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Bancroft wins aeromedical evacuation contract with MINUSMA

US defence service provider Bancroft Global Development on 2 October won a United Nations call for tenders for the provision of an aeromedical evacuation team for MINUSMA, the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 13.10.2020

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

Ali Bongo's former chief of staff Maixent Accrombessi.© DR

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

Colonel Malick Diaw.© Life Tiemoko/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Military determined to retain control of transitional parliament

Following the formation of a new government on 5 October, Bamako is to set up a provisional parliament which the putschists are hoping to preside over.

Subscribers only Politics 09.10.2020

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

Senegalese President Macky Sall at an African Peace and Security Forum in Dakar.© Aliou Mbaye/Panapress/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.10.2020

US security contractor Engility to train Ivorian MINUSMA troops

It will be the first time the PSC trains the Ivorian contingent of the UN peacekeeping mission.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 05.10.2020

Minusma peacekeepers in a mine clearance operation in the Mopti region.

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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CAE, SNC, Mag, DEA, Leonardo: the battle for MINUSMA spy plane contract is on

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali has, after years of hesitancy, launched a tender for the provision of surveillance aircraft it sorely needs. A host of international providers with strong credentials will make for a tight race.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 29.09.2020

For the time being, Minusma has to make do with two Heron drones (above) and Hermes 900.

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

Culmen aims high for MINUSMA logistics and training contract

The US Department of State will be entrusting the logistics of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali to private American operators.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 24.09.2020

Des casques bleus de la Minusma, dans la région de Tombouctou.

Fertiliser manufacturers on the rack after coup d'état

Already negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the prospects for fertiliser sales in Mali, one of the leading markets in West Africa, have deteriorated further. The recent coup d'état has increased uncertainty among international commodities producers and local blenders.

Subscribers only Mining 22.09.2020

The cotton sector should drastically reduce its cultivated areas and, consequently, its fertilizer orders.

After coup, MINUSMA leadership talks back in full swing

As the fallout of the 18-August coup continues to rock the country, the head of the peacekeeping operation in Mali, Mahamat Saleh Annadif, should have his mandate extended until April. But the debate on who will succeed him is back on and Washington is still pushing for David Gressly.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.09.2020

Mahamat Saleh Annadif, the Special Representative for Mali and head of MINUSMA since 2015, will be keeping his post for another four months.

Coup-makers split between two generals for transitional president

With only days to go before the expected appointment of the transitional president, CNSP officers are still divided over who should have the job. The coup-makers are divided between former generals Moussa Sinko Coulibaly and Mahamane Touré.

Subscribers only Politics 17.09.2020

Thanks to ties with coup-makers, Turkish businesses keep foot in the door

Less than two months after his tour of West Africa, Turkish foreign affairs minister Mevlüt Çavusoglu was back in the region last month to meet with the Mali coup leaders. He hopes to sponge off France's plans but also to consolidate Turkish industrial projects in the country.

Subscribers only Business 16.09.2020

Operation Barkhane strengthens its emergency care capacity

Following the death on 5 September of two French soldiers, who were caught in the explosion of a crudely made bomb not far from Tessalit on the border between Algeria and Mali, the French army's health service is to set up a new intensive care and emergency surgery unit.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 14.09.2020

Two civilians pipped to lead transition

As ECOWAS puts pressure on the putschists to appoint a civilian to lead the transition period, two names keep popping up. Expect a compromise in the coming days.

Subscribers only Politics 11.09.2020

Baba Akhib Haidara, mediator of the Malian republic.

Barkhane's British contingent worried about Mali developments

Operation Newcombe, the British deployment to Operation Barkhane, is gathering information on the political and social situation in Mali to better understand the evolving security environment in the aftermath of the coup that led to President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta's resignation.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 07.09.2020

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Bancroft wins aeromedical evacuation contract with MINUSMA

West African financial intelligence agencies seek to earn international approval

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

Military determined to retain control of transitional parliament

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

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

US security contractor Engility to train Ivorian MINUSMA troops

Embalo's appearance at Bamako inauguration sparks regional upset

Spotlight
CAE, SNC, Mag, DEA, Leonardo: the battle for MINUSMA spy plane contract is on

Cement giant Vicat adds muscle to Africa branch

Culmen aims high for MINUSMA logistics and training contract

Fertiliser manufacturers on the rack after coup d'état

After coup, MINUSMA leadership talks back in full swing

Coup-makers split between two generals for transitional president

Thanks to ties with coup-makers, Turkish businesses keep foot in the door

Operation Barkhane strengthens its emergency care capacity

Two civilians pipped to lead transition

Barkhane's British contingent worried about Mali developments

Macau's Chow dynasty plans to reduce spending on its giant Cape Verde casino project

Goodluck Jonathan's mediator days may be numbered

Monaco Resources converts auditor into CFO to boost finance repute

Rabat reaches out to post-coup Bamako

Transitional government begins to take shape after coup d'état

Luftwaffe upgrades Niamey hub in support of MINUSMA

False start for Mopti air terminal

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Bancroft wins aeromedical evacuation contract with MINUSMA

West African financial intelligence agencies seek to earn international approval

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

Military determined to retain control of transitional parliament

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

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

US security contractor Engility to train Ivorian MINUSMA troops

Embalo's appearance at Bamako inauguration sparks regional upset

Spotlight CAE, SNC, Mag, DEA, Leonardo: the battle for MINUSMA spy plane contract is on

Cement giant Vicat adds muscle to Africa branch

Culmen aims high for MINUSMA logistics and training contract

Fertiliser manufacturers on the rack after coup d'état

After coup, MINUSMA leadership talks back in full swing

Coup-makers split between two generals for transitional president

Thanks to ties with coup-makers, Turkish businesses keep foot in the door

Operation Barkhane strengthens its emergency care capacity

Two civilians pipped to lead transition

Barkhane's British contingent worried about Mali developments

Macau's Chow dynasty plans to reduce spending on its giant Cape Verde casino project

Goodluck Jonathan's mediator days may be numbered

Monaco Resources converts auditor into CFO to boost finance repute

Rabat reaches out to post-coup Bamako

Transitional government begins to take shape after coup d'état

Luftwaffe upgrades Niamey hub in support of MINUSMA

False start for Mopti air terminal

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CAE, SNC, Mag, DEA, Leonardo: the battle for MINUSMA spy plane contract is on