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Diplomacy 29/03/2023

Special envoys for the Sahel to meet in The Hague

EU special envoys for the Sahel to meet in The Hague on 17 and 18 April.

The Sahel security crisis

Diplomacy 27/03/2023

In Bruxelles, Coalition of the Sahel to thrash out new strategy

Members of the Sahel Coalition will meet in Brussels on 27 March under the leadership of Djimet Adoum. The approach to be taken after Mali's withdrawal from the G5 Sahel last year will be on the agenda.

The Sahel security crisis

Infrastructure 10/03/2023

Ginger-Burgeap seeks operator to bring electricity to rural Mauritania

The French engineering firm Ginger-Burgeap has been selected to pick an operator for an electrification project in rural Mauritania.

Diplomacy 09/03/2023

Ghazouani strives to get Bamako back into G5 Sahel

Flags of the five historical members of the G5 Sahel: Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Chad, Mali and Niger. © Lafargue Raphael/ABACA

Diplomacy 02/03/2023

New WFP aid package for Ouagadougou, Abuja and N'Djamena

The UN World Food Programme decided on a new support plan for Africa in early February. The budget is close to €30m.

Defence 24/02/2023

Macron to bring forward statement on French bases in Africa

French president Emmanuel Macron at the military base in Djibouti on 12 March 2019. © Ludovic Marin/Pool/AFP

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The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

As the Sahel security crisis worsens, with Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) increasingly active, the states in the region find themselves in an ever more vulnerable position.

Operation Barkhane soldiers in Burkina Faso.

Defence Diplomacy 16/02/2023

French armed forces minister Lecornu due in Abidjan and Dakar

France's armed forces minister Sébastien Lecornu will travel to Ivory Coast and Senegal in the coming days, though his schedule has yet to be finalised

SpotlightEnergy 15/02/2023

Grand Tortue, hydrogen and Angola: BP's exceptions to Africa pull-out Free

British major BP has abandoned almost all of its oil activities on the continent in recent years, thus underscoring its ambition to focus on natural gas and the emerging prospect of hydrogen. The firm remains present in four countries:

Bernard Looney, BP Chief Executive, in Cairo, Egypt, on 14 February 2022.

SpotlightDiplomacy 14/02/2023

From Dakar to Algiers, Belgrade's charm offensive in Africa

Serbia is conducting a charm offensive in African capitals in a bid to boost business and persuade them not to recognise Kosovo's independence. The operation is steered behind the scenes by a powerful Serbian businessman with deep links to Africa, working in concert with Belgrade's foreign minister Ivica Dacic.

Serbian Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic on 26 February 2020.

Energy 08/02/2023

Addax Energy and Coral Energy battle for bunkering contract

Mauritania's historical supplier of petroleum products, Addax Energy, and a newcomer to the African market, Coral Energy, are both bidding for a deal to refuel vessels off the country's coast.

Diplomacy 07/02/2023

New candidates mooted for leadership of UN's West Africa and Sahel office

An increasing number of potential candidates for the leadership of the UN's West Africa and Sahel regional office UNOWAS is being put forward.

Diplomacy 02/02/2023

West Africa ponders choice of next UNOWAS head

The Dakar-based post UN post has been vacant since October and the names of several African diplomats are doing the rounds.

Diplomacy 27/01/2023

African leaders plan trip to Kyiv and Moscow

A handful of African heads of state are planning a joint visit to Moscow and Kyiv to meet Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky. Details could be discussed at the next African Union summit.

Defence Diplomacy 26/01/2023

G5 Sahel mulls transfer of joint force HQ to Niamey

Moving the G5 Sahel's joint force's HQs to Niamey was discussed during two separate meetings of the group's member countries' defence and foreign office ministers.

Diplomacy 25/01/2023

Diplomat Luc Briard to focus on African diaspora at foreign ministry

The French foreign ministry has recently appointed diplomat Luc Briard to oversee all matters relating to the African diaspora

Defence 24/01/2023

Delayed EU anti-piracy cooperation presents Washington and Seoul with opening

SWAIMS, an EU project to fight piracy in the waters off West Africa, is experiencing hold-ups. Washington and Seoul are meanwhile working to counteract Chinese ambitions in the region.

Diplomacy 23/01/2023

Western capitals uneasy about delayed Issoufou report

Former Nigerien president Mahamadou Issoufou's report on the international response to the Sahel security crisis will not be ready in time for the AU summit in February as initially planned, with publication still several months away.

Inner circles Politics 20/01/2023

How Ghazouani co-opted Aziz's top officials

The current Mauritanian president is officially and unofficially working with many of the same senior officials as his predecessor, despite the fact that some of them have been targeted by judicial investigations and even detained.

Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Ghazouani attends a welcoming ceremony upon his arrival at Ouagadougou airport on 13 September 2019 on the eve of the start of the West Africa G5 summit.

SpotlightDefence 18/01/2023

Closed-door talks over future of French military presence in Sahel

The Elysée Palace and the Ministry of the Armed Forces are busy laying plans for the future of France's military presence in the Sahel. While the Sabre task force is on the out, various troop redeployment options are on the cards, as is a highly awaited clarification of French soldiers' status in the region.

French soldiers from Operation Barkhane set up a temporary advanced operating base as they leave Gossi, Mali, on 18 April 2022.

SpotlightInfrastructure 17/01/2023

French investigators probe former African logistics giant Necotrans

French financial crimes prosecutors have been investigating Necotrans, a former champion of port logistics in Africa, for the past two years. Brothers Grégory and Emmanuel Quérel and their links with Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo are at the heart of the probe.

Defence 12/01/2023

Saudis strengthen foothold in G5 Sahel Defense College

The G5 Sahel Defense College in Nouakchott, which trains 40 officer cadets from West African armies each year, is currently hosting 20 colonels from the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces (SAAF). Military collaboration between Mauritania and Riyadh is growing.

Energy Mining 11/01/2023

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Special envoys for the Sahel to meet in The Hague

In Bruxelles, Coalition of the Sahel to thrash out new strategy

Ginger-Burgeap seeks operator to bring electricity to rural Mauritania

Ghazouani strives to get Bamako back into G5 Sahel

New WFP aid package for Ouagadougou, Abuja and N'Djamena

Macron to bring forward statement on French bases in Africa

The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

French armed forces minister Lecornu due in Abidjan and Dakar

Grand Tortue, hydrogen and Angola: BP's exceptions to Africa pull-out Free

From Dakar to Algiers, Belgrade's charm offensive in Africa

Addax Energy and Coral Energy battle for bunkering contract

New candidates mooted for leadership of UN's West Africa and Sahel office

West Africa ponders choice of next UNOWAS head

African leaders plan trip to Kyiv and Moscow

G5 Sahel mulls transfer of joint force HQ to Niamey

Diplomat Luc Briard to focus on African diaspora at foreign ministry

Delayed EU anti-piracy cooperation presents Washington and Seoul with opening

Western capitals uneasy about delayed Issoufou report

How Ghazouani co-opted Aziz's top officials

Closed-door talks over future of French military presence in Sahel

French investigators probe former African logistics giant Necotrans

Saudis strengthen foothold in G5 Sahel Defense College

Nouakchott to build oil and gas training centre

MTN to downsize in Africa in 2023

Storms continue to gather over the G5 Sahel

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Special envoys for the Sahel to meet in The Hague

In Bruxelles, Coalition of the Sahel to thrash out new strategy

Ginger-Burgeap seeks operator to bring electricity to rural Mauritania

Ghazouani strives to get Bamako back into G5 Sahel

New WFP aid package for Ouagadougou, Abuja and N'Djamena

Macron to bring forward statement on French bases in Africa

The Sahel threatened by a jihadist tornado

French armed forces minister Lecornu due in Abidjan and Dakar

Grand Tortue, hydrogen and Angola: BP's exceptions to Africa pull-out Free

From Dakar to Algiers, Belgrade's charm offensive in Africa

Addax Energy and Coral Energy battle for bunkering contract

New candidates mooted for leadership of UN's West Africa and Sahel office

West Africa ponders choice of next UNOWAS head

African leaders plan trip to Kyiv and Moscow

G5 Sahel mulls transfer of joint force HQ to Niamey

Diplomat Luc Briard to focus on African diaspora at foreign ministry

Delayed EU anti-piracy cooperation presents Washington and Seoul with opening

Western capitals uneasy about delayed Issoufou report

How Ghazouani co-opted Aziz's top officials

Closed-door talks over future of French military presence in Sahel

French investigators probe former African logistics giant Necotrans

Saudis strengthen foothold in G5 Sahel Defense College

Nouakchott to build oil and gas training centre

MTN to downsize in Africa in 2023

Storms continue to gather over the G5 Sahel

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