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Defence 29/06/2022

EU wants four African navies to fight piracy together

The European Union plans to use the European Peace Facility to provide operational support to four West African navies, which are to take on a regional leadership role to counter the persistent threat of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. [...]

Defence Business 28/06/2022

Former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya'alon undertook discreet African tour

Tsahal's former Chief of Staff and former Israeli defence minister Moshe Ya'alon. © Tomer Neuberg/Xinhua/Jini

Business 27/06/2022

Tycoon Bonkoungou launches new airline in Togo

Following on from his company Liza Transport International (LTI), Mahamadou Bonkoungou, head of the EBOMAF group, is preparing to launch a new carrier in Togo dedicated to regular flights. [...]

Diplomacy 23/06/2022

Doumbouya confident of facing down ECOWAS

ECOWAS leaders are making no secret of their irritation with the head of the Guinean transition Mamadi Doumbouya, who has disregarded their calls for a short transition period. He believes his country has sufficient cards in its hand to weather any potential sanctions. [...]

Diplomacy 10/06/2022

West African leaders clash over UEMOA presidency

Beninese President Patrice Talon is to become head of the UEMOA. © Sébastien Muylaert/MaxPPP

Defence Business 02/06/2022

Swiss NGO Coginta facilitates deployment of Delair drones against Boko Haram

A DT-26 intelligence drone sold by Delair in 2019 to the Niger National Guard. © Delair

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Mining Business 27/05/2022

Architect Goudiaby Atepa's grand vision for natural resources of Dakar, Conakry and Freetown

Pierre Goudiaby Atepa is shortly due to officialise a project for a joint venture between Senegal, Guinea Conakry and Sierra Leone that will enable these countries to process their mineral resources on the African continent. [...]

The Senagalese architect PCA. © Groupe Atepa

Commodity traders Business 26/05/2022

How Bamako is exporting cotton despite ECOWAS sanctions

Mali has once again become Africa's leading cotton producer and the Malian military junta is pulling out all the stops to sell this precious resource on the global markets, taking advantage of the high prices. [...]

The 2019 cotton harvest in Mali, near Diaramana. © Nicolas Remene/Le Pictorium/MaxPPP

Defence Diplomacy 19/05/2022

Cotonou to repatriate its MINUSMA peacekeepers to defend its borders

With its northern borders having come under increasingly frequent attack in recent months, Benin has decided to redeploy troops that are currently serving in the UN mission in Mali. [...]

Business 12/05/2022

After Abidjan, Castel loses Coca-Cola distribution rights in Ouagadougou

The Atlanta-based soft drinks giant has already severed its ties with Castel in Ivory Coast and a number of other African countries, and is now about to do the same in Burkina Faso. [...]

Diplomacy 10/05/2022

EU ministers to discuss Africa

EU foreign affairs ministers are scheduled to meet in Brussels on 16 May. While the situation in Ukraine is set to dominate the talks, the agenda is also likely to include Africa, and specifically the Sahel region. [...]

Defence Diplomacy 10/05/2022

Paris uses Beninese airports for Barkhane withdrawal

The first discreet nightly rotations took place from 1 to 7 May at Kandi airport, in northern Benin, which is currently used as a platform for French jumbo jets coming from Mali and heading for Niger, the final destination of the French equipment. [...]

Defence Diplomacy 09/05/2022

Barkhane withdrawal puts MINSUMA medical services on the spot

The withdrawal of French Barkhane troops from Mali and the dismantling of its military hospital in Gao means that MINUSMA will have to reorganise medical logistics for its peacekeepers. [...]

Business 05/05/2022

Coca-Cola restructures Ivoirian bottling partnership Free

The Atlanta-based soft drinks company has been dissolving several of its African partnerships and is currently preparing to part ways with its bottler in Ivory Coast. [...]

Diplomacy 27/04/2022

How EU plans to allocate $600m military support package within the AU

On 21 April, the European Union adopted an assistance measure to provide the African Union with €600m in aid over three years. A €170m package has already been set aside for 2022. The package should be put towards the fight against Boko Haram and the AU mission in Somalia but leaves out the G5 Sahel. [...]

Defence Diplomacy 26/04/2022

Cotonou wants Turkish drones and Chinese armaments to defend its borders

Faced with an increasing number of attacks from armed groups in northern Benin, the authorities in Cotonou have stepped up their efforts to find suppliers able to provide them with air defence systems. Among the contenders are Turkey's Baykar group, China's PolyTech and France's A-NSE. [...]

Diplomacy 20/04/2022

How Dakar became West Africa's 'strategic thinking' capital Free

Over the last decade, Dakar has established itself as the centre of 'strategic thinking' in West Africa. The city boasts a think tank ecosystem where ministers, former generals, researchers and donors mingle. [...]

Defence Diplomacy 19/04/2022

Dakar, the post-Barkhane experiment

In parallel with the withdrawal from Mali, the French army will strengthen the role the Eléments Français au Sénégal's 400 soldiers, whose current boss, General Michel Delpit, will leave his post in the middle of this year. [...]

Dakar is home to 350 French soldiers from the EFS. © Facebook/Eléments français au Sénégal

Defence Diplomacy 15/04/2022

Between Mali pullout and Ukraine, French military cooperation budget reaches delicate equilibrium

Despite the reallocation of European security cooperation funds to Ukraine, Paris has made a point of reassuring its West African partners by releasing other funds their way. [...]

Business 15/04/2022

From Bamako to Bangui, Walid Arem takes over Libya's problem hotels

Walid Arem has taken over the famed Ledger Plaza hotel in Bangui, which is owned by the Libyan state through its Laico fund and is at the centre of a bitter power struggle. Arem was already running two other Laico hotels in Bamako, as well as a seaside resort in Tunisia. [...]

Tunisian businessman Walid Arem. © Walid Arem/Instagram

Finance Business 14/04/2022

Burkinabe business leaders in three-way fight for Orabank

Orabank's re-entry into the market has resulted in three Burkina Faso business leaders battling it out to buy the Togo-based regional banking group. [...]

Politics Business 13/04/2022

Competition hots up for Northwestern African constituency between Pro-Macron candidates

The former Maghreb representative of Emmanuel Macron's LREM party, Mehdi Reddad, is gearing up to run for the presidential majority's nomination for the seat of MP for the French nationals in the Maghreb and West Africa. [...]

Mehdi Reddad (left) and M'Jid El Guerrab (right). © Mehdi Reddad/M'Jid el-Guerrab/Twitter

Finance Business 07/04/2022

Bidders face fierce competition for BNP's Ivory Coast subsidiary BICICI

Two West African moguls are poised to make an offer to buy French bank BNP Paribas' lucrative subsidiary in Ivory Coast, the Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et pour l'Industrie de Côte d'Ivoire (BICICI), in what promises to be a bitter battle for its aquisition. [...]

BICICI's headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. © bicici.com

Defence Business 07/04/2022

Bolloré's French army foreign operations' contract renewed for over €200m

After much hemming and hawing, French Bolloré Logistics has renewed its contract with the French army in Sahel. [...]

Defence Politics 05/04/2022

In the police and the army, Talon turns to his tried and trusted old guard

Lacking a successor to the post of director of police following a passports of convenience scandal, Patrice Talon has reappointed General Yaya as head of the organisation for two years. The Beninese head of state also promoted his former military chief of staff Bertin Dada, who played a pivotal role in the police crackdown just ahead the presidential election last year. [...]

Benin president Patrice Talon. © flickr/presidencebenin

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EU wants four African navies to fight piracy together

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Doumbouya confident of facing down ECOWAS

West African leaders clash over UEMOA presidency

Swiss NGO Coginta facilitates deployment of Delair drones against Boko Haram

Architect Goudiaby Atepa's grand vision for natural resources of Dakar, Conakry and Freetown

How Bamako is exporting cotton despite ECOWAS sanctions

Cotonou to repatriate its MINUSMA peacekeepers to defend its borders

After Abidjan, Castel loses Coca-Cola distribution rights in Ouagadougou

EU ministers to discuss Africa

Paris uses Beninese airports for Barkhane withdrawal

Barkhane withdrawal puts MINSUMA medical services on the spot

Coca-Cola restructures Ivoirian bottling partnership Free

How EU plans to allocate $600m military support package within the AU

Cotonou wants Turkish drones and Chinese armaments to defend its borders

How Dakar became West Africa's 'strategic thinking' capital Free

Dakar, the post-Barkhane experiment

Between Mali pullout and Ukraine, French military cooperation budget reaches delicate equilibrium

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Burkinabe business leaders in three-way fight for Orabank

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Bolloré's French army foreign operations' contract renewed for over €200m

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EU wants four African navies to fight piracy together

Former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya'alon undertook discreet African tour

Tycoon Bonkoungou launches new airline in Togo

Doumbouya confident of facing down ECOWAS

West African leaders clash over UEMOA presidency

Swiss NGO Coginta facilitates deployment of Delair drones against Boko Haram

Architect Goudiaby Atepa's grand vision for natural resources of Dakar, Conakry and Freetown

How Bamako is exporting cotton despite ECOWAS sanctions

Cotonou to repatriate its MINUSMA peacekeepers to defend its borders

After Abidjan, Castel loses Coca-Cola distribution rights in Ouagadougou

EU ministers to discuss Africa

Paris uses Beninese airports for Barkhane withdrawal

Barkhane withdrawal puts MINSUMA medical services on the spot

Coca-Cola restructures Ivoirian bottling partnership Free

How EU plans to allocate $600m military support package within the AU

Cotonou wants Turkish drones and Chinese armaments to defend its borders

How Dakar became West Africa's 'strategic thinking' capital Free

Dakar, the post-Barkhane experiment

Between Mali pullout and Ukraine, French military cooperation budget reaches delicate equilibrium

From Bamako to Bangui, Walid Arem takes over Libya's problem hotels

Burkinabe business leaders in three-way fight for Orabank

Competition hots up for Northwestern African constituency between Pro-Macron candidates

Bidders face fierce competition for BNP's Ivory Coast subsidiary BICICI

Bolloré's French army foreign operations' contract renewed for over €200m

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