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Benin

G5 Sahel: virtual summit on April 28

The president of the European Council will discuss EU support for the regional body with the heads of its five member states via videoconference on April 28.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running story - The Sahel security crisis 24.04.2020

African bankers Thiam, Kaberuka, Onkojo-Iwelea reinvent themselves as debt reduction crusaders

In a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, a small group of financiers are lobbying intensely to get holders of African eurobonds to postpone their redemption dates for two years. The campaign is as advantageous for those waging it, however, as it is for its potential beneficiaries.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics Running story - Debt diplomacy 16.04.2020

The secrets behind a lightning putsch attempt

Benin president Patrick Talon's security advisers, who pleaded against confining the population to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, are the ones who, last month, ordered 20 or so arrests to respond to a plot…which was hatched in less than three weeks.

Subscribers only Politics 15.04.2020

Cotonou set to close around a dozen embassies

As part of a drastic effort to cut public expenditure, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.04.2020

Boris Johnson seeks to drum up post-Brexit business in Africa

In search of trading partners after its withdrawal from the EU, the United Kingdom has been proposing free trade deals across west Africa and promoting British companies.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.03.2020

Olam anxious over inquiry into Nouakchott port

Having just signed off on its joint venture deal with Denmark's AP Moller Capital, Olam is having to face a parliamentary commission of inquiry in Mauritania.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 18.03.2020

France's Byblos vies for airport security contract

A new arrival in the African passenger screening market, the [...]

Subscribers only Business 18.03.2020

Qatar Charity, the emirate's influence vehicle

The NGO Qatar Charity recently obtained accreditation to operate in Ivory Coast - the first stage of the emirate in its deployment across francophone Africa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.03.2020

Army and police officers detained

In mid-February, the Beninese security services apprehended some twenty people, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 04.03.2020

British firm Westminster eyes passenger-screening market

The British firm Westminster Aviation Security Services (WASS), a subsidiary [...]

Subscribers only Business 04.03.2020

FAGACE still looking for a new director general

Regional fund FAGACE, which has been without its top executive since October, has decided to extend the process of recruiting a new one. It has been looking for a change of direction and structure for several years after having suffered major financial difficulties.

Subscribers only Finance 19.02.2020

UAE goes on military and diplomatic offensive

With Abu Dhabi poised to disburse an additional €20 million to the G5 Sahel, the emirate is establishing closer military ties with the capitals of the region.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 19.02.2020

French private security firms home in on airports

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) guidelines recommending the privatisation of inspection and screening procedures have helped French operators to snap up contracts at African airports.

Subscribers only Business 19.02.2020

Police concerned about desertions within its ranks

Worried by a fresh rise in desertions and suicides within [...]

Subscribers only Politics 19.02.2020

David Fofana raises €40 million

David Fofana, the ex-deputy managing director of Société de transport [...]

Subscribers only Business 19.02.2020

Simon Bolster eager to start gold hunt with DetectORE

Simon Bolster is trying to get the mining world to know about a new gold sampling analysis tool that can be used directly on site and speed up the exploration phase.

Subscribers only Mining 11.02.2020

French, UK, German and UAE firms compete for 50 MW contract

A score of companies are vying for a tender initiated by the American Millennium Challenge Corp. program to build four solar farms.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 10.02.2020

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Erdogan's Sahelian manoeuvres

Deprived of his principal ally in Africa by the ousting of the Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir in April 2019, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been looking to the west of the continent to compensate for this loss of influence.

Subscribers only Politics 05.02.2020

Macky Sall and Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Dakar, January 28 2020.

Vincent Miclet's great trek put on hold

Resident in Bissau in recent years, the French businessman Vincent Miclet has had to leave the country after backing the opponent of the new president Umaro Sissoco Embalo.

Subscribers only Politics 05.02.2020

Standoff between Pentagon and US State Department

The French armed forces minister, Florence Parly, was in Washington from 27 to 28 January in the hope of persuading [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 05.02.2020

BNP hopes for political neutrality as it sells off its subsidiaries

Obliged to negotiate with Burkina Faso, Guinea and Mali in order to sell its African subsidiaries, BNP has urged them not to block the sale of its assets.

Free access Finance, Business 05.02.2020

Umaro Sissoco Embaló's whirlwind tour

Forced to wait for a recount of the votes that [...]

Subscribers only Politics 05.02.2020

Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to host his G5 Sahel counterparts in Nouakchott

The five heads of state of the G5 Sahel (Burkina [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.02.2020

Who will replace General Pascal Facon at helm of Barkhane?

Three generals are currently on the shortlist to take over [...]

Subscribers only Politics 05.02.2020

How China secured release of its kidnapped fishermen

It was Chinese diplomats and officials from the Ministry of [...]

Subscribers only Business 05.02.2020

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Benin

G5 Sahel: virtual summit on April 28

African bankers Thiam, Kaberuka, Onkojo-Iwelea reinvent themselves as debt reduction crusaders

The secrets behind a lightning putsch attempt

Cotonou set to close around a dozen embassies

Boris Johnson seeks to drum up post-Brexit business in Africa

Olam anxious over inquiry into Nouakchott port

France's Byblos vies for airport security contract

Qatar Charity, the emirate's influence vehicle

Army and police officers detained

British firm Westminster eyes passenger-screening market

FAGACE still looking for a new director general

UAE goes on military and diplomatic offensive

French private security firms home in on airports

Police concerned about desertions within its ranks

David Fofana raises €40 million

Simon Bolster eager to start gold hunt with DetectORE

French, UK, German and UAE firms compete for 50 MW contract

Spotlight
Erdogan's Sahelian manoeuvres

Vincent Miclet's great trek put on hold

Standoff between Pentagon and US State Department

BNP hopes for political neutrality as it sells off its subsidiaries

Umaro Sissoco Embaló's whirlwind tour

Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to host his G5 Sahel counterparts in Nouakchott

Who will replace General Pascal Facon at helm of Barkhane?

How China secured release of its kidnapped fishermen

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DRC The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Andry Rajoelina

African Development Bank

Paul Biya

Erik Prince

AFRICOM

Benin

G5 Sahel: virtual summit on April 28

African bankers Thiam, Kaberuka, Onkojo-Iwelea reinvent themselves as debt reduction crusaders

The secrets behind a lightning putsch attempt

Cotonou set to close around a dozen embassies

Boris Johnson seeks to drum up post-Brexit business in Africa

Olam anxious over inquiry into Nouakchott port

France's Byblos vies for airport security contract

Qatar Charity, the emirate's influence vehicle

Army and police officers detained

British firm Westminster eyes passenger-screening market

FAGACE still looking for a new director general

UAE goes on military and diplomatic offensive

French private security firms home in on airports

Police concerned about desertions within its ranks

David Fofana raises €40 million

Simon Bolster eager to start gold hunt with DetectORE

French, UK, German and UAE firms compete for 50 MW contract

Spotlight Erdogan's Sahelian manoeuvres

Vincent Miclet's great trek put on hold

Standoff between Pentagon and US State Department

BNP hopes for political neutrality as it sells off its subsidiaries

Umaro Sissoco Embaló's whirlwind tour

Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to host his G5 Sahel counterparts in Nouakchott

Who will replace General Pascal Facon at helm of Barkhane?

How China secured release of its kidnapped fishermen

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Spotlight
Erdogan's Sahelian manoeuvres