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Gambia

Tebboune's pipe dream, the TSG Pipeline, makes return bid

The umpteenth attempt to resurrect the huge Trans Saharan Gas Pipeline infrastructure is likely yet again to end in failure given the increasing hurdles the project faces.

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.2022

Top buyer Bangladesh struggles to source enough African cotton

Cotton containers ready to be transported, in Senegal. © Sy Djibril/Panapress/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 23.02.2022

British CDC quietly breaks alliance with Moroccan BCP

The British developement agency has co-invested in West Africa along with the Moroccan Central People's Bank since 2017 but now wants to sell its stake in their joint holding company, which controls the West African financial group Banque Atlantique.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 22.02.2022

Former interior minister hopes to represent French expats in parliament

Christophe Castaner, president of the LREM party in France's National Assembly. © Stéphane Duclet/La Provence/PhotoPQR/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Politics 22.02.2022

France mulls how to get its second-hand military vehicles to West African allies

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 09.02.2022

With deep pockets but no future, FAR sought by Australian fund

One of the minority shareholders of the Australian junior, whose recent exploration well in the Gambia failed, is offering to buy more than 50% of FAR's shares, unless a counter-offer is made in the meantime.

Subscribers only Energy 08.02.2022

In Focus
Brussels, Washington and London battle for maritime ascendancy with anti-piracy programmes

Under pressure from its shipowners, Brussels is set to launch its SWAIMS anti-piracy programme for countries in the Gulf of Guinea that lack the resources to respond effectively to the problem on their own account.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 07.02.2022

An armed Somali pirate along the coast, 7 January 2010. In the background, the Greek cargo ship MV Filitsa is anchored off the town of Hobyo in northeast Somalia, where it is being held by pirates.

Erdogan in business mode in Antalya

Turkey's Recep Tayip Erdogan has invited a dozen African heads of state to the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, which will take place from 11 to 13 March.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.02.2022

OECD prepares to enlist banks in fight against gold fraud

Recognising that high banking fees are among the factors contributing to illegal gold trafficking, particularly in the west of the continent, the OECD plans to shortly engage in discussions with financial institutions and governments in the region.

Subscribers only Finance, Mining 25.01.2022

Inner circles
Abu Dhabi Ports in chaotic dash to build Africa empire

With a war chest of a billion dollars, Abu Dhabi Ports is hunting for projects in Africa in a bid to match its arch-rival DP World. Backed by the emirate's highest authorities, the parastatal, which in less than two years has gone from sub-regional player to global giant, is nevertheless struggling to build a proper African empire.

Free access Infrastructure, Business 14.01.2022

A delivery of bauxite from Guinea by Abu Dhabi Ports in June 2018.

Security issues in Pendjari curtail Lionel Talon's tourism ambitions

A few months ago, the son of the Beninese president embarked on the renovation of Pendjari Safari Lodge, but business there is likely to a take a nosedive following a deadly attack perpetrated on 6 January in the national park.

Subscribers only Business 13.01.2022

Lionel Talon, son of Beninese president Patrice Talon.

Katmerciler struggling to clinch armoured vehicles contract for Minusma

Turkish manufacturer Katmerciler is struggling to finalise the sale of 20 Hizir armoured vehicles and a dozen logistic support units to the Gambian authorities, as negotiations stall over the question of how to finance them.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 12.01.2022

After telecoms, Franco-Malagasy group Axian develops power stations in Senegal and Mali

Axian, led by Frenchman Hassanein Hiridjee, acquired the Senegalese assets of the Swedish telecom group Millicom three years ago. It is now working to strengthen its position in electricity production throughout Africa via its subsidiary Axian Energy.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 05.01.2022

In Focus
Trapped in Sahel logistics nightmare, French army seeks way out

In November, one of the French army's convoys that came to support the Barkhane force by road was attacked by locals. For the past two months, French military planners have been working on scenarios to keep its troops supplied in the Sahel without provoking any new unrest.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 03.01.2022

French multi-role armoured vehicles VBMR Griffon patrol the streets of Gao on 4 December 2021.

ENI, Mercuria, TotalEnergies and Shell aim to revive Gulf of Guinea next year

African E&P may have focused on the south of the continent lately, but the west is still very much in the game.

Free access Energy 14.12.2021

Fertiliser king Salif Ouédraogo targeted by Cotonou lawsuit

The fertiliser trader, a key figure in the Sahelian agricultural sector for the past twenty years who was close to Burkina Faso president Blaise Compaoré and Beninese president Thomas Boni Yahi, is the target of a lawsuit by a Malian client.

Subscribers only Business 10.12.2021

Leadership race at Ivorian chapter of global Lebanese union

The race for the presidency of the Ivorian chapter of the World Lebanese Cultural Union is stirring up the Lebanese-Ivorian community and has broader repercussions for the Ivorian state.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.12.2021

UAE's Royal Capital quietly expands in Africa

The Emirati wealth manager run by French executives is actively developing its network in Africa. Its latest operation was to help the acquisition of a Gulfstream V that had often jetted Alpha Condé around the globe.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 26.11.2021

Burkinabe banker Idrissa Nassa takes interest in Orabank

The reshuffle of bancassurance company Orabank's capital remains on standby after being stopped in its tracks by the hesitations of the BCEAO banking commission. This situation is encouraging local entrepreneurs to try to get their foot in the door.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 25.11.2021

Idrissa Nassa, founder of the west African bank, Coris Bank International.

Australian miners wary of Russian forays into West Africa

The Australian mining and petroleum community in West Africa is keeping a close eye on the growing Russian influence in the region.

Subscribers only Mining 11.11.2021

NSIA peddles prized assets

The Ivorian family bancassurance outfit, which has branches across Africa, is shedding some key assets. The hasty sales come as the group needs to reimburse in full a €32m loan.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 09.11.2021

Ivorian fund Cofina poised to buy into Caterpillar's Africa dealer JA Delmas

After breaking off its alliance with Moroccan royal holding Al Mada earlier this year, Caterpillar machinery distributor in Africa JA Delmas is in talks with ex-banker Jean-Luc Konan's Compagnie Financière Africaine (Cofina) over opening up its capital.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 02.11.2021

Banker Jean-Luc Konan, founder of the Ivorian financial holding Compagnie Financière Africaine (Cofina).

AfDB comes to the rescue of Banjul port's upgrade

The African Development Bank has earmarked $42m for the development of the port of Banjul, which Gambian president Adama Barrow has been hoping to modernise since his election in 2017.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 02.11.2021

Dorsale Nord donors urged to stump up funds

The developers of the Dorsale Nord electricity grid project, which involves connecting up Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Togo and Burkina Faso via an 875 km network, are fearful of potential delays.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 28.10.2021

Drug investigation in Cotonou exposes law enforcement rivalry

Nearly 2.5 tons of cocaine were seized in Cotonou at the beginning of the month, but since last week judges at the Beninese CRIET have been focused on a different case, that of 10 defendants who were arrested in May, shortly after the seizure of 150kg of cocaine at the port.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Politics 26.10.2021

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Gambia

Tebboune's pipe dream, the TSG Pipeline, makes return bid

Top buyer Bangladesh struggles to source enough African cotton

British CDC quietly breaks alliance with Moroccan BCP

Former interior minister hopes to represent French expats in parliament

France mulls how to get its second-hand military vehicles to West African allies

With deep pockets but no future, FAR sought by Australian fund

In Focus
Brussels, Washington and London battle for maritime ascendancy with anti-piracy programmes

Erdogan in business mode in Antalya

OECD prepares to enlist banks in fight against gold fraud

Inner circles
Abu Dhabi Ports in chaotic dash to build Africa empire

Security issues in Pendjari curtail Lionel Talon's tourism ambitions

Katmerciler struggling to clinch armoured vehicles contract for Minusma

After telecoms, Franco-Malagasy group Axian develops power stations in Senegal and Mali

In Focus
Trapped in Sahel logistics nightmare, French army seeks way out

ENI, Mercuria, TotalEnergies and Shell aim to revive Gulf of Guinea next year

Fertiliser king Salif Ouédraogo targeted by Cotonou lawsuit

Leadership race at Ivorian chapter of global Lebanese union

UAE's Royal Capital quietly expands in Africa

Burkinabe banker Idrissa Nassa takes interest in Orabank

Australian miners wary of Russian forays into West Africa

NSIA peddles prized assets

Ivorian fund Cofina poised to buy into Caterpillar's Africa dealer JA Delmas

AfDB comes to the rescue of Banjul port's upgrade

Dorsale Nord donors urged to stump up funds

Drug investigation in Cotonou exposes law enforcement rivalry

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Gambia

Tebboune's pipe dream, the TSG Pipeline, makes return bid

Top buyer Bangladesh struggles to source enough African cotton

British CDC quietly breaks alliance with Moroccan BCP

Former interior minister hopes to represent French expats in parliament

France mulls how to get its second-hand military vehicles to West African allies

With deep pockets but no future, FAR sought by Australian fund

In Focus Brussels, Washington and London battle for maritime ascendancy with anti-piracy programmes

Erdogan in business mode in Antalya

OECD prepares to enlist banks in fight against gold fraud

Inner circles Abu Dhabi Ports in chaotic dash to build Africa empire

Security issues in Pendjari curtail Lionel Talon's tourism ambitions

Katmerciler struggling to clinch armoured vehicles contract for Minusma

After telecoms, Franco-Malagasy group Axian develops power stations in Senegal and Mali

In Focus Trapped in Sahel logistics nightmare, French army seeks way out

ENI, Mercuria, TotalEnergies and Shell aim to revive Gulf of Guinea next year

Fertiliser king Salif Ouédraogo targeted by Cotonou lawsuit

Leadership race at Ivorian chapter of global Lebanese union

UAE's Royal Capital quietly expands in Africa

Burkinabe banker Idrissa Nassa takes interest in Orabank

Australian miners wary of Russian forays into West Africa

NSIA peddles prized assets

Ivorian fund Cofina poised to buy into Caterpillar's Africa dealer JA Delmas

AfDB comes to the rescue of Banjul port's upgrade

Dorsale Nord donors urged to stump up funds

Drug investigation in Cotonou exposes law enforcement rivalry

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In Focus
Brussels, Washington and London battle for maritime ascendancy with anti-piracy programmes

Inner circles
Abu Dhabi Ports in chaotic dash to build Africa empire

In Focus
Trapped in Sahel logistics nightmare, French army seeks way out