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Diplomatic Affairs Defence & Security 11/09/2019

Angela Merkel hones her Sahel strategy

Anxious not to be left behind, Berlin has stepped up its initiatives in the Sahelo-Saharan belt. [...]

Corridors of power 11/09/2019

Moscow to set up shop in Niamey?

The Russian foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, has indicated that he [...]

Business circles 11/09/2019

Mohamed Rhissa takes over Orange's licence

After months of bickering with the Nigerien state over tax [...]

State strategy 10/09/2019

Savannah urgently seeking partners for Agadem

The British junior is pressed for time to lock in partners so it can finance the development of its discoveries. [...]

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State strategy Infrastructure & Power 10/09/2019

Export pipeline: CNPC making fast progress with partner CPPE

The Chinese state-owned oil firm CNPC wants to waste no [...]

Focus Defence & Security Defence & Security 09/09/2019

The USAF air base in Agadez, a key building site for Gecoba, the group of Khalidou Moussa Ba.

Khalidou Moussa Ba builds for the Pentagon all over West Africa

Construction group Gecoba, a preferred US Army partner company owned by Mauritanian national Khalidou Moussa Ba, has won contracts worth several million dollars in Central and West Africa since 2013. It is heavily involved, notably, in the construction of a huge strategic air base in Agadez in Niger. [...]

Corridors of power 28/08/2019

Holiday time for the presidents

As every year, lobbyists and businessmen have been running up their mobile phone bills trying to find out where African [...]

Corridors of power Defence & Security 28/08/2019

Emirati base plans up in the air

Following fractious negotiations between Niamey and Abu Dhabi, the project [...]

Business circles 28/08/2019

Huawei and Vivendi battle it out over fibre optic

With its infrastructure lagging behind, west Africa is seen as an El Dorado by fibre optic operators, not least given the proliferation of internet services. [...]

Business circles 28/08/2019

A new career for Samuel Eto'o

The star guest at the party held in Cotonou on [...]

Corridors of power 24/07/2019

Mohamed Bazoum coached by Image 7

The ruling party's candidate for the next presidential election in [...]

Business circles 24/07/2019

Controversy over travel agency guarantee fund

Deprived of financial guarantees from the airlines, several west Africa [...]

Power brokers 24/07/2019

Idrissa Waziri prepares Mohamed Bazoum visit

The Nigerien minister of the interior, Mohamed Bazoum, has turned to the young president of the French section of the [...]

State strategy 23/07/2019

Agadem-Seme pipeline: Patrice Talon speeds up process with CNPC

West African Oil Pipeline Benin Co (WAPCO Benin) and China [...]

Diplomatic Affairs Defence & Security 10/07/2019

Abu Dhabi and Ankara jockey for position

The Emirates are on the verge of establishing a base in northern Niger - a manoeuvre designed to counter Ankara's regional plans. [...]

Corridors of power Defence & Security 10/07/2019

High-level intelligence meeting at the Elysee

Having discussed the situation in the Sahel with Alassane Ouattara on 9 July, Emmanuel Macron is due to chair a [...]

Business circles Defence & Security 10/07/2019

Securiport secures $95 million win against Talon

The American airport security firm Securiport active in Senegal, Mali and Ivory Coast has secured a $95 million arbitration win against Benin after it was driven out of the country to make way for a company with ties to Patrice Talon. [...]

Business circles 10/07/2019

Who has their eyes on BNP Paribas network?

Put up for sale in early June, BNP's branches in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea have attracted several offers from west African financial institutions. [...]

Power brokers Defence & Security 10/07/2019

General Oumarou Namata Gassama set to take charge of G5 Sahel joint force

The Nigerien general Oumarou Namata Gazama has been chosen by Mahamadou Issoufou to head up the joint force of the [...]

State strategy 09/07/2019

Why CNPC and Beijing have pulled in the big guns on Sonidep

The Chinese public firm CNPC has had enough of not being paid by the country's leading distributor Sonidep and this time Beijing is threating action. [...]

Corridors of power 26/06/2019

Guess what of June 24, 2019 Free

Sanction | Replacement | Visit | Phone call | General [...]

Spotlight State strategy Document 25/06/2019

How CNPC plans to export output from Agadem.

Future Agadem exports: why CNPC prefers Patrice Talon over Idriss Deby

The oil major China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) plans to start exporting part of the crude oil produced on its Nigerian field Agadem by 2022. It seems to have discarded the option of building an export pipeline through Chad, much [. [...]

State Strategy 18/06/2019

ECOWAS mining code nearing completion?

Mining ministers within Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [...]

Spotlight Business circles Infrastructure & Power 29/05/2019

Extension of Diori-Hamani airport in Niamey, built and run by Turkish group Summa.

Airports spark intense international rivalries

At a time when many African capitals are constructing new airports to ease congestion around urban centres, such projects are giving rise to intense rivalry between new and established powers on the continent, all against a backdrop of growing sub-regional [. [...]

Diplomatic Affairs Defence & Security Document 29/05/2019

Map of the main terrorist attacks in Sahel these past few years.

Enduring turmoil in Sahel

Stamping out the terrorist threat is proving to be difficult. Here's why. [...]

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Angela Merkel hones her Sahel strategy

Moscow to set up shop in Niamey?

Mohamed Rhissa takes over Orange's licence

Savannah urgently seeking partners for Agadem

Export pipeline: CNPC making fast progress with partner CPPE

Khalidou Moussa Ba builds for the Pentagon all over West Africa

Holiday time for the presidents

Emirati base plans up in the air

Huawei and Vivendi battle it out over fibre optic

A new career for Samuel Eto'o

Mohamed Bazoum coached by Image 7

Controversy over travel agency guarantee fund

Idrissa Waziri prepares Mohamed Bazoum visit

Agadem-Seme pipeline: Patrice Talon speeds up process with CNPC

Abu Dhabi and Ankara jockey for position

High-level intelligence meeting at the Elysee

Securiport secures $95 million win against Talon

Who has their eyes on BNP Paribas network?

General Oumarou Namata Gassama set to take charge of G5 Sahel joint force

Why CNPC and Beijing have pulled in the big guns on Sonidep

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Future Agadem exports: why CNPC prefers Patrice Talon over Idriss Deby

ECOWAS mining code nearing completion?

Airports spark intense international rivalries

Enduring turmoil in Sahel

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