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Junta places €80m order for five Turkish military drones

Abdourahamane Tchiani's administration is about to finalise an unprecedented acquisition from Turkish drone manufacturer Lentatek.

Subscribers only Defence Running Story - Erdogan's drive in Africa 10.10.2024

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Macron tackles final decisions on military presence in Africa

French general Thierry Burkhard during training exercises at the Raponda Walker Arboretum forest in Akanda, Gabon, 15 April 2022.© Steeve Jordan/AFP

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 02.10.2024

Liz Aviation provides an aircraft for Togolese armed forces

Liz Aviation, a company owned by Burkinabe billionaire Mahmadou Bonkoungou, has just agreed to provide one of its aircraft to the Togolese Air Force.

Subscribers only Defence 02.10.2024

EU launches major embassy reshuffle

Half of the European Union's embassies in West Africa are due to change hands by 2025, including those in Abidjan and Accra.

Free access Diplomacy 26.09.2024

Tycoon Simon Tiemtoré hoping to buy stake in Novamed healthcare group

Simon Tiemtoré, a US businessman from Burkina Faso and founder of Lilium Capital, pan-African banking conglomerate Vista Bank's holding company, has entered into negotiations to buy the Novamed healthcare group.

Subscribers only Finance 24.09.2024

Two Vista Bank mainstays exit group

The pan-African banking group has just lost two of its mainstays: Stéphane Ouédraogo and Thierry Hott. Ouédraogo and Hott are both well-connected in the sub-region, and had shared their contacts with Vista Bank.

Subscribers only Finance 17.09.2024

US directs military aid to Ivory Coast, Benin and Ghana after being driven out of Niger

The authorities in Abidjan and Cotonou have agreed to accept a donation of US armoured vehicles originally destined for Niger. Other equipment could go to Ghana.

Subscribers only Defence 10.09.2024

Niamey and French airship maker A-NSE clash over military contract

The French airship manufacturer A-NSE is planning to take legal action against Niger's defence ministry headed by General Salifou Modi over a contract signed in 2018 for the delivery of two T-C60L surveillance airships to the Nigerien Armed Forces.

Subscribers only Defence 05.09.2024

BCEAO sets sights on Orabank managers

The banking commission of the Central Bank of West African States is considering sanctions against several of the group's senior executives for 'regulatory breaches'.

Subscribers only Finance 02.09.2024

GoviEx looks for talks with junta to save uranium mining project

After having had its mining permit withdrawn, Canadian junior GoviEx is trying to save its Madaouela mining project, which had been due to come into production in early 2025. It is seeking negotiations with Mines Minister Ousmane Abarchi.

Subscribers only Mining 28.08.2024

Despite an easing of tensions, CNPC oil remains cut off between Niger and Benin

As the crisis between Niamey and Cotonou drags on, the local subsidiary of oil giant China National Petroleum Corp has decided to send its employees in the Agadem region of eastern Niger on forced leave.

Subscribers only Energy 26.07.2024

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Paris Olympics: juntas posed diplomatic headache for French authorities

France's foreign ministry had a tough time approving the delegations that junta-led countries in Africa hoped to send to the Paris Olympic Games.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.07.2024

The Olympic rings displayed on the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, on 16 July 2024.

Abdourahamane Tchiani's junta's IMF operation

The International Monetary Fund is due to approve decisive financial support for the junta on 17 July. In recent weeks, the country's authorities have been discreetly trying to settle several debts in order to maximise their chances.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 16.07.2024

Niger's Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine during an official visit to Ankara, Turkey on 1 February, 2024.

Akufo-Addo backs Tinubu's reappointment as ECOWAS chair

The Ghanaian president threw his support behind his Nigerian counterpart at the recent summit of the regional organisation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.07.2024

Tuareg diaspora gathers in France

They will being holding their annual meeting in Évreux in mid-July.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 05.07.2024

Heads of state set to shun ECOWAS summit

Several leaders of French-speaking countries are not expected in Abuja on 7 July.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.07.2024

Boni Yayi and Soglo head to Niamey for junta talks

The two former Beninese presidents have been trying since mid-June to negotiate with the Nigerien authorities to unblock the route between Cotonou and Niamey. A joint commission may be set up shortly.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.07.2024

Former Beninese presidents Thomas Boni Yayi (left) and Nicéphore Soglo in 2019 in Cotonou.

Niger junta cashes in CNPC millions but Benin oil exports at standstill

Niamey's military rulers are in no hurry to resume crude exports via the Niger-Benin pipeline, already hit by tensions with Cotonou and attacks by the Front Patriotique de Libération, an armed ethnic Tubu group hostile to the junta.

Subscribers only Energy 03.07.2024

Niamey turns to UN for medical equipment

Niger's health ministry has signed a $14.6m contract with UNICEF and UNOPS.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.06.2024

Despite ECOWAS backing, Zambian candidate fails to win Interpol secretary general role

The Deputy Director of the Zambia Police Service, Mubita Nawa, has failed to convince Interpol's Executive Committee to make him its candidate for the post of Secretary General.

Subscribers only Defence 26.06.2024

Tinubu tipped to remain ECOWAS chair

The Nigerian president's one-year term at the head of the West African regional organisation ends in July, but the Senegalese leader Diomaye Faye appears to have lost interest in taking over.

Free access Diplomacy 20.06.2024

Nigerian president Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja on 29 May 2024.

French military readies its African revolution

Paris is finalising plans for the future of France's military presence in Africa, with a completely new structure to be announced shortly.

Subscribers only Defence 18.06.2024

Emmanuel Macron with French Army Chief of Staff, General Thierry Burkhard, in Paris on 11 November 2023,

ECOWAS heads of state to meet on 7 July

The leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will meet in Abuja on 7 July for their annual summit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.06.2024

Gulf of Guinea naval officers gather in Brest

They have been in France since 12 June for a seminar on bilateral cooperation.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 14.06.2024

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From Dakar to Abidjan, Kyiv hones its African diplomacy

Ukraine is exploring new avenues for economic development in a bid to put an end to the neutrality of West African states in the Russo-Ukrainian war, while also trying to reinvent its previous security cooperation.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 05.06.2024

Ukraine's special envoy for Africa and the Middle East, Maksym Subkh, in Kyiv, on 17 May 2024.

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Junta places €80m order for five Turkish military drones

Spotlight
Macron tackles final decisions on military presence in Africa

Liz Aviation provides an aircraft for Togolese armed forces

EU launches major embassy reshuffle

Tycoon Simon Tiemtoré hoping to buy stake in Novamed healthcare group

Two Vista Bank mainstays exit group

US directs military aid to Ivory Coast, Benin and Ghana after being driven out of Niger

Niamey and French airship maker A-NSE clash over military contract

BCEAO sets sights on Orabank managers

GoviEx looks for talks with junta to save uranium mining project

Despite an easing of tensions, CNPC oil remains cut off between Niger and Benin

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Paris Olympics: juntas posed diplomatic headache for French authorities

Abdourahamane Tchiani's junta's IMF operation

Akufo-Addo backs Tinubu's reappointment as ECOWAS chair

Tuareg diaspora gathers in France

Heads of state set to shun ECOWAS summit

Boni Yayi and Soglo head to Niamey for junta talks

Niger junta cashes in CNPC millions but Benin oil exports at standstill

Niamey turns to UN for medical equipment

Despite ECOWAS backing, Zambian candidate fails to win Interpol secretary general role

Tinubu tipped to remain ECOWAS chair

French military readies its African revolution

ECOWAS heads of state to meet on 7 July

Gulf of Guinea naval officers gather in Brest

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From Dakar to Abidjan, Kyiv hones its African diplomacy

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Niger

Junta places €80m order for five Turkish military drones

Spotlight Macron tackles final decisions on military presence in Africa

Liz Aviation provides an aircraft for Togolese armed forces

EU launches major embassy reshuffle

Tycoon Simon Tiemtoré hoping to buy stake in Novamed healthcare group

Two Vista Bank mainstays exit group

US directs military aid to Ivory Coast, Benin and Ghana after being driven out of Niger

Niamey and French airship maker A-NSE clash over military contract

BCEAO sets sights on Orabank managers

GoviEx looks for talks with junta to save uranium mining project

Despite an easing of tensions, CNPC oil remains cut off between Niger and Benin

Spotlight Paris Olympics: juntas posed diplomatic headache for French authorities

Abdourahamane Tchiani's junta's IMF operation

Akufo-Addo backs Tinubu's reappointment as ECOWAS chair

Tuareg diaspora gathers in France

Heads of state set to shun ECOWAS summit

Boni Yayi and Soglo head to Niamey for junta talks

Niger junta cashes in CNPC millions but Benin oil exports at standstill

Niamey turns to UN for medical equipment

Despite ECOWAS backing, Zambian candidate fails to win Interpol secretary general role

Tinubu tipped to remain ECOWAS chair

French military readies its African revolution

ECOWAS heads of state to meet on 7 July

Gulf of Guinea naval officers gather in Brest

Spotlight From Dakar to Abidjan, Kyiv hones its African diplomacy

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Macron tackles final decisions on military presence in Africa

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Paris Olympics: juntas posed diplomatic headache for French authorities

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From Dakar to Abidjan, Kyiv hones its African diplomacy