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Who will build Yeshi's mega mall in Cocody?

France's Groupe Duval and the British private equity firm Actis are competing for Ivorian-Lebanese entrepreneur Abdul Hussein Beydoun's $300m-project in Cocody.

Subscribers only Business 01.07.2020

Lowdown on international intervention to help unlock Bamako political standoff

A large rally organised by the opposition coalition in Bamako on 18 June.© Reuters

Subscribers only Politics 24.06.2020

Jean-Claude Kabongo puts his business contacts to work for Tshisekedi

Jean-Claude Kabongo, Félix Tshisekedi's special investment adviser.© Ivorian presidency

Subscribers only Business 24.06.2020

Military equipment specialist Marck opens first African branch in Abidjan

French military equipment producer Marck opened its first unit outside of France in Abidjan in June, the Compagnie Africaine de Défense et de Sécurité.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 23.06.2020

Governments seek guidance on hidden pitfalls of G20 debt moratorium

For African countries, taking advantage of the G20 moratorium on bilateral debt during the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to unforeseen consequences, especially in terms of their credit ratings. A number of banks and law firms have been guiding them through this financial minefield.

Subscribers only Finance, Business Running Story - Debt diplomacy 22.06.2020

Action Air keen to deploy its planes over Libreville-to-Dakar coastline

French aerial mapping firm Action Air Environnement, which is already present in Togo, is in talks with Gabon and Senegal about making its observation planes available. The aim is to combat maritime pollution and strengthen coastal surveillance in a region rich in fisheries and oil resources.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 18.06.2020

Adama Bictogo opens up western roads to China Civil Engineering

China's giant CCECC is winning a series of road-surfacing contracts in partership with a subsidiary of Snedai, a company owned by Adama Bictogo, the executive director of President Alassane Ouattara's political party.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 17.06.2020

Operation Barkhane commanders' second life

Some of the generals who led France's largest overseas military operation are leaving the Army without their hoped-for promotion while others have been better in leveraging their experience in the Sahel.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.06.2020

General Pascal Facon, current commander of Operation Barkhane.

Millenium Challenge Corp: Engie and Akuo among eight selected for mini-grid build

Eight foreign power producers and Millennium Challenge Account Benin II (MCA-Benin II) are now days away from signing their co-financing deal delayed by the outbreak of the global Covid-19 pandemic.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 16.06.2020

American Hospital of Paris turns itself into Covid-19 treatment centre but not just for VIPs

At the suggestion of several military doctors who had previously been at Paris's Val de Grace Hospital, the privately owned American Hospital of Paris, which has traditionally been a favourite with ailing African VIPs, reinvented itself as a specialised Covid-19 treatment centre for the duration of the crisis

Subscribers only Business 15.06.2020

Avisa Partners brings in former French presidential aides to handle its African business

Avisa Partners, which is tasked with lobbying urgently for Mauritius and organising this year's Dakar peace forum, has put its African business in the hands of two former French presidential aides, Sylvain Fort and Maurice Gourdalt-Montagne.

Subscribers only Politics 12.06.2020

OpinionWay plumps for Abidjan as regional base

In the coming days, the French polling company is due to officially announce the opening of a west African regional office in the Ivorian economic capital.

Subscribers only Business 12.06.2020

June is Sahel month for French diplomats

What with the presidency of the UN Security Council, the renewal of MINUSMA's mandate and the Coalition for the Sahel in June, and the G5 Sahel summit in early July in Mauritania, the Sahel region is set to keep French diplomats very busy during the next few weeks.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.06.2020

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.

Chambrier and Gondjout queen it over African logistics

Roselyne Chambrier Chalobah and Laura Olga Gondjout, both from Gabonese political dynasties which went into opposition, respectively represent the interests of competing African logistics giants Arise P&L and Monaco Resources.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 11.06.2020

Presidential election: Tidjane Thiam prepares to return to Abidjan in a back seat role

After having maintained a certain ambiguity over the possibility of his entering into the political fray for some months, financier Tidjane Thiam is finally to settle for a supporting role alongside future PDCI presidential candidate Henri Konan Bédié.

Subscribers only Politics 10.06.2020

All eyes on Idemia as it revises voters list

French firm Idemia is due to start registering voters on 10 June before updating the electoral roll. Opposition parties and the international community will be watching closely.

Subscribers only Politics 09.06.2020

Algiers strives to return to centre stage in the Sahel

Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been trying for several weeks to bring his influence to bear on the situation in the Sahel. He is relying particularly on African Union peace and security commissioner Smaïl Chergui, who is leading an intense lobbying operation in favour of deployment of a 3,000-strong AU force in the region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.06.2020

Smaïl Chergui, Africa Union peace and security commissioner.

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Ivory Coast

Who will build Yeshi's mega mall in Cocody?

Lowdown on international intervention to help unlock Bamako political standoff

Jean-Claude Kabongo puts his business contacts to work for Tshisekedi

Military equipment specialist Marck opens first African branch in Abidjan

Governments seek guidance on hidden pitfalls of G20 debt moratorium

Action Air keen to deploy its planes over Libreville-to-Dakar coastline

Adama Bictogo opens up western roads to China Civil Engineering

Operation Barkhane commanders' second life

Millenium Challenge Corp: Engie and Akuo among eight selected for mini-grid build

American Hospital of Paris turns itself into Covid-19 treatment centre but not just for VIPs

Avisa Partners brings in former French presidential aides to handle its African business

OpinionWay plumps for Abidjan as regional base

June is Sahel month for French diplomats

Chambrier and Gondjout queen it over African logistics

Presidential election: Tidjane Thiam prepares to return to Abidjan in a back seat role

All eyes on Idemia as it revises voters list

Algiers strives to return to centre stage in the Sahel

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Gagan Gupta's French troops

Security Council to probe Sahel army abuses

Egis and Louis Berger vie over urban transport authority

Lebanese giant Arabian Construction Co takes first steps in Africa

Billionaire Konstantin Malofeev turns his attentions to Africa

Nightmarish week for Ivorian customs

Election high and business low, Patrice Talon's bitter-sweet week

Henri Konan Bédié ready for PDCI coronation on 12 June

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Ivory Coast

Who will build Yeshi's mega mall in Cocody?

Lowdown on international intervention to help unlock Bamako political standoff

Jean-Claude Kabongo puts his business contacts to work for Tshisekedi

Military equipment specialist Marck opens first African branch in Abidjan

Governments seek guidance on hidden pitfalls of G20 debt moratorium

Action Air keen to deploy its planes over Libreville-to-Dakar coastline

Adama Bictogo opens up western roads to China Civil Engineering

Operation Barkhane commanders' second life

Millenium Challenge Corp: Engie and Akuo among eight selected for mini-grid build

American Hospital of Paris turns itself into Covid-19 treatment centre but not just for VIPs

Avisa Partners brings in former French presidential aides to handle its African business

OpinionWay plumps for Abidjan as regional base

June is Sahel month for French diplomats

Chambrier and Gondjout queen it over African logistics

Presidential election: Tidjane Thiam prepares to return to Abidjan in a back seat role

All eyes on Idemia as it revises voters list

Algiers strives to return to centre stage in the Sahel

Inner Circle Gagan Gupta's French troops

Security Council to probe Sahel army abuses

Egis and Louis Berger vie over urban transport authority

Lebanese giant Arabian Construction Co takes first steps in Africa

Billionaire Konstantin Malofeev turns his attentions to Africa

Nightmarish week for Ivorian customs

Election high and business low, Patrice Talon's bitter-sweet week

Henri Konan Bédié ready for PDCI coronation on 12 June

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Gagan Gupta's French troops