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Diplomacy 01/10/2020

Embalo's appearance at Bamako inauguration sparks regional upset

Umaro Sissoco Embalo was the only foreign head of state to attend the inauguration of Mali's transitional president Bah N'Daw on 25 September. Embalo is trying to strengthen his relationship with Bamako - with Malian businessman Aliou Boubacar Diallo's help. [...]

Business 29/09/2020

Cement giant Vicat adds muscle to Africa branch

Retired general Hughes Delort-Laval has joined cement giant Vicat's Africa office to second director general Yves Keller, who has headed the Dakar-based office since 2013. [...]

Politics Defence 16/09/2020

Safe Boats patrol vessels to boost Benin's anti-piracy fleet

The Beninese navy will be receiving several American Safe Boats vessels to better protect the Port of Cotonou and Gulf of Guinea coastline rife to increasing maritime insecurity. [...]

Business 07/09/2020

Macau's Chow dynasty plans to reduce spending on its giant Cape Verde casino project

Business 04/09/2020

Monaco Resources converts auditor into CFO to boost finance repute

Monaco Resources has asked one of its auditors from Baker Tilly to become its first ever group CFO. [...]

Focus Diplomacy Business 24/08/2020

Turkey woos Issoufou, lands big security deal

Turkish Ambassador to Niger Mustafa Türker Ari with President Mahamadou Issoufou, in February 2020. ©Turkish Embassy in Niamey/Facebook

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Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa

Keen to reassert Turkey's international status, and also to help Turkish companies to break into the African market, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been spearheading a major diplomatic and business drive in West and North Africa. [...]

Business Mining 20/08/2020

Previously convicted for aluminium foundry mismanagement, Monaco Resources co-founder now has eye on Alteo refinery

Among the potential buyers for the Alteo alumina refinery in Marseilles, currently in administration, is Monaco Resources, whose founder Axel Fischer was previously convicted in Germany for mismanagement of an aluminium factory. [...]

Ghanaian diplomat Mohamed Ibn Chambas, head the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel, UNOWAS.

Diplomacy 19/08/2020

Antonio Guterres chooses new United Nations "West Africa" boss

The United Nations Department of Political Affairs has found a successor to fill the shoes of the current head of UNOWAS, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, ahead of his imminent departure. [...]

Politics Defence 18/08/2020

Apogee-SSU to continue training west African pilots

The US Department of State has renewed the contract of the American service provider Apogee-SSU Joint Venture to train the Cessna C-208B crews of the Cameroonian, Nigerien and Chadian air forces. [...]

Business Power 18/08/2020

Casino group pitches lowest bid for 50-MW solar power build

GreenYellow, the energy arm of French group Casino, is in pole position to win a contract with Millennium Challenge Corp for the construction of four solar power plants in Benin with an offer its competitors accuse of being under-priced. [...]

Tetras CS built by Humbert Aviation. This type of light plane will be used for ISR missions by Benin and Burkina Faso.

Diplomacy Defence 17/08/2020

Paris to equip west African air forces with surveillance aircraft to counter jihadist incursions

By boosting the aerial surveillance capacities of Benin and Burkina Faso, Paris is hoping to increase its chances of countering a potential spread of Islamist operations to the border zone between the two countries and to the border region between Benin and Niger. [...]

Franco-Tunisian publicist Lotfi Bel Hadj.

Focus Business Politics 27/07/2020

Blacklisted by Facebook, Lotfi Bel Hadj becomes Togo's official publicist

After having had the spotlight turned on his confidential online political marketing activities by American think-tank Atlantic Council last month, Franco-Tunisian communications adviser Lotfi Bel Hadj has already moved on. Last month, he signed PR and lobbying contracts with the Togolese presidency. [...]

The President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo.

Diplomacy 17/07/2020

Embalo makes energetic start on his 12 diplomatic labours

Guinea-Bissau's new president is making overtures to Turkey and the Emirates but is also looking to mend his relations with Portugal... and even play the role of mediator in Libya. [...]

Reckya Madougou and Lionel Zinsou during The Nest aired on 8 July.

Business Investments funds 15/07/2020

Jim Chu seeks Africa's next top investor with The Nest

For the launch of the French version of his reality TV/start-up incubator, The Nest, US entrepreneur Jim Chu has enticed a line-up of leading finance whizzes to attend. Guest stars were former Beninese prime minister Lionel Zinsou and Reckya Madougouto, special advisor to the Togolese president. [...]

Politics 10/07/2020

Robert Bourgi surfs on Macron's second wind

Since the recent French government reshuffle announced by Emmanuel Macron, the lawyer Robert Bourgi, whose African network is now a shadow of its former self, has been touting his ties with the new ministerial team. [...]

Mining 09/07/2020

China's Shandong aims to take on Barrick, Newmont and AngloGold

In bidding to take control of Cardinal Resources, which is developing Ghana's Namdini gold field, China's Shandong Gold aims to compete with the world's gold industry giants, all of which have a permanent presence in West Africa. [...]

A large rally organised by the opposition coalition in Bamako on 18 June.

Politics 24/06/2020

Lowdown on international intervention to help unlock Bamako political standoff

ECOWAS mission, UN intervention and AU action - the international community is concerned to see a key country in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel at a political impasse and has stepped up its action. [...]

Business Defence 23/06/2020

Military equipment specialist Marck opens first African branch in Abidjan

French military equipment producer Marck opened its first unit outside of France in Abidjan in June, the Compagnie Africaine de Défense et de Sécurité. [...]

Business Finance 22/06/2020

Governments seek guidance on hidden pitfalls of G20 debt moratorium

For African countries, taking advantage of the G20 moratorium on bilateral debt during the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to unforeseen consequences, especially in terms of their credit ratings. A number of banks and law firms have been guiding them through this financial minefield. [...]

Business Defence 18/06/2020

Action Air keen to deploy its planes over Libreville-to-Dakar coastline

French aerial mapping firm Action Air Environnement, which is already present in Togo, is in talks with Gabon and Senegal about making its observation planes available. The aim is to combat maritime pollution and strengthen coastal surveillance in a region rich in fisheries and oil resources. [...]

General Pascal Facon, current commander of Operation Barkhane.

Diplomacy 17/06/2020

Operation Barkhane commanders' second life

Some of the generals who led France's largest overseas military operation are leaving the Army without their hoped-for promotion while others have been better in leveraging their experience in the Sahel. [...]

Business Power 16/06/2020

Millenium Challenge Corp: Engie and Akuo among eight selected for mini-grid build

Eight foreign power producers and Millennium Challenge Account Benin II (MCA-Benin II) are now days away from signing their co-financing deal delayed by the outbreak of the global Covid-19 pandemic. [...]

The journalist Ignace Sossou, arrested in December 2019.

Politics 15/06/2020

After Ignace Sossou affair, CFI Media hopes to make a fresh start in Africa

By appointing a new Africa director, CFI Media Development hopes everyone will forget the Ignace Sossou saga that caused dismay within the France Media Monde subsidiary. [...]

Business 15/06/2020

American Hospital of Paris turns itself into Covid-19 treatment centre but not just for VIPs

At the suggestion of several military doctors who had previously been at Paris's Val de Grace Hospital, the privately owned American Hospital of Paris, which has traditionally been a favourite with ailing African VIPs, reinvented itself as a specialised Covid-19 treatment centre for the duration of the crisis [. [...]

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Embalo's appearance at Bamako inauguration sparks regional upset

Cement giant Vicat adds muscle to Africa branch

Safe Boats patrol vessels to boost Benin's anti-piracy fleet

Macau's Chow dynasty plans to reduce spending on its giant Cape Verde casino project

Monaco Resources converts auditor into CFO to boost finance repute

Turkey woos Issoufou, lands big security deal

Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa

Previously convicted for aluminium foundry mismanagement, Monaco Resources co-founder now has eye on Alteo refinery

Antonio Guterres chooses new United Nations "West Africa" boss

Apogee-SSU to continue training west African pilots

Casino group pitches lowest bid for 50-MW solar power build

Paris to equip west African air forces with surveillance aircraft to counter jihadist incursions

Blacklisted by Facebook, Lotfi Bel Hadj becomes Togo's official publicist

Embalo makes energetic start on his 12 diplomatic labours

Jim Chu seeks Africa's next top investor with The Nest

Robert Bourgi surfs on Macron's second wind

China's Shandong aims to take on Barrick, Newmont and AngloGold

Lowdown on international intervention to help unlock Bamako political standoff

Military equipment specialist Marck opens first African branch in Abidjan

Governments seek guidance on hidden pitfalls of G20 debt moratorium

Action Air keen to deploy its planes over Libreville-to-Dakar coastline

Operation Barkhane commanders' second life

Millenium Challenge Corp: Engie and Akuo among eight selected for mini-grid build

After Ignace Sossou affair, CFI Media hopes to make a fresh start in Africa

American Hospital of Paris turns itself into Covid-19 treatment centre but not just for VIPs

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Embalo's appearance at Bamako inauguration sparks regional upset

Cement giant Vicat adds muscle to Africa branch

Safe Boats patrol vessels to boost Benin's anti-piracy fleet

Macau's Chow dynasty plans to reduce spending on its giant Cape Verde casino project

Monaco Resources converts auditor into CFO to boost finance repute

Turkey woos Issoufou, lands big security deal

Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa

Previously convicted for aluminium foundry mismanagement, Monaco Resources co-founder now has eye on Alteo refinery

Antonio Guterres chooses new United Nations "West Africa" boss

Apogee-SSU to continue training west African pilots

Casino group pitches lowest bid for 50-MW solar power build

Paris to equip west African air forces with surveillance aircraft to counter jihadist incursions

Blacklisted by Facebook, Lotfi Bel Hadj becomes Togo's official publicist

Embalo makes energetic start on his 12 diplomatic labours

Jim Chu seeks Africa's next top investor with The Nest

Robert Bourgi surfs on Macron's second wind

China's Shandong aims to take on Barrick, Newmont and AngloGold

Lowdown on international intervention to help unlock Bamako political standoff

Military equipment specialist Marck opens first African branch in Abidjan

Governments seek guidance on hidden pitfalls of G20 debt moratorium

Action Air keen to deploy its planes over Libreville-to-Dakar coastline

Operation Barkhane commanders' second life

Millenium Challenge Corp: Engie and Akuo among eight selected for mini-grid build

After Ignace Sossou affair, CFI Media hopes to make a fresh start in Africa

American Hospital of Paris turns itself into Covid-19 treatment centre but not just for VIPs

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