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Burkina Faso

Panoro takes on Tim O'Hanlon, the best connected ex-Tullow exec

The Norwegian junior oil firm has treated itself to the services of one of the masterminds of Tullow Oil's rise in Africa.

Free access Energy 03.12.2020

Embaló snubs Turkish business

Le président bissau-guinéen Umaro Sissoco Embaló. © ANDRE KOSTERS/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics Running story - Erdogan's drive in Africa 01.12.2020

Construction magnate Mahamadou Bonkoungou's banking ambitions

Mahamadou Bonkoungou, CEO of Ebomaf Group and Liza Transport International. © Ebomaf

Subscribers only Finance, Business 27.11.2020

After Dakar, Insign sets up shop in Abidjan

Insign Africa communications agency, which is already established in Senegal, is due to open an office in Ivory Coast early next year.

Subscribers only Business 26.11.2020

Sébastien de Montessus, CEO of Endeavour Mining. © Endeavour Mining

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As he steers Endeavour to London flotation, Sébastien de Montessus faces legal headwinds in Paris

After buying Semafo and deciding to merge with Teranga, Endeavour Mining is preparing to list on the London Stock Exchange. At the same time, the French courts have resumed their probe into several operations carried out by CEO Sébastien de Montessus while he was working at Areva.

Subscribers only Mining 23.11.2020

Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. © LUDOVIC MARIN / POOL/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

To talk or not to talk: dialogue with jihadists dominates presidential election

Roch Marc Christian Kaboré insists he is firmly against talking to the armed groups active in the north of the country. His two main rivals in the presidential race have adopted a more nuanced stance.

Subscribers only Politics 16.11.2020

BPC, HPS and OpenWay in running to harmonise UEMOA mobile money systems

To gain better control over the development of mobile money, the Central Bank of West African States is planning to make digital financial services compatible in its eight member states.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 05.11.2020

Air Burkina bailed out by an excommunicated Mormon and a silviculture entrepreneur

Struggling in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the oldest of Africa's airlines has been given a lifeline by the American firm African Global Development. But none of its directors have any experience in the aviation industry.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 02.11.2020

US counterterrorism agent Cayuse to deploy in Ouagadougou

The US firm Cayuse will support US counterterrorism policy in Burkina Faso.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 27.10.2020

Barkhane, Sabre, FFCI... military services giant Ecolog struggles to win French army logistics contracts

Emirati group Ecolog was approached to challenge the Bolloré group for the contract to transport supplies to the French armed forces in the Sahel and Ivory Coast but, finally, failed to bid in time. It has nevertheless held on to its UN contract in Mali and is developing its business in South Sudan.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 26.10.2020

A group of Barkhane foot hunters during an operation to combat armed terrorist groups in Burkina Faso (2019).

African Parks rangers in Pendjari and W add counter-terrorism work to anti-poaching

African Parks Network plans to boost the intelligence-gathering capacities of its forest ranger teams whose beat covers the border regions of Benin, Burkina Faso, and Niger. These vast natural spaces are seeing increasing anti-terrorist surveillance as the region seeks to stem the advance of jihadists.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 22.10.2020

Erdogan aims to form a pro-Turkish bloc along the West African coast

The Turkish government is working all out to win favour with Guinea Buissau and Senegal. It aims to create a pro-Turkish African bloc stretching from Saint Louis in the north to the Nimba mountains in the south.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.10.2020

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) and Guinea-Bissauan president Umaro Sissoco Embalo.

West African financial intelligence agencies seek to earn international approval

Under pressure from the FATF, west African governments are trying to improve the performance of their financial intelligence services.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 12.10.2020

From Cotonou lounge bars to Roissy's VIP lounges: Maixent Accrombessi's second life

As his associates step up their investments in Cotonou, Ali Bongo's former chief of staff is jetting across Europe.

Subscribers only Business 12.10.2020

Ali Bongo's former chief of staff Maixent Accrombessi.

WAPP hopes to tap into Saint-Paul River's hydropower

The West African Power Pool (WAPP) has selected French engineering specialist Artelia to conduct a series of studies for its hydroelectric power project on the Saint Paul River in Liberia.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 08.10.2020

Mining minister Oumarou Idani left out of legislative race

With the results of a mining scandal probe due out soon, the ruling party has declined to stand mining minister Oumarou Idani in next month's general election.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 05.10.2020

Burkinabe mining minister Oumarou Idani.

Avisa Partners prepares Macky Sall's next Dakar International Forum on Security in Africa

The annual forum on peace and security in Africa, which serves as a showcase for Senegalese diplomacy, is now set to take place in May with a new team in charge of its organisation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.10.2020

Senegalese President Macky Sall at an African Peace and Security Forum in Dakar.

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.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.10.2020

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Burkina Faso

Panoro takes on Tim O'Hanlon, the best connected ex-Tullow exec

Embaló snubs Turkish business

Construction magnate Mahamadou Bonkoungou's banking ambitions

After Dakar, Insign sets up shop in Abidjan

Spotlight As he steers Endeavour to London flotation, Sébastien de Montessus faces legal headwinds in Paris

To talk or not to talk: dialogue with jihadists dominates presidential election

BPC, HPS and OpenWay in running to harmonise UEMOA mobile money systems

Air Burkina bailed out by an excommunicated Mormon and a silviculture entrepreneur

US counterterrorism agent Cayuse to deploy in Ouagadougou

Barkhane, Sabre, FFCI... military services giant Ecolog struggles to win French army logistics contracts

African Parks rangers in Pendjari and W add counter-terrorism work to anti-poaching

Erdogan aims to form a pro-Turkish bloc along the West African coast

West African financial intelligence agencies seek to earn international approval

From Cotonou lounge bars to Roissy's VIP lounges: Maixent Accrombessi's second life

WAPP hopes to tap into Saint-Paul River's hydropower

Mining minister Oumarou Idani left out of legislative race

Avisa Partners prepares Macky Sall's next Dakar International Forum on Security in Africa

Embalo's appearance at Bamako inauguration sparks regional upset

Cement giant Vicat adds muscle to Africa branch

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

In Focus Turkey woos Issoufou, lands big security deal

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

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Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

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

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As he steers Endeavour to London flotation, Sébastien de Montessus faces legal headwinds in Paris

In Focus
Turkey woos Issoufou, lands big security deal