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Politics 03/07/2020

Alkache Alhada, the new interior minister with socialist credentials

New Nigerien interior minister Alkache Alhada. ©State Audit Office of Hungary/YouTube

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. [...]

Mining Power 01/07/2020

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

Ore storekeeper in the Cominak uranium mine (Niger). ©Maurice Ascianio / Orano

Diplomacy 01/07/2020

Rome wants top seat in the Sahel

Italian ambassador to Niger Marco Prencipe with Nigerien Prime Minister Brigi Rafini on 19 June, 2020. ©Embassy of Italy in Niamey

Business Defence 26/06/2020

Arquus and Niamey squabble over disputed €3.8m

In April following an audit conducted by the defence ministry, the Nigerien judiciary opened an investigation into the affairs of Arquus/Renault Trucks. For its part, the French company, which supplied 75 vehicles to the Nigerien army between 2017 and 2019, is expecting Niamey to stump up the sum of €3.8m. [...]

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Running story Politics

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. [...]

Libyan National Army (LNA) members head out of Benghazi to reinforce the troops advancing to Tripoli.

Spotlight Politics 25/06/2020

Libya's Chadian legion to return home and wreak havoc?

Over the last fortnight the Chadian government has been following with concern the situation in neighbouring Libya, where the military setbacks of General Haftar could leave hundreds of Chadian rebels at a loose end and capable of posing a threat to N'Djamena. [...]

A large rally organised by the opposition coalition in Bamako on 18 June.

Politics 24/06/2020

Lowdown on international intervention to help unlock Bamako political standoff

ECOWAS mission, UN intervention and AU action - the international community is concerned to see a key country in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel at a political impasse and has stepped up its action. [...]

Business Defence 23/06/2020

Military equipment specialist Marck opens first African branch in Abidjan

French military equipment producer Marck opened its first unit outside of France in Abidjan in June, the Compagnie Africaine de Défense et de Sécurité. [...]

Business Finance 22/06/2020

Governments seek guidance on hidden pitfalls of G20 debt moratorium

For African countries, taking advantage of the G20 moratorium on bilateral debt during the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to unforeseen consequences, especially in terms of their credit ratings. A number of banks and law firms have been guiding them through this financial minefield. [...]

Diplomacy 18/06/2020

Macron to attend G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott on 30 June

French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to the Mauritanian capital [...]

Business Defence 18/06/2020

Action Air keen to deploy its planes over Libreville-to-Dakar coastline

French aerial mapping firm Action Air Environnement, which is already present in Togo, is in talks with Gabon and Senegal about making its observation planes available. The aim is to combat maritime pollution and strengthen coastal surveillance in a region rich in fisheries and oil resources. [...]

General Pascal Facon, current commander of Operation Barkhane.

Diplomacy 17/06/2020

Operation Barkhane commanders' second life

Some of the generals who led France's largest overseas military operation are leaving the Army without their hoped-for promotion while others have been better in leveraging their experience in the Sahel. [...]

Business Power 16/06/2020

Millenium Challenge Corp: Engie and Akuo among eight selected for mini-grid build

Eight foreign power producers and Millennium Challenge Account Benin II (MCA-Benin II) are now days away from signing their co-financing deal delayed by the outbreak of the global Covid-19 pandemic. [...]

Business Defence 15/06/2020

Court-protected airship-maker A-NSE wants Niger to pay its bills

In 2018, A-NSE, a French company currently in safeguard proceedings, supplied several surveillance blimps to Niger, which has yet to make payment. Niamey says in an audit the firm did not deliver what it ordered. [...]

Business 15/06/2020

American Hospital of Paris turns itself into Covid-19 treatment centre but not just for VIPs

At the suggestion of several military doctors who had previously been at Paris's Val de Grace Hospital, the privately owned American Hospital of Paris, which has traditionally been a favourite with ailing African VIPs, reinvented itself as a specialised Covid-19 treatment centre for the duration of the crisis [. [...]

Politics 12/06/2020

Avisa Partners brings in former French presidential aides to handle its African business

Avisa Partners, which is tasked with lobbying urgently for Mauritius and organising this year's Dakar peace forum, has put its African business in the hands of two former French presidential aides, Sylvain Fort and Maurice Gourdalt-Montagne. [...]

Business 12/06/2020

OpinionWay plumps for Abidjan as regional base

In the coming days, the French polling company is due to officially announce the opening of a west African regional office in the Ivorian economic capital. [...]

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.

Diplomacy 11/06/2020

June is Sahel month for French diplomats

What with the presidency of the UN Security Council, the renewal of MINUSMA's mandate and the Coalition for the Sahel in June, and the G5 Sahel summit in early July in Mauritania, the Sahel region is set to keep French diplomats very busy during the next few weeks. [...]

Business Ports and airports 11/06/2020

Chambrier and Gondjout queen it over African logistics

Roselyne Chambrier Chalobah and Laura Olga Gondjout, both from Gabonese political dynasties which went into opposition, respectively represent the interests of competing African logistics giants Arise P&L and Monaco Resources. [...]

Smaïl Chergui, Africa Union peace and security commissioner.

Diplomacy 08/06/2020

Algiers strives to return to centre stage in the Sahel

Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been trying for several weeks to bring his influence to bear on the situation in the Sahel. He is relying particularly on African Union peace and security commissioner Smaïl Chergui, who is leading an intense lobbying operation in favour of deployment of a 3,000-strong AU force in the region. [...]

Inner circles Business 04/06/2020

Gagan Gupta's French troops

Though now active in Africa via the three Arise mega-funds, Indian-Singaporean agribusiness giant Olam still relies on French advisors to help guide its path. [...]

Politics Diplomacy 03/06/2020

Security Council to probe Sahel army abuses

The United Nations Security Council has set itself a tall task for its 5 June meeting: overview the G5 Sahel States but also look into accusations of abuse against several of the coalition's national armed forces. [...]

Business 01/06/2020

Lebanese giant Arabian Construction Co takes first steps in Africa

For a long time a key presence in the United Arab Emirates and then in Saudi Arabia, the Arabian Construction Co conglomerate is seeking to break into the African market. [...]