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General Tchiani walks a tightrope to maintain control of army

Weakened by a string of deadly attacks on the army, the head of the junta is closing ranks around a handful of loyalists. At the same time, discontent is growing within the military.

Subscribers only Defence, Energy, Politics 13.06.2025

ECOWAS heads of state hold summit in Abuja on 22 June

The Economic Community of West African States will discuss its fiftieth anniversary celebrations at its meeting on 22 June, as well as the formalities for the departure of the AES countries.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.06.2025

Interpol accelerates police cooperation within ECOWAS

Police forces from Senegal, Ivory Coast, Benin and Togo will share the data they collect as part of cooperation within the Economic Community of West African States.

Subscribers only Defence 11.06.2025

Sopamin wins its arbitration against uranium trader Curzon

Sopamin has won its arbitration case against British trader Curzon Uranium at the International Chamber of Commerce tribunal in Geneva.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 06.06.2025

General Abdourahamane Tiani (C), head of the military regime in Niger, in Niamey on 26 July 2024. © Boureima Hama/AFP

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Niamey junta dispatches emissaries to hunt for cheap weapon supply

Niger's ruling junta has sent emissaries to Kenya to try to buy weapons for its security forces on behalf of the interior ministry. Negotiations are well underway with a Nairobi-based company for the provision of weapons, the origin of which are raising eyebrows.

Subscribers only Defence 05.06.2025

Gen. Michael Langley during the African Chiefs of Defence Conference 2025 opening ceremony, in Nairobi, Kenya, 28 May 2025. © Daniel Irungu/EPA/MaxPPP

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AFRICOM fights for survival under Trump

The United States Africa Command continues to fight jihadist groups and seeks to counter China's influence on the continent. But it no longer shows the same resolve to stem Russian influence and may even cooperate more with regimes that seize power in military coups.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 04.06.2025

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From Yaoundé to Dakar, Société Générale's troubled divestments

The sale of almost all of the French bank's subsidiaries across Africa was launched two years ago but has proven more difficult than expected. The group must contend with government manoeuvres to have a say in choosing new owners.

Subscribers only Finance 27.05.2025

Société Générale CEO Slawomir Krupa at the World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland, 17 January 2024.

British oil company Energean's West African ambitions

The London-listed company is looking to expand its operations on the continent, particularly in West Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 22.05.2025

Vista Bank abandons plans to acquire Oragroup

Breaking news published on 16/05/25, at 14:30 GMT - On 13 May, the group headed by Simon Tiemtoré informed the pan-African bank Oragroup that it would not be acquiring the shares held by the Emerging Capital Partners fund.

Subscribers only Finance 16.05.2025

Eritrean national team back on the pitch after five-year hiatus

The national football team last played in January 2020. At the end of May, Asmara will host an international tournament to mark the 32nd anniversary of the country's independence.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.05.2025

The Eritrean National Football team (white) goes against Uganda in Kampala, 19 December 2019.

Palestinian Authority launches first ever Africa division

For the first time, Palestinian diplomacy has set up a department exclusively dedicated to the continent. However, its meagre resources are likely to limit its scope of influence.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.05.2025

Moscow finetunes its diplomatic strategy in the Sahel

Created at the beginning of the year, the Russian foreign ministry's Department for Partnership with Africa aims to strengthen ties with the continent's main regional organisations, notably the Alliance of Sahel States.

Free access Diplomacy 07.05.2025

Volodymyr Zelensky cuts short his African tour

The Ukrainian president left Pretoria prematurely on 24 April, cancelling his tour that was supposed to take him to at least two other countries on the continent.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.05.2025

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Theia Trading takes over Russian oil products market in Africa as sanctions hit Demex

Russian trading companies are competing with each other to circumvent international sanctions in order to continue selling their products in Africa.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 15.04.2025

Aerial view of Russia's Novorossiysk port, August 2023.

ECOWAS plans its contentious 50th anniversary amid existential crisis

West African foreign affairs ministers will gather on 22 April in Accra to kick off the birthday celebrations. Yet the thorny questions surrounding the Alliance of Sahel States and the future presidency of the organisation will also be on the agenda.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.04.2025

The ECOWAS summit in Abuja, Nigeria, on 15 December 2024.

New pair of generals at Accra Initiative helm

A duo of Ghanaian generals recently took charge of the West African regional security organisation and have been tasked with revitalising it under the aegis of President Mahama.

Subscribers only Defence 08.04.2025

Apix Energy, Lukoil's new vehicle in Africa

Several Litasco employees have joined forces to form a new Dubai-based trading company, Apix Energy, which has set its sights on the African continent. However, management denies any link between the two structures.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 24.03.2025

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Sahelian juntas turn to Qatar to end their international exiles

Nigeria and Mali's leaders were not shy in asking for help to mend diplomatic fences when the Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs came to visit their countries.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.03.2025

Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi, in Beirut, on 3 April 2023.

New Sahel passports for Niger and Burkina Faso still need certification

The new Niger and Burkina Faso passports bearing the Alliance of Sahel States emblem are already in circulation, despite still needing international approval. Yet Mali says it is ready.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.03.2025

CNPC subsidiary hit hard by taxes

NIGER| The Niger bank accounts of Great Wall Drilling Co have been frozen since late January after tax authorities apparently spotted irregularities in the CNPC oil major's subsidiary.

Subscribers only Energy 24.02.2025

Qatari foreign minister to tour Sahel states

Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi is due to visit Niger, Mali and Senegal at some point next week, in an order that has yet to be defined.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 21.02.2025

Sanctions-hit Dubai trader Coral Energy reinvents itself again

After an initial name change to 2Rivers, oil trader Coral Energy has transferred its activities to a new entity, Safira Global Trading. Coral Energy was sanctioned in December for selling Russian oil below the floor price.

Subscribers only Energy 18.02.2025

Junta snubs European Union envoy

During his visit to the Nigerien capital on 27 to 30 January, the European Commission's DG ECHO head for West and Central Africa failed to set up talks with Abdourahamane Tchiani's government.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.02.2025

Niamey, the blind spot in Dakar's bid to reconcile new Sahel bloc with ECOWAS

Senegal's president has been tasked with restoring links between the West African bloc and three junta-led states that spurned it to form the AES. His mission has taken him to Mali and Burkina Faso, but so far he has only initiated contact with Niger.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.02.2025

African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

Christel Bories had lofty ambitions for Africa when she took the Eramet helm in 2017. Yet she achieved few of them, and the French mining group is being challenged on its Gabonese and Senegalese sites.

Subscribers only Mining 03.02.2025

The CEO of the Eramet Group, Christel Bories, in Argentina, in July 2024.

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General Tchiani walks a tightrope to maintain control of army

ECOWAS heads of state hold summit in Abuja on 22 June

Interpol accelerates police cooperation within ECOWAS

Sopamin wins its arbitration against uranium trader Curzon

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Niamey junta dispatches emissaries to hunt for cheap weapon supply

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AFRICOM fights for survival under Trump

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From Yaoundé to Dakar, Société Générale's troubled divestments

British oil company Energean's West African ambitions

Vista Bank abandons plans to acquire Oragroup

Eritrean national team back on the pitch after five-year hiatus

Palestinian Authority launches first ever Africa division

Moscow finetunes its diplomatic strategy in the Sahel

Volodymyr Zelensky cuts short his African tour

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Theia Trading takes over Russian oil products market in Africa as sanctions hit Demex

ECOWAS plans its contentious 50th anniversary amid existential crisis

New pair of generals at Accra Initiative helm

Apix Energy, Lukoil's new vehicle in Africa

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Sahelian juntas turn to Qatar to end their international exiles

New Sahel passports for Niger and Burkina Faso still need certification

CNPC subsidiary hit hard by taxes

Qatari foreign minister to tour Sahel states

Sanctions-hit Dubai trader Coral Energy reinvents itself again

Junta snubs European Union envoy

Niamey, the blind spot in Dakar's bid to reconcile new Sahel bloc with ECOWAS

African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

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Niger

General Tchiani walks a tightrope to maintain control of army

ECOWAS heads of state hold summit in Abuja on 22 June

Interpol accelerates police cooperation within ECOWAS

Sopamin wins its arbitration against uranium trader Curzon

Spotlight Niamey junta dispatches emissaries to hunt for cheap weapon supply

Spotlight AFRICOM fights for survival under Trump

Spotlight From Yaoundé to Dakar, Société Générale's troubled divestments

British oil company Energean's West African ambitions

Vista Bank abandons plans to acquire Oragroup

Eritrean national team back on the pitch after five-year hiatus

Palestinian Authority launches first ever Africa division

Moscow finetunes its diplomatic strategy in the Sahel

Volodymyr Zelensky cuts short his African tour

Spotlight Theia Trading takes over Russian oil products market in Africa as sanctions hit Demex

ECOWAS plans its contentious 50th anniversary amid existential crisis

New pair of generals at Accra Initiative helm

Apix Energy, Lukoil's new vehicle in Africa

Spotlight Sahelian juntas turn to Qatar to end their international exiles

New Sahel passports for Niger and Burkina Faso still need certification

CNPC subsidiary hit hard by taxes

Qatari foreign minister to tour Sahel states

Sanctions-hit Dubai trader Coral Energy reinvents itself again

Junta snubs European Union envoy

Niamey, the blind spot in Dakar's bid to reconcile new Sahel bloc with ECOWAS

African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

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Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

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Niamey junta dispatches emissaries to hunt for cheap weapon supply

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AFRICOM fights for survival under Trump

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From Yaoundé to Dakar, Société Générale's troubled divestments

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Theia Trading takes over Russian oil products market in Africa as sanctions hit Demex

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Sahelian juntas turn to Qatar to end their international exiles