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Mauritania

SNIM improves cash flow by alternating buyers

Mauritania's financially-weakened national mining and industry firm Société nationale industrielle et minière (SNIM) has been able to take some of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.12.2019

G5 Sahel: weary of awaiting Saudi funds, Paris makes overtures to Doha

With the promised Saudi contribution of €100 million to the G5 Sahel still not having materialised, France is now courting Riyadh's enemy Qatar.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 04.12.2019

IMF brings hidden debts into open

The nine heads of state invited to Dakar by the new IMF boss Kristalina Georgieva have received a private, but stern lecture on abusing state guarantees.

Free access Politics 04.12.2019

Rifts appear between Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

Tensions between the ex-president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and his successor Mohamed Ould Ghazouani are threatening to undermine the delicate [...]

Subscribers only Politics 04.12.2019

Alpha Condé complicates sale of BNP Paribas network

The French bank has shortlisted two candidates to take over its subsidiaries in Mali, Burkina and Guinea, but one of the two firms is not to the liking of a wary Guinean government.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 04.12.2019

Moustapha Ben Barka tipped for vice presidency of BOAD

The secretary-general at the Malian president's office with rank of [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.12.2019

CGRAE beats off competition for Orabank

Made official on 21 November, the sale of the majority [...]

Subscribers only Finance, Business 04.12.2019

Nox bankruptcy creates domino effect

Six months after the liquidation of the Nantes-based construction project [...]

Subscribers only Business 04.12.2019

Oil: is Ould Abdel Vetah's time with the ministry near an end?

Former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz's relations with his successor Mohamed Ould Ghazouani went dramatically pear-shaped at the end of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.12.2019

Endeavour caught showing an interest in gold opportunities?

The CEO of West African gold producer Endeavour is understood to have met with Mauritania's ministry of mines and petroleum.

Subscribers only Mining 26.11.2019

Emerging Capital Partners sells off Orabank to Ivorian state

On 14 November, Vincent Le Guennou, one of the two co-directors of the private equity firm Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), [...]

Subscribers only Business 20.11.2019

Europeans debate special forces deployment in Sahel behind closed doors

A meeting devoted to Operation Takuba, which will involve the deployment of several hundred members of European special forces, was [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 20.11.2019

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz tiptoes back home

The ex-Mauritanian president very discreetly returned to his country on [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.11.2019

Edouard Philippe and Mohamed Ould Ghazouani's tête-à-tête in Dakar

The French prime minister Edouard Philippe took advantage of the [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.11.2019

MINUSCA's Mauritanian battalion in firing line

The Mauritanian battalion deployed within MINUSCA, the United Nations mission [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.11.2019

Duel in the skies between Air Sénégal and Air Côte d'Ivoire

To counter the new services of Air Sénégal (WAN 805), [...]

Subscribers only Business 20.11.2019

High-stakes Sahel visit for Florence Parly

On 4 November, the French armed forces minister Florence Parly embarked on a trip to the Sahel with France forced into reviewing its strategy in the region.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 06.11.2019

Sidi Ould Moulaye Zeine, the prime minister's new chief of staff

On 31 October, the Mauritanian prime minister Ismail Ould Bedda Ould Cheikh Sidiya, appointed Sidi Ould Moulaye Zeine as the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 06.11.2019

Société générale active on every front

Unlike its eternal rival BNP Paribas, which has completely withdrawn [...]

Subscribers only Finance, Business 06.11.2019

Attijariwafa steps up a gear on loans

Through its 51%-owned subsidiary Société ivoirienne de banque, Morocco's Attijariwafa [...]

Subscribers only Finance, Business 06.11.2019

Why Adnoc's purchase of Kosmos' assets is now ineffective

The conditions for the sale of two-thirds of the US junior's assets in the two countries have changed, bringing the process back to square one.

Subscribers only Energy 05.11.2019

Fdérick iron ore: SNIM's technicians want JV with BCM done and dusted

The members of Mauritania's state-owned Société nationale industrielle et minière [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.10.2019

Mohamed Ould Bouamatou's frustrated dreams of return

Although the businessman and opposition figure Mohamed Ould Bouamatou was hoping to normalise his relations with Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.10.2019

Behind the scenes of the rice wars

Officially intended to counter smuggling, the partial closure of the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.10.2019

Who is David Lawrie, Aidan Heavey's right-hand-man at Boru Energy?

As we anticipated he would in June 2019 (AEI 842), the founder and former chairman of Tullow Oil, Aidan Heavey, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.10.2019

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Mauritania

SNIM improves cash flow by alternating buyers

G5 Sahel: weary of awaiting Saudi funds, Paris makes overtures to Doha

IMF brings hidden debts into open

Rifts appear between Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

Alpha Condé complicates sale of BNP Paribas network

Moustapha Ben Barka tipped for vice presidency of BOAD

CGRAE beats off competition for Orabank

Nox bankruptcy creates domino effect

Oil: is Ould Abdel Vetah's time with the ministry near an end?

Endeavour caught showing an interest in gold opportunities?

Emerging Capital Partners sells off Orabank to Ivorian state

Europeans debate special forces deployment in Sahel behind closed doors

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz tiptoes back home

Edouard Philippe and Mohamed Ould Ghazouani's tête-à-tête in Dakar

MINUSCA's Mauritanian battalion in firing line

Duel in the skies between Air Sénégal and Air Côte d'Ivoire

High-stakes Sahel visit for Florence Parly

Sidi Ould Moulaye Zeine, the prime minister's new chief of staff

Société générale active on every front

Attijariwafa steps up a gear on loans

Why Adnoc's purchase of Kosmos' assets is now ineffective

Fdérick iron ore: SNIM's technicians want JV with BCM done and dusted

Mohamed Ould Bouamatou's frustrated dreams of return

Behind the scenes of the rice wars

Who is David Lawrie, Aidan Heavey's right-hand-man at Boru Energy?

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Mauritania

SNIM improves cash flow by alternating buyers

G5 Sahel: weary of awaiting Saudi funds, Paris makes overtures to Doha

IMF brings hidden debts into open

Rifts appear between Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

Alpha Condé complicates sale of BNP Paribas network

Moustapha Ben Barka tipped for vice presidency of BOAD

CGRAE beats off competition for Orabank

Nox bankruptcy creates domino effect

Oil: is Ould Abdel Vetah's time with the ministry near an end?

Endeavour caught showing an interest in gold opportunities?

Emerging Capital Partners sells off Orabank to Ivorian state

Europeans debate special forces deployment in Sahel behind closed doors

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz tiptoes back home

Edouard Philippe and Mohamed Ould Ghazouani's tête-à-tête in Dakar

MINUSCA's Mauritanian battalion in firing line

Duel in the skies between Air Sénégal and Air Côte d'Ivoire

High-stakes Sahel visit for Florence Parly

Sidi Ould Moulaye Zeine, the prime minister's new chief of staff

Société générale active on every front

Attijariwafa steps up a gear on loans

Why Adnoc's purchase of Kosmos' assets is now ineffective

Fdérick iron ore: SNIM's technicians want JV with BCM done and dusted

Mohamed Ould Bouamatou's frustrated dreams of return

Behind the scenes of the rice wars

Who is David Lawrie, Aidan Heavey's right-hand-man at Boru Energy?

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Burkina Faso, Mali
Gold traders cast in uncertainty as jihadist threat looms

Gabon
The secrets behind the FGIS, a sovereign wealth fund set adrift