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Politics Defence 21/09/2020

US company Barbaricum flies to the aid of Niger's Air Force

American defence contractor Barbaricum is to join fellow US company Apogee-SSU in providng assistance to the Niger Air Force. Support for the Nigerien air arm and West African air forces generally has become a priority for the US administration. [...]

Oil & gas 17/09/2020

CNPC once again targeted by taxman via SORAZ in run-up to election

The SORAZ refinery in Zinder (Niger). ©Facebook

Politics Defence 11/09/2020

Relyant trains Niger's special forces

The US military firm Relyant Global will soon be providing training and support to Niger's special intervention battalions on behalf of the US government. These elite units will play a key role in the fight against Islamist terrorism in the Sahel region. [...]

Business 07/09/2020

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

Business 04/09/2020

Monaco Resources converts auditor into CFO to boost finance repute

Monaco Resources has asked one of its auditors from Baker Tilly to become its first ever group CFO. [...]

Diplomacy 01/09/2020

New Sahel special envoy appointed at French foreign ministry

Diplomat Frédéric Bontems is expected to succeed Christophe Bigot as special envoy for the Sahel. [...]

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Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa

Keen to reassert Turkey's international status, and also to help Turkish companies to break into the African market, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been spearheading a major diplomatic and business drive in West and North Africa. [...]

Diplomacy Defence 27/08/2020

Luftwaffe upgrades Niamey hub in support of MINUSMA

Berlin is cautiously stepping up its commitment to the Sahel alongside its French and European allies with plans to dispatch A400M cargo planes and modernise its logistics hub in Niamey to support MINUSMA's forces in Mali. [...]

Turkish Ambassador to Niger Mustafa Türker Ari with President Mahamadou Issoufou, in February 2020.

Focus Diplomacy Business 24/08/2020

Turkey woos Issoufou, lands big security deal

After eight years of coaxing, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has concluded a major military and economic agreement with Niger - to France's great chagrin. [...]

Business Mining 20/08/2020

Previously convicted for aluminium foundry mismanagement, Monaco Resources co-founder now has eye on Alteo refinery

Among the potential buyers for the Alteo alumina refinery in Marseilles, currently in administration, is Monaco Resources, whose founder Axel Fischer was previously convicted in Germany for mismanagement of an aluminium factory. [...]

Ghanaian diplomat Mohamed Ibn Chambas, head the UN Office for West Africa and the Sahel, UNOWAS.

Diplomacy 19/08/2020

Antonio Guterres chooses new United Nations "West Africa" boss

The United Nations Department of Political Affairs has found a successor to fill the shoes of the current head of UNOWAS, Mohamed Ibn Chambas, ahead of his imminent departure. [...]

Politics Defence 18/08/2020

Apogee-SSU to continue training west African pilots

The US Department of State has renewed the contract of the American service provider Apogee-SSU Joint Venture to train the Cessna C-208B crews of the Cameroonian, Nigerien and Chadian air forces. [...]

Franco-Tunisian publicist Lotfi Bel Hadj.

Focus Business Politics 27/07/2020

Blacklisted by Facebook, Lotfi Bel Hadj becomes Togo's official publicist

After having had the spotlight turned on his confidential online political marketing activities by American think-tank Atlantic Council last month, Franco-Tunisian communications adviser Lotfi Bel Hadj has already moved on. Last month, he signed PR and lobbying contracts with the Togolese presidency. [...]

Diplomacy Defence 22/07/2020

Rome poised to join counter-terrorism task force Takuba

Italy is expected to deploy several dozen of its special forces in Liptako-Gourma as part of the European task force Takuba in the first quarter of 2021. [...]

The President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo.

Diplomacy 17/07/2020

Embalo makes energetic start on his 12 diplomatic labours

Guinea-Bissau's new president is making overtures to Turkey and the Emirates but is also looking to mend his relations with Portugal... and even play the role of mediator in Libya. [...]

Reckya Madougou and Lionel Zinsou during The Nest aired on 8 July.

Business Investments funds 15/07/2020

Jim Chu seeks Africa's next top investor with The Nest

For the launch of the French version of his reality TV/start-up incubator, The Nest, US entrepreneur Jim Chu has enticed a line-up of leading finance whizzes to attend. Guest stars were former Beninese prime minister Lionel Zinsou and Reckya Madougouto, special advisor to the Togolese president. [...]

Business Defence 15/07/2020

How Ukraine's Motor Sich became entangled in fake military contract saga

Niamey is about to open a judicial inquiry into overbilling and fictitious contracts exposed in February by a Ministry of Defence audit. The Ukrainian company Motor Sich, which might be bought by a businessman close to Beijing, is caught up in the fray. [...]

Politics 10/07/2020

Robert Bourgi surfs on Macron's second wind

Since the recent French government reshuffle announced by Emmanuel Macron, the lawyer Robert Bourgi, whose African network is now a shadow of its former self, has been touting his ties with the new ministerial team. [...]

Business Defence 10/07/2020

As Niger court homes in, Aboubacar Hima uproots arms broker BRID A DEFCON to Prague

With a legal investigation now in full swing in Niger, the businessman Aboubacar Hima, aka "Petit Boubé", has relocated his military equipment brokerage firm BRID A DEFCON to the Czech Republic. This brings it closer to the Czech defence supplier DEFCON. [...]

Mining 09/07/2020

China's Shandong aims to take on Barrick, Newmont and AngloGold

In bidding to take control of Cardinal Resources, which is developing Ghana's Namdini gold field, China's Shandong Gold aims to compete with the world's gold industry giants, all of which have a permanent presence in West Africa. [...]

New Nigerien interior minister Alkache Alhada.

Politics 03/07/2020

Alkache Alhada, the new interior minister with socialist credentials

Alkache Alhada, who has taken over from Mohamed Bazoum at the strategically important Nigerien interior ministry, is on very good terms with President Mahamadou Issoufou. He also has longstanding links with the "Mr Africa" of the French socialist party, Guy Labertit, and the former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo. [...]

Business Defence 03/07/2020

Aerodyne, EST Ukraine: mysterious web of contacts behind fake competition scandal

Gintautas Barauskas, the low-profile representative of defence firms Aerodyne and EST Ukraine, is threatening to sue Niger for €2.2m while he himself is accused by the ministry of defence for his role in a fake competition scandal. [...]

Diplomacy 02/07/2020

Idriss Déby's global network of well-placed Chadian officials begins to fray

Déby had successfully positioned a number of Chadians in key international appointments over the past few years but two of the most strategic posts could slip from his grasp in 2021. [...]

Ore storekeeper in the Cominak uranium mine (Niger).

Mining Power 01/07/2020

Niger fears Orano's plans to end uranium production could deal fatal blow to economy

The plans of France's Orano (ex-Areva) group to end uranium production at its Cominak mine in early 2021 look likely to cause massive unemployment, a pollution risk and a drastic reduction in state revenues, as well as major financial problems for state-controlled coal and electricity producer Sonichar. [...]

Italian ambassador to Niger Marco Prencipe with Nigerien Prime Minister Brigi Rafini on 19 June, 2020.

Diplomacy 01/07/2020

Rome wants top seat in the Sahel

Italy, which is already very active on the Libyan crisis, is looking to strengthen its position in the neighbouring Sahel region through the opening of new diplomatic missions. [...]

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US company Barbaricum flies to the aid of Niger's Air Force

CNPC once again targeted by taxman via SORAZ in run-up to election

Relyant trains Niger's special forces

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

Monaco Resources converts auditor into CFO to boost finance repute

New Sahel special envoy appointed at French foreign ministry

Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa

Luftwaffe upgrades Niamey hub in support of MINUSMA

Turkey woos Issoufou, lands big security deal

Previously convicted for aluminium foundry mismanagement, Monaco Resources co-founder now has eye on Alteo refinery

Antonio Guterres chooses new United Nations "West Africa" boss

Apogee-SSU to continue training west African pilots

Blacklisted by Facebook, Lotfi Bel Hadj becomes Togo's official publicist

Rome poised to join counter-terrorism task force Takuba

Embalo makes energetic start on his 12 diplomatic labours

Jim Chu seeks Africa's next top investor with The Nest

How Ukraine's Motor Sich became entangled in fake military contract saga

Robert Bourgi surfs on Macron's second wind

As Niger court homes in, Aboubacar Hima uproots arms broker BRID A DEFCON to Prague

China's Shandong aims to take on Barrick, Newmont and AngloGold

Alkache Alhada, the new interior minister with socialist credentials

Aerodyne, EST Ukraine: mysterious web of contacts behind fake competition scandal

Idriss Déby's global network of well-placed Chadian officials begins to fray

Niger fears Orano's plans to end uranium production could deal fatal blow to economy

Rome wants top seat in the Sahel

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US company Barbaricum flies to the aid of Niger's Air Force

CNPC once again targeted by taxman via SORAZ in run-up to election

Relyant trains Niger's special forces

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

Monaco Resources converts auditor into CFO to boost finance repute

New Sahel special envoy appointed at French foreign ministry

Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa

Luftwaffe upgrades Niamey hub in support of MINUSMA

Turkey woos Issoufou, lands big security deal

Previously convicted for aluminium foundry mismanagement, Monaco Resources co-founder now has eye on Alteo refinery

Antonio Guterres chooses new United Nations "West Africa" boss

Apogee-SSU to continue training west African pilots

Blacklisted by Facebook, Lotfi Bel Hadj becomes Togo's official publicist

Rome poised to join counter-terrorism task force Takuba

Embalo makes energetic start on his 12 diplomatic labours

Jim Chu seeks Africa's next top investor with The Nest

How Ukraine's Motor Sich became entangled in fake military contract saga

Robert Bourgi surfs on Macron's second wind

As Niger court homes in, Aboubacar Hima uproots arms broker BRID A DEFCON to Prague

China's Shandong aims to take on Barrick, Newmont and AngloGold

Alkache Alhada, the new interior minister with socialist credentials

Aerodyne, EST Ukraine: mysterious web of contacts behind fake competition scandal

Idriss Déby's global network of well-placed Chadian officials begins to fray

Niger fears Orano's plans to end uranium production could deal fatal blow to economy

Rome wants top seat in the Sahel

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