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CNPC going full steam ahead on export pipeline

China is revving up the bulldozers on its huge Agadem oil pipeline project now that it has lifted its Covid-19 ban. This massive undertaking will stretch 2,000km from south-east Niger to Benin.

Subscribers only Energy 08.02.2022

In Focus
Brussels, Washington and London battle for maritime ascendancy with anti-piracy programmes

An armed Somali pirate along the coast, 7 January 2010. In the background, the Greek cargo ship MV Filitsa is anchored off the town of Hobyo in northeast Somalia, where it is being held by pirates.© Mohamed Dahir/AFP

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 07.02.2022

Erdogan in business mode in Antalya

Turkey's Recep Tayip Erdogan has invited a dozen African heads of state to the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, which will take place from 11 to 13 March.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running Story - Erdogan's drive in Africa 07.02.2022

Two Algerians sentenced to death over 2013 Areva attack

At the end of December, the Niamey Court of Appeal handed down two death sentences and five acquittals in the case of the alleged instigators of the May 2013 terrorist attacks against a subsidiary of Orano (formerly Areva) and the Nigerien town of Agadez.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 02.02.2022

Why Bazoum's party is in no hurry to find new leader

Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum.© Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

Subscribers only Politics 27.01.2022

OECD prepares to enlist banks in fight against gold fraud

Recognising that high banking fees are among the factors contributing to illegal gold trafficking, particularly in the west of the continent, the OECD plans to shortly engage in discussions with financial institutions and governments in the region.

Subscribers only Finance, Mining 25.01.2022

French defence cooperation falls back on DCI

Défense Conseil International (DCI), a private-sector service provider within the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, will train Nigerien air force personnel to strengthen a helicopter unit. This is a rare incursion into Africa, where Paris is reluctant to "privatise" its military cooperation.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 19.01.2022

Ex-president Ousmane bets on ECOWAS court to contest election result

Mahamane Ousmane has put together a team to help him take his legal battle to the ECOWAS Court of Justice to try to overturn the results of last year's presidential election, which he claims he won but which officially went to President Mohamed Bazoum.

Subscribers only Politics 19.01.2022

Former president of Niger Mahamane Ousmane.

Inner Circle
Abu Dhabi Ports in chaotic dash to build Africa empire

With a war chest of a billion dollars, Abu Dhabi Ports is hunting for projects in Africa in a bid to match its arch-rival DP World. Backed by the emirate's highest authorities, the parastatal, which in less than two years has gone from sub-regional player to global giant, is nevertheless struggling to build a proper African empire.

Free access Infrastructure, Business 14.01.2022

A delivery of bauxite from Guinea by Abu Dhabi Ports in June 2018.

Security issues in Pendjari curtail Lionel Talon's tourism ambitions

A few months ago, the son of the Beninese president embarked on the renovation of Pendjari Safari Lodge, but business there is likely to a take a nosedive following a deadly attack perpetrated on 6 January in the national park.

Subscribers only Business 13.01.2022

Lionel Talon, son of Beninese president Patrice Talon.

Biden administration buddies up with Bazoum

After inviting the Nigerien president to Washington at the beginning of December, the Democratic administration is preparing to disburse, via the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA), more than 100 million euros to Niamey to finance several road projects.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Diplomacy 06.01.2022

After telecoms, Franco-Malagasy group Axian develops power stations in Senegal and Mali

Axian, led by Frenchman Hassanein Hiridjee, acquired the Senegalese assets of the Swedish telecom group Millicom three years ago. It is now working to strengthen its position in electricity production throughout Africa via its subsidiary Axian Energy.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 05.01.2022

Bazoum restarts construction of "oil road" to Chadian border

Six years after Chinese group CPE unilaterally suspended construction of the so-called "oil road" between Diffa in north eastern Niger and the border with Chad, work is to resume.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 05.01.2022

In Focus
Trapped in Sahel logistics nightmare, French army seeks way out

In November, one of the French army's convoys that came to support the Barkhane force by road was attacked by locals. For the past two months, French military planners have been working on scenarios to keep its troops supplied in the Sahel without provoking any new unrest.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 03.01.2022

French multi-role armoured vehicles VBMR Griffon patrol the streets of Gao on 4 December 2021.

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Niger

CNPC going full steam ahead on export pipeline

In Focus
Brussels, Washington and London battle for maritime ascendancy with anti-piracy programmes

Erdogan in business mode in Antalya

Two Algerians sentenced to death over 2013 Areva attack

Why Bazoum's party is in no hurry to find new leader

OECD prepares to enlist banks in fight against gold fraud

French defence cooperation falls back on DCI

Ex-president Ousmane bets on ECOWAS court to contest election result

Inner Circle
Abu Dhabi Ports in chaotic dash to build Africa empire

Security issues in Pendjari curtail Lionel Talon's tourism ambitions

Biden administration buddies up with Bazoum

After telecoms, Franco-Malagasy group Axian develops power stations in Senegal and Mali

Bazoum restarts construction of "oil road" to Chadian border

In Focus
Trapped in Sahel logistics nightmare, French army seeks way out

Bazoum finally assembles oil team in his own image

ENI, Mercuria, TotalEnergies and Shell aim to revive Gulf of Guinea next year

Behind the scenes of the Bazoum vs Savannah-Sonatrach negotiations

Fertiliser king Salif Ouédraogo targeted by Cotonou lawsuit

Arms top Bazoum's Christmas list

Leadership race at Ivorian chapter of global Lebanese union

Mohamed Bazoum sets off on a month of globetrotting

Niger's mining code may finally be reformed

UAE's Royal Capital quietly expands in Africa

Burkinabe banker Idrissa Nassa takes interest in Orabank

Berlin and Ankara battle for air surveillance contracts

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Niger

CNPC going full steam ahead on export pipeline

In Focus Brussels, Washington and London battle for maritime ascendancy with anti-piracy programmes

Erdogan in business mode in Antalya

Two Algerians sentenced to death over 2013 Areva attack

Why Bazoum's party is in no hurry to find new leader

OECD prepares to enlist banks in fight against gold fraud

French defence cooperation falls back on DCI

Ex-president Ousmane bets on ECOWAS court to contest election result

Inner Circle Abu Dhabi Ports in chaotic dash to build Africa empire

Security issues in Pendjari curtail Lionel Talon's tourism ambitions

Biden administration buddies up with Bazoum

After telecoms, Franco-Malagasy group Axian develops power stations in Senegal and Mali

Bazoum restarts construction of "oil road" to Chadian border

In Focus Trapped in Sahel logistics nightmare, French army seeks way out

Bazoum finally assembles oil team in his own image

ENI, Mercuria, TotalEnergies and Shell aim to revive Gulf of Guinea next year

Behind the scenes of the Bazoum vs Savannah-Sonatrach negotiations

Fertiliser king Salif Ouédraogo targeted by Cotonou lawsuit

Arms top Bazoum's Christmas list

Leadership race at Ivorian chapter of global Lebanese union

Mohamed Bazoum sets off on a month of globetrotting

Niger's mining code may finally be reformed

UAE's Royal Capital quietly expands in Africa

Burkinabe banker Idrissa Nassa takes interest in Orabank

Berlin and Ankara battle for air surveillance contracts

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In Focus
Brussels, Washington and London battle for maritime ascendancy with anti-piracy programmes

Inner Circle
Abu Dhabi Ports in chaotic dash to build Africa empire

In Focus
Trapped in Sahel logistics nightmare, French army seeks way out