judicial investigation that has failed to lead to an indictment. [...]

Chadian President Idriss Deby welcomes his Burkinabé counterpart Roch Marc Christian Kabore to N'Djamena on 15 February.

Business 18/02/2021

From posh presidential jets to cargo planes, Bonkoungou has something for everyone

Mahamadou Bonkoungou, owner of Air transport company LTI, recently purchased a new luxury jet, used by the president of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, among others. He also invested in a freighter for his construction company Ebomaf. [...]

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Reckya Madougou rallies legal, political and business elite for her release

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World Bank tries to get Dorsale Nord project into gear

Opposition leader Eddie Komboïgo goes on Paris charm offensive

Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

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Bolloré and Daher battle for French military logistics deal from Gabon to Chad

ECOWAS heads of state quietly rally to Reckya Madougou's cause

Portuguese-speaking countries discreetly lobby for ECOWAS presidency

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Compaoré era elite return to gold sector

OTT Technologies and PAE to supply new Puma armoured vehicles to Burkina Faso's army

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Reckya Madougou rallies legal, political and business elite for her release

AECI goes to international arbitration as Ouagadougou plays hardball

World Bank tries to get Dorsale Nord project into gear

Opposition leader Eddie Komboïgo goes on Paris charm offensive

Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

New mines minister places his men to purge Oumarou Idani allies

Bolloré and Daher battle for French military logistics deal from Gabon to Chad

ECOWAS heads of state quietly rally to Reckya Madougou's cause

Portuguese-speaking countries discreetly lobby for ECOWAS presidency

Algiers and Rabat jostle for influence in the Sahel

Compaoré era elite return to gold sector

OTT Technologies and PAE to supply new Puma armoured vehicles to Burkina Faso's army

Meridiam still optimistic over new Ouagadougou airport

Prague and Rome jockey for EU Sahel envoy post

Before receiving Macron, MBZ schmoozes Sahel states

African leaders' phones red hot as they scramble for news of Hamed Bakayoko

Top Sahel Coalition official to tour region

Which of his many connections is Idrissa Nassa calling on to boost business?

Faure Gnassingbé to review progress on transition in Lomé on 8 March

Ex-Tullow Oil boss Paul McDade's new life

Air Sahel inches along runway but remains far from take-off

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