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CNNC encouraged to supply plant with Dasa uranium

The Niger government is understood to have suggested that China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) supply its Azelik power plant with [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.12.2019

G5 Sahel: weary of awaiting Saudi funds, Paris makes overtures to Doha

With the promised Saudi contribution of €100 million to the G5 Sahel still not having materialised, France is now courting Riyadh's enemy Qatar.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 04.12.2019

IMF brings hidden debts into open

The nine heads of state invited to Dakar by the new IMF boss Kristalina Georgieva have received a private, but stern lecture on abusing state guarantees.

Free access Politics 04.12.2019

Alpha Condé complicates sale of BNP Paribas network

The French bank has shortlisted two candidates to take over its subsidiaries in Mali, Burkina and Guinea, but one of the two firms is not to the liking of a wary Guinean government.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 04.12.2019

Moustapha Ben Barka tipped for vice presidency of BOAD

The secretary-general at the Malian president's office with rank of [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.12.2019

Improved prison conditions for Hama Amadou

Since 18 November, the conditions of detention of the former [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.12.2019

CGRAE beats off competition for Orabank

Made official on 21 November, the sale of the majority [...]

Subscribers only Finance, Business 04.12.2019

Nox bankruptcy creates domino effect

Six months after the liquidation of the Nantes-based construction project [...]

Subscribers only Business 04.12.2019

Soraz: Mahamadou Issoufou adds salt to CNPC's wound

By slamming CNPC with a large tax bill, Issoufou could have added the final straw to his souring relations with Beijing, the largest investor in the country.

Subscribers only Energy 03.12.2019

France's Delair gets its surveillance drones off the ground in the Sahel

The Nigerien National Guard (GNN), commanded by General Mahamadou Sidi, took delivery of three DT-26 surveillance drones built by French [...]

Subscribers only Business 29.11.2019

Emerging Capital Partners sells off Orabank to Ivorian state

On 14 November, Vincent Le Guennou, one of the two co-directors of the private equity firm Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), [...]

Subscribers only Business 20.11.2019

Europeans debate special forces deployment in Sahel behind closed doors

A meeting devoted to Operation Takuba, which will involve the deployment of several hundred members of European special forces, was [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 20.11.2019

Duel in the skies between Air Sénégal and Air Côte d'Ivoire

To counter the new services of Air Sénégal (WAN 805), [...]

Subscribers only Business 20.11.2019

Cheng Cunzhi from CNPC in open war with Issoufou

It was a meeting that has so far escaped the press. Cheng Cunzhi, who took over the helm of CNPC's [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.11.2019

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Uranium: Rosatom full steam ahead while Orano rubber stamps cutbacks

Although the French nuclear group Orano (formerly Areva) has decided to make drastic cuts to its activities in Niger, the Niamey authorities have found a new potential ally to develop the country's uranium resources: Russian industrial Rosatom.

Subscribers only Mining 12.11.2019

High-stakes Sahel visit for Florence Parly

On 4 November, the French armed forces minister Florence Parly embarked on a trip to the Sahel with France forced into reviewing its strategy in the region.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 06.11.2019

Ibrahim Yacouba's mini-European tour

The former Nigerien foreign minister Ibrahim Yacouba, the candidate of the Mouvement patriotique nigérien-Kiishin Kassa (MPN) for the 2021 presidential [...]

Subscribers only Politics 06.11.2019

Hama Amadou prevented from attending mother's funeral

Mahamadou Issoufou's principal political adversary, Hama Amadou, did not receive [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.11.2019

Société générale active on every front

Unlike its eternal rival BNP Paribas, which has completely withdrawn [...]

Subscribers only Finance, Business 06.11.2019

Attijariwafa steps up a gear on loans

Through its 51%-owned subsidiary Société ivoirienne de banque, Morocco's Attijariwafa [...]

Subscribers only Finance, Business 06.11.2019

Mahamadou Issoufou reinvents himself

The president of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, who has already declared [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.10.2019

US military intelligence takes over from special forces

In recent weeks, the Pentagon has switched strategy in Niger [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 23.10.2019

Behind the scenes of the rice wars

Officially intended to counter smuggling, the partial closure of the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.10.2019

Who is David Lawrie, Aidan Heavey's right-hand-man at Boru Energy?

As we anticipated he would in June 2019 (AEI 842), the founder and former chairman of Tullow Oil, Aidan Heavey, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.10.2019

To electrify the continent, USAID turns again to CrossBoundary

The investment advisory firm is setting up shop in Dakar to help the US development agency put together finance for electricity projects in West and Central Africa.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 14.10.2019

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Niger

CNNC encouraged to supply plant with Dasa uranium

G5 Sahel: weary of awaiting Saudi funds, Paris makes overtures to Doha

IMF brings hidden debts into open

Alpha Condé complicates sale of BNP Paribas network

Moustapha Ben Barka tipped for vice presidency of BOAD

Improved prison conditions for Hama Amadou

CGRAE beats off competition for Orabank

Nox bankruptcy creates domino effect

Soraz: Mahamadou Issoufou adds salt to CNPC's wound

France's Delair gets its surveillance drones off the ground in the Sahel

Emerging Capital Partners sells off Orabank to Ivorian state

Europeans debate special forces deployment in Sahel behind closed doors

Duel in the skies between Air Sénégal and Air Côte d'Ivoire

Cheng Cunzhi from CNPC in open war with Issoufou

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Uranium: Rosatom full steam ahead while Orano rubber stamps cutbacks

High-stakes Sahel visit for Florence Parly

Ibrahim Yacouba's mini-European tour

Hama Amadou prevented from attending mother's funeral

Société générale active on every front

Attijariwafa steps up a gear on loans

Mahamadou Issoufou reinvents himself

US military intelligence takes over from special forces

Behind the scenes of the rice wars

Who is David Lawrie, Aidan Heavey's right-hand-man at Boru Energy?

To electrify the continent, USAID turns again to CrossBoundary

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CNNC encouraged to supply plant with Dasa uranium

G5 Sahel: weary of awaiting Saudi funds, Paris makes overtures to Doha

IMF brings hidden debts into open

Alpha Condé complicates sale of BNP Paribas network

Moustapha Ben Barka tipped for vice presidency of BOAD

Improved prison conditions for Hama Amadou

CGRAE beats off competition for Orabank

Nox bankruptcy creates domino effect

Soraz: Mahamadou Issoufou adds salt to CNPC's wound

France's Delair gets its surveillance drones off the ground in the Sahel

Emerging Capital Partners sells off Orabank to Ivorian state

Europeans debate special forces deployment in Sahel behind closed doors

Duel in the skies between Air Sénégal and Air Côte d'Ivoire

Cheng Cunzhi from CNPC in open war with Issoufou

Spotlight Uranium: Rosatom full steam ahead while Orano rubber stamps cutbacks

High-stakes Sahel visit for Florence Parly

Ibrahim Yacouba's mini-European tour

Hama Amadou prevented from attending mother's funeral

Société générale active on every front

Attijariwafa steps up a gear on loans

Mahamadou Issoufou reinvents himself

US military intelligence takes over from special forces

Behind the scenes of the rice wars

Who is David Lawrie, Aidan Heavey's right-hand-man at Boru Energy?

To electrify the continent, USAID turns again to CrossBoundary

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Uranium: Rosatom full steam ahead while Orano rubber stamps cutbacks