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Ex-Tullow Oil boss Paul McDade's new life

Since being forced into retirement a year ago, Paul McDade has embarked on a new adventure in west African oil thanks to Sterling Energy and is now keen to start buying assets.

Subscribers only Energy 26.02.2021

Strauss-Kahn pursues his business prospecting marathon in Cotonou

Former International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who now heads his own Parnasse International consulting company, has been in the Beninese capital, Cotonou, since Sunday 21 February.

Subscribers only Business 25.02.2021

Erstwhile military ops stalwart ICS faces liquidation

International Chartering Systems (ICS) boss Philippe de Jonquières, whose firm has carried out countless airlifts for the French military, plans to shut down the company after nearly four years of judicial investigation that has failed to lead to an indictment.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 18.02.2021

From posh presidential jets to cargo planes, Bonkoungou has something for everyone

Chadian President Idriss Deby welcomes his Burkinabé counterpart Roch Marc Christian Kabore to N'Djamena on 15 February.© @MIdrissDebyItno/Twitter

Subscribers only Business 18.02.2021

Germany beefs up Niger's army with IAG armoured vehicles

An IAG Guardian Xtreme mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle.© IAG/LinkedIn

Free access Defence, Business 12.02.2021

Africarail arbitration in final straight as new experts triple compensation claim

In dispute with Niamey and Cotonou over the west African rail link since 2015, Africarail has more than tripled it compensation claim at the International Chamber of Commerce after receiving new expert advice.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 11.02.2021

Presidential hopeful Mohamed Bazoum dreams of exporting electricity

If Mohamed Bazoum, the candidate of the Parti Nigérien pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme (PNDS) of outgoing President Mahamadou Issoufou, wins the second round of the presidential election against Mahamane Ousmane on 21 February, he intends to turn Niger into an electricty-exporting country.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 05.02.2021

Spotlight
CNPC silently prepares massive battle plan for Agadem crude exportation

The Covid-19 pandemic has not stopped the Chinese major from rolling up its sleeves and getting ready to start Nigerien crude oil exports as soon as possible.

Subscribers only Energy 03.02.2021

Africa's masonic grand masters using square and compasses for political gain

Although they forbid both atheism and political debate, Africa's so-called "regular" masonic lodges, led by Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, are being torn apart by the political ambitions of their grand masters.

Subscribers only Politics 02.02.2021

Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who chairs the Grande Loge du Congo.

From Michael Jackson to Ghana's elite, Nicky Wilson's networks stretch far and wide

The mysterious and influential Togolese businessman Nicky Wilson is close to all of Ghana's decision-makers and knows numerous African presidents.

Subscribers only Business 01.02.2021

Endeavour Mining's new acquisition, Semafo, made to pay its debts

Canadian gold producer Semafo, bought by Endeavour Mining last year, has been ordered to pay sums owed to a transporter that worked on its mines in Burkina Faso, Guinea and Niger.

Subscribers only Mining 01.02.2021

Embaló's hush-hush campaign for ECOWAS chair

President Umaro Sissoco Embaló is working the region to pave his way to the chairmanship of the regional bloc.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.02.2021

Strauss-Kahn pitch to Embaló

In Bissau on 15 January to meet with President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, the former International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn has offered to help Guinea Bissau raise Chinese funding for infrastructure projects.

Subscribers only Business 29.01.2021

Meeting between Dominique Strauss-Kahn (left) and Guinea Bissau head of state Umaro Sissoco Embaló, Bissau, 15 January.

French investigators try to find out who benefited from Areva's uranium sales as presidential battle continues

The French police financial brigade, which is investigating Areva's loss-making sale of five million tonnes of Nigerien uranium in 2011, is looking to see if two companies involved in the sale are linked to Niger's political leadership.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 27.01.2021

Bazoum's secret negotiations

President Mahamadou Issoufou's chosen heir, former interior minister Mohamed Bazoum, has secured the all-important support of Seini Oumarou and his MNSD party in return for promising Oumarou the position of speaker in the National Assembly.

Subscribers only Politics 26.01.2021

Strauss-Kahn turns to Bissau as he scrabbles for new contracts

Having failed to take advantage of the G20's debt suspension initiative, which brought in new African contracts for all his competitors, former International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn is now offering his services as a consultant in Africa's smallest capitals.

Subscribers only Business 20.01.2021

Former managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

Mohamed Bazoum takes presidential campaign to Paris

With less than a month to go before he faces Mahamne Ousmane in the second round of the presidential election, Mohamed Bazoum has been in Paris since 19 January with a host of press interviews already lined up.

Subscribers only Politics 20.01.2021

The Nigerien presidential candidate and former interior minister Mohamed Bazoum.

Billionaire Patrice Motsepe goes all in for African football's top job

On 12 March, the Confederation of African Football will elect a new president and South African mining magnate Patrice Motsepe is busy pulling strings to give the role his best shot.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.01.2021

South African mining magnate Patrice Motsepe.

In Focus
Nigerian tycoon Dahiru Mangal plays king-maker as he backs Issoufou's heir Bazoum

Nigerian billionaire Alhaji Dahiru Mangal, who dominates the business sector in the border regions of Nigeria and Niger, is making great efforts to ensure that Mahamadou Issoufou's planned handover to his right-hand man Mohamed Bazoum does not jeopardise his interests in Niamey.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 11.01.2021

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Niger

Ex-Tullow Oil boss Paul McDade's new life

Strauss-Kahn pursues his business prospecting marathon in Cotonou

Erstwhile military ops stalwart ICS faces liquidation

From posh presidential jets to cargo planes, Bonkoungou has something for everyone

Germany beefs up Niger's army with IAG armoured vehicles

Africarail arbitration in final straight as new experts triple compensation claim

Presidential hopeful Mohamed Bazoum dreams of exporting electricity

Spotlight
CNPC silently prepares massive battle plan for Agadem crude exportation

Africa's masonic grand masters using square and compasses for political gain

From Michael Jackson to Ghana's elite, Nicky Wilson's networks stretch far and wide

Endeavour Mining's new acquisition, Semafo, made to pay its debts

Embaló's hush-hush campaign for ECOWAS chair

Strauss-Kahn pitch to Embaló

French investigators try to find out who benefited from Areva's uranium sales as presidential battle continues

Bazoum's secret negotiations

Strauss-Kahn turns to Bissau as he scrabbles for new contracts

Mohamed Bazoum takes presidential campaign to Paris

Billionaire Patrice Motsepe goes all in for African football's top job

In Focus
Nigerian tycoon Dahiru Mangal plays king-maker as he backs Issoufou's heir Bazoum

Presidential election: Bazoum and Ousmane prepare the final battle

ECOWAS heads of state prepare for 23 January summit in Abuja

Germany's ITO provides logistical support to EUTM and MINUSMA

Le Drian's trip to Ouagadougou reset for mid-January

UN's Green Climate Fund asked to stump up $340m for solar energy

Expertise France wants to block Gulf of Guinea's cocaine highway

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Niger

Ex-Tullow Oil boss Paul McDade's new life

Strauss-Kahn pursues his business prospecting marathon in Cotonou

Erstwhile military ops stalwart ICS faces liquidation

From posh presidential jets to cargo planes, Bonkoungou has something for everyone

Germany beefs up Niger's army with IAG armoured vehicles

Africarail arbitration in final straight as new experts triple compensation claim

Presidential hopeful Mohamed Bazoum dreams of exporting electricity

Spotlight CNPC silently prepares massive battle plan for Agadem crude exportation

Africa's masonic grand masters using square and compasses for political gain

From Michael Jackson to Ghana's elite, Nicky Wilson's networks stretch far and wide

Endeavour Mining's new acquisition, Semafo, made to pay its debts

Embaló's hush-hush campaign for ECOWAS chair

Strauss-Kahn pitch to Embaló

French investigators try to find out who benefited from Areva's uranium sales as presidential battle continues

Bazoum's secret negotiations

Strauss-Kahn turns to Bissau as he scrabbles for new contracts

Mohamed Bazoum takes presidential campaign to Paris

Billionaire Patrice Motsepe goes all in for African football's top job

In Focus Nigerian tycoon Dahiru Mangal plays king-maker as he backs Issoufou's heir Bazoum

Presidential election: Bazoum and Ousmane prepare the final battle

ECOWAS heads of state prepare for 23 January summit in Abuja

Germany's ITO provides logistical support to EUTM and MINUSMA

Le Drian's trip to Ouagadougou reset for mid-January

UN's Green Climate Fund asked to stump up $340m for solar energy

Expertise France wants to block Gulf of Guinea's cocaine highway

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Spotlight
CNPC silently prepares massive battle plan for Agadem crude exportation

In Focus
Nigerian tycoon Dahiru Mangal plays king-maker as he backs Issoufou's heir Bazoum