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Tensions between Tullow Oil and Akufo-Addo's administration at an all-time high

Ghanaian authorities are up in arms after Tullow Oil replaced local managers with foreign ones. The British junior is trying to make amends.

Subscribers only Energy 09.12.2020

In Focus
Covid tests, an unexpected windfall for Israeli-Swiss group Mitrelli, China's BGI and Nigeria's Peters family

The Luanda Medical Center, in Angola.© Luanda Medical Center/Facebook

Subscribers only Business 07.12.2020

Ulterior motive behind energy minister Amewu's push for ENI and Springfield's shotgun wedding

Ghanaian Energy Minister John Peter Amewu.© PHOTOSHOT/MAXPPP

Subscribers only Energy 07.12.2020

Endeavour prepares for London Stock Exchange listing with bargain basement asset sell-off

Having acquired Semafo and merged with Teranga, the gold producer Endeavour Mining, partly owned by the Egyptian magnate Naguib Sawiris, is in the process of selling off three sites in Mali, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso. Africa Intelligence has the lowdown on the potential buyers and the asking prices.

Subscribers only Mining 04.12.2020

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

France extends anti-jihadist air surveillance to Togo and Ghana

France already has an air force support programme in place in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Guinea, and is now extending it to Togo and Ghana, which also face a terrorist threat from the Sahel.

Free access Defence, Politics 01.12.2020

Embaló snubs Turkish business

A Turkish protégé since his 2019 election, Guinea-Bissau president Umaro Sissoco Embaló has not returned the favour, preferring to use an Emirati operator rather than a Turkish conglomerate for the future Bissau airport build.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 01.12.2020

Le président bissau-guinéen Umaro Sissoco Embaló.

Construction magnate Mahamadou Bonkoungou's banking ambitions

Already the owner of Burkina's International Business Bank, the CEO of the construction firm Ebomaf has his sights set on the Togolese banks UTB and BTCI as well as the pan-African company Orabank, in which the Ivorian civil servants' pension fund recently acquired a majority stake.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 27.11.2020

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

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

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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

Sébastien de Montessus, CEO of Endeavour Mining.

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End of the road for Portugal's Mota-Engil on Accra-Tema highway?

Having won the tender to upgrade the highway between the capital Accra and the port of Tema earlier this year, the international consortium headed by Mota-Engil has now had its contract terminated without explanation.

Free access Infrastructure, Business 20.11.2020

Nana Akufo-Addo's charm offensive blitz in Washington

With the first round of the presidential election on 7 December just a fortnight away, the party of the incumbent president Nana Akufo-Addo signed up with the American lobbying firm Greystone Global Strategies.

Subscribers only Politics 20.11.2020

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

DLA Piper and Bacchus Capital struggle to help Nordgold acquire Cardinal Resources

The law firm and consulting firm have been hired to help Russia's Nordgold win its bidding war with China's Shandong Gold for control of the gold mining company active in Ghana Cardinal Resources.

Subscribers only Mining 30.10.2020

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).

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.

CNOOC and Boru bid high for Oxy-Anadarko assets to force out their rivals

The Chinese major CNOOC has put in a substantial offer to acquire Occidental Petroleum's 30,000 barrels a day in Ghana, but it is not the only firm in the running.

Subscribers only Energy 12.10.2020

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.

Naguib Sawiris draws double dividends from Golden Star gold mine sale

Gold producer Golden Star, which was struggling a few months ago with a low share price and legal action by disgruntled shareholders, has settled all its problems in the space of two weeks. A profitable outcome for its main shareholder, Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris.

Subscribers only Mining 08.10.2020

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

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

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.

Subscribers only Business 29.09.2020

SEC moves against Asante Berko after negotiations fail to resolve Aksa Energi commissions affair

Discussions between the SEC and the lawyer for Asante Berko, a Ghanaian former Goldman Sachs banker charged with FCPA violations, failed to reach an amicable agreement. Five months after filing a complaint, the US financial watchdog now wants to speed things up.

Subscribers only Energy 22.09.2020

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Ghana

Tensions between Tullow Oil and Akufo-Addo's administration at an all-time high

In Focus
Covid tests, an unexpected windfall for Israeli-Swiss group Mitrelli, China's BGI and Nigeria's Peters family

Ulterior motive behind energy minister Amewu's push for ENI and Springfield's shotgun wedding

Endeavour prepares for London Stock Exchange listing with bargain basement asset sell-off

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

France extends anti-jihadist air surveillance to Togo and Ghana

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

Spotlight
End of the road for Portugal's Mota-Engil on Accra-Tema highway?

Nana Akufo-Addo's charm offensive blitz in Washington

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

DLA Piper and Bacchus Capital struggle to help Nordgold acquire Cardinal Resources

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

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

CNOOC and Boru bid high for Oxy-Anadarko assets to force out their rivals

West African financial intelligence agencies seek to earn international approval

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

Naguib Sawiris draws double dividends from Golden Star gold mine sale

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

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

SEC moves against Asante Berko after negotiations fail to resolve Aksa Energi commissions affair

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Ghana

Tensions between Tullow Oil and Akufo-Addo's administration at an all-time high

In Focus Covid tests, an unexpected windfall for Israeli-Swiss group Mitrelli, China's BGI and Nigeria's Peters family

Ulterior motive behind energy minister Amewu's push for ENI and Springfield's shotgun wedding

Endeavour prepares for London Stock Exchange listing with bargain basement asset sell-off

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

France extends anti-jihadist air surveillance to Togo and Ghana

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

Spotlight End of the road for Portugal's Mota-Engil on Accra-Tema highway?

Nana Akufo-Addo's charm offensive blitz in Washington

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

DLA Piper and Bacchus Capital struggle to help Nordgold acquire Cardinal Resources

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

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

CNOOC and Boru bid high for Oxy-Anadarko assets to force out their rivals

West African financial intelligence agencies seek to earn international approval

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

Naguib Sawiris draws double dividends from Golden Star gold mine sale

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

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

SEC moves against Asante Berko after negotiations fail to resolve Aksa Energi commissions affair

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In Focus
Covid tests, an unexpected windfall for Israeli-Swiss group Mitrelli, China's BGI and Nigeria's Peters family

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

Spotlight
End of the road for Portugal's Mota-Engil on Accra-Tema highway?