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Corridors of power Palace whispers 14/11/2018

Issoufou mobilises Barkhane drones

Mahamadou Issoufou has asked Operation Barkhane to deploy its drones [...]

Corridors of power 14/11/2018

Madrid earns its stripes in Sahel

Spain is stepping up its presence in the sub-region. Here's how. [...]

Power brokers 14/11/2018

Where next for Abdallah Wafy?

Niger's permanent representative at the United Nations (UN) , the diplomat Abdallah Wafy, is tipped to succeed Gabon's Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, [...]

Oil 13/11/2018

Behind the scenes of Oranto's power play to take blocks, at last

The Nigerian junior has picked up four strategic blocks with help from its trusted advisors. [...]

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Corridors of power 13/11/2018

Gado and CNPC eating away at Katsina refinery project so loved by Buhari and Issoufou

The memorandum of understanding signed with great pomp by Nigeria's [...]

Business circles Consultants 13/11/2018

World Bank backs Issoufou's crude export project

With the support of the World Bank's International Development Association [...]

Corridors of power Palace whispers 06/11/2018

Ecomof ready for launch?

The Ecowas Mining & Petroleum Forum & Exhibition (Ecomof) in [...]

Exploration-Production West african gold rush 06/11/2018

Summa, the Turks in sole charge of Bouli gold

Following Australian junior Vital Metals' withdrawal, the Turkish family Bora is now the only operator of the gold project. [...]

Corridors of power Palace whispers 31/10/2018

Paris set to train paras

A training contingent of operation Barkhane which is already present [...]

Business circles 31/10/2018

Lufthansa Cargo ruffles Air France's feathers

An agreement reached with Brussels Airlines means the subsidiary of the German giant can bolster its presence in the sub-region. [...]

Oil 30/10/2018

International Petroleum: Frank Timis' latest legal setback

The Austro-Romanian businessman Frank Timis and his Australian mining business [...]

Exploration-Production Small-scale mining 23/10/2018

OECD calls on Sahel Alliance to acknowledge artisanal mining in its programs to improve regional security

In its recent report entitled "Gold at a crossroads: a [...]

Power brokers 23/10/2018

Aliko Dangote to use coal to fuel power plants?

On October 9, the Nigerien government assigned four coal research permits to Nigerian millionaire Aliko Dangote's firm Dangote Cement. Two [...]

Spotlight Business circles 17/10/2018

Vladimir Putin has been lobbying for Russian businesses during Ali Bongo's visit in Moscow in July.

Although the security and extractive sectors were its first port of call in francophone Africa, in particular in late 2017, post-Soviet Russia is intending in the very near future to diversify its activities by branching out into other sectors. Energy, [...]

Corridors of power 17/10/2018

Trans-Sahelian: no feasibility study, no money from Beijing

The project to build a rail link of over 6,000 [...]

Business circles 17/10/2018

Ethiopian Airlines swoops on local airlines

The first flight of Tchadia Airlines signals the growing influence of the Ethiopian airline in the sub-region. [...]

Business circles 17/10/2018

Why Issoufou and IBK are backing the creation of Air Sahel

Niamey and Bamako have been lobbying their G5 Sahel counterparts to create a joint airline. The low-down. [...]

Oil 16/10/2018

Savannah Petroleum boss' Azerbaijani networks

The British junior developing its deposit in the Agadem zone has well-heeled shareholders close to Baku. [...]

Spotlight Corridors of power 03/10/2018

The young guard invades the corridors of power

As their long-standing allies enter their dotage, African heads of state are turning to a new generation of highly qualified pretenders who are colonising the presidential palaces and forging their own networks. An exposé of the inner circles of tomorrow. The [...]

Business circles 03/10/2018

DGAC to audit the airports

France's Direction generale de l'Aviation civile (DGAC), which is part [...]

Oil 02/10/2018

Savannah ready to bump up oil revenue from Issoufou

British junior Savannah Petroleum plans to produce its first barrels [...]

Business circles 02/10/2018

Savannah teams up with mysterious financial partner for Agadem

When contacted by Africa Energy Intelligence, the British junior Savannah [...]

Business circles 25/09/2018

Uraniumgate judges caught in a financial labyrinth

Finding who stood to benefit from Areva's mysterious sale – at a loss – of 5.5 million tonnes of Nigerien uranium is no easy task for the French investigators wading through the case's piles of documents. [...]

Spotlight Corridors of power Palace whispers 19/09/2018

Mahamadou Issoufou gives Beijing cause to celebrate

Relations between Niger and China received a real boost at the 3rd Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in Beijing in early September, at which Mahamadou Issoufou was notable for his hands-on approach. In addition to neighbouring Chad, Beijing has [...]

Corridors of power 19/09/2018

Merkel's strategic gift to Issoufou

During his visit to Berlin in mid-August, the Nigerien president [...]

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