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Oil minister Abba pursues hard stance against CNPC

The chief of the oil refining division at Niger's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Zakari Oumarou Kabirou, held talks with China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) earlier this month. Oil minister Mahamane Sani Mahamadou encouraged the move.

Subscribers only Energy 19.09.2022

Bazoum's opponent Tazoum complicates Veolia contract renegotiation

Omar Hamidou Tchiana in September 2013 when he was Niger's Mining Minister. © Joe Penney/Reuters

Subscribers only Business 14.09.2022

Showdown between oil minister Abba and China's CNPC continues unabated

Used to more conciliatory relations under former president Mahammadu Issoufou's rule, oil major China National Petroleum Corp is not being given any special treatment by Niger's current hydrocarbons minister Mahamane Sani Mahamadou, aka Abba, who is hard-set on setting aside jobs in the industry for locals.

Subscribers only Energy 09.09.2022

London to boost security cooperation in Lake Chad region

The UK is outlining a new military cooperation programme for Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria, dubbed the Lake Chad Support Framework. It aims to increase British influence on security projects largely dominated by the EU and the AU, and to try to stem growing Russian influence in the region.

Subscribers only Defence 09.09.2022

European Investment Bank prepares Nairobi and Niamey power projects

The European Investment Bank is seeking a lead financial adviser for the development of four energy projects in Niger and Kenya.

Subscribers only Energy 07.09.2022

EU to finalise EUTM mission in Niamey

Nigerien president Mohamed Bazoum and European Council president Charles Michel in May 2021. © Olivier Matthys/Pool/Hans Lucas via AFP

Subscribers only Defence 05.09.2022

In Focus
High hopes and pitfalls ahead after Marriott, Loum Diagne and Fakhoury take over Club Med sites

Businessmen in Senegal and Ivory Coast are dreaming of building luxury resorts on sites abandoned by the French operator Club Med. But Covid has hit the tourism sector hard.

Subscribers only Business 29.08.2022

Archive photo of the Club Med Amun hotel in Aswan, Egypt.

UN expert panels at the heart of Security Council tensions

The appointment of UN-mandated expert panels is being increasingly hotly debated in New York. On one side are the P3 members of the US, France and UK, and on the other the P2 of Russia and China.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.08.2022

Why the next ECOWAS summit will be held in Abuja

Although he has been president of the Economic Community of West African States since July, Umaro Sissoco Embaló will not host the next summit of the regional organisation in Guinea-Bissau.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.08.2022

French ex-foreign minister coaches successor and new defence minister on African issues

French President Emmanuel Macron has asked his ex-minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to brief the new defence minister Sébastien Lecornu and the new foreign minister Catherine Colonna on African issues.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.07.2022

Macron pencils in Niamey trip for September

The French president is set to pay an official visit to Niger, which looks like becoming the new strategic hub for France's military presence in the Sahel.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.07.2022

Mohamed Bazoum and Emmanuel Macron during their meeting in February 2022 in Paris.

Volion Global Logistics gears up to take post-Antonov African pickings

The fledgling company found by a pool of military veterans and Africa experts is hoping to provide solutions to the shortage of wide-body cargo planes caused by the war in Ukraine. It is exploring several options, including a highly hypothetical plan to refit certain US military aircraft for civilian use.

Free access Defence 18.07.2022

Abidjan and Accra allied against multinationals in new cocoa war

The heads of Ghana Cocobod and Ivory Coast's Conseil Café Cacao were in Accra last week to refine their joint strategy in the face of the industry's trading giants and industrialists, who are considering diversifying their supplies elsewhere.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 12.07.2022

New ECOWAS commissioners unveiled following intense lobbying

Following the change of president at the ECOWAS commission, seven new commissioners were appointed at the regional organisation's 3 July summit in Accra. Yet Dakar is not happy that it didn't get the "peace and security" post.

Free access Diplomacy 07.07.2022

Umaro Sissoco Embaló (centre), president of Guinea-Bissau and new chairman of ECOWAS, in Accra, Ghana, on July 3, 2022.

Bazoum refuses to increase fuel prices, despite smuggling concerns

Fearing social unrest, the Nigerien president has chosen to keep fuel prices artificially low, despite pleas from SONIDEP's boss, who is worried about an increase in smuggling to border countries.

Subscribers only Energy 06.07.2022

Ouagadougou ponders G5 Sahel membership after Mali's exit

Ces dernières semaines, la question sensible de l'appartenance du Burkina Faso au cadre de coopération sécuritaire et de développement du G5 Sahel a été abordée durant au moins trois conseil des ministres.

Subscribers only Politics 05.07.2022

In Focus
From Abidjan to Doha: the secret missions of former minister Djibrill Bassolé

Legal problems prevent the erstwhile foreign minister of Burkina Faso setting foot in his own country, but that hasn't stopped him discreetly advising junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. Thanks to his people skills, he is also doing diplomatic work in Qatar, Ivory Coast and Paris.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.07.2022

Former Burkina Faso Foreign Minister Djibrill Yipènè Bassolé (photo from April 2012).

ECOWAS leaders at loggerheads over successor to Akufo-Addo

The summit in Accra on 3 July should officialise the appointment of a new ECOWAS chairperson to succeed the Ghanaian Nana Akufo-Addo as well of new commissioners for the regional organisation. Two electric subjects that have greatly increased tensions between West Africa's leaders.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.07.2022

EU wants four African navies to fight piracy together

The European Union plans to use the European Peace Facility to provide operational support to four West African navies, which are to take on a regional leadership role to counter the persistent threat of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

Subscribers only Defence 29.06.2022

Former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya'alon undertook discreet African tour

Earlier this month, the former head of Israel's armed forces, who is now chairman of the board of directors of the Synaptech Capital fund that invests in defence equipment, visited Abidjan and Conakry.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 28.06.2022

Tsahal's former Chief of Staff and former Israeli defence minister Moshe Ya'alon.

Tycoon Bonkoungou launches new airline in Togo

Following on from his company Liza Transport International (LTI), Mahamadou Bonkoungou, head of the EBOMAF group, is preparing to launch a new carrier in Togo dedicated to regular flights.

Subscribers only Business 27.06.2022

Doumbouya confident of facing down ECOWAS

ECOWAS leaders are making no secret of their irritation with the head of the Guinean transition Mamadi Doumbouya, who has disregarded their calls for a short transition period. He believes his country has sufficient cards in its hand to weather any potential sanctions.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.06.2022

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Niger

Oil minister Abba pursues hard stance against CNPC

Bazoum's opponent Tazoum complicates Veolia contract renegotiation

Showdown between oil minister Abba and China's CNPC continues unabated

London to boost security cooperation in Lake Chad region

European Investment Bank prepares Nairobi and Niamey power projects

EU to finalise EUTM mission in Niamey

In Focus
High hopes and pitfalls ahead after Marriott, Loum Diagne and Fakhoury take over Club Med sites

UN expert panels at the heart of Security Council tensions

Why the next ECOWAS summit will be held in Abuja

French ex-foreign minister coaches successor and new defence minister on African issues

Macron pencils in Niamey trip for September

Volion Global Logistics gears up to take post-Antonov African pickings

Abidjan and Accra allied against multinationals in new cocoa war

New ECOWAS commissioners unveiled following intense lobbying

Bazoum refuses to increase fuel prices, despite smuggling concerns

Ouagadougou ponders G5 Sahel membership after Mali's exit

In Focus
From Abidjan to Doha: the secret missions of former minister Djibrill Bassolé

ECOWAS leaders at loggerheads over successor to Akufo-Addo

EU wants four African navies to fight piracy together

Former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya'alon undertook discreet African tour

Tycoon Bonkoungou launches new airline in Togo

Doumbouya confident of facing down ECOWAS

Abba revamps his oil ministry dream team

World Bank names new country managers

EU prepares to unlock €25m for Niger's armed forces

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Niger

Oil minister Abba pursues hard stance against CNPC

Bazoum's opponent Tazoum complicates Veolia contract renegotiation

Showdown between oil minister Abba and China's CNPC continues unabated

London to boost security cooperation in Lake Chad region

European Investment Bank prepares Nairobi and Niamey power projects

EU to finalise EUTM mission in Niamey

In Focus High hopes and pitfalls ahead after Marriott, Loum Diagne and Fakhoury take over Club Med sites

UN expert panels at the heart of Security Council tensions

Why the next ECOWAS summit will be held in Abuja

French ex-foreign minister coaches successor and new defence minister on African issues

Macron pencils in Niamey trip for September

Volion Global Logistics gears up to take post-Antonov African pickings

Abidjan and Accra allied against multinationals in new cocoa war

New ECOWAS commissioners unveiled following intense lobbying

Bazoum refuses to increase fuel prices, despite smuggling concerns

Ouagadougou ponders G5 Sahel membership after Mali's exit

In Focus From Abidjan to Doha: the secret missions of former minister Djibrill Bassolé

ECOWAS leaders at loggerheads over successor to Akufo-Addo

EU wants four African navies to fight piracy together

Former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya'alon undertook discreet African tour

Tycoon Bonkoungou launches new airline in Togo

Doumbouya confident of facing down ECOWAS

Abba revamps his oil ministry dream team

World Bank names new country managers

EU prepares to unlock €25m for Niger's armed forces

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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Africa
Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

In Focus
High hopes and pitfalls ahead after Marriott, Loum Diagne and Fakhoury take over Club Med sites

In Focus
From Abidjan to Doha: the secret missions of former minister Djibrill Bassolé