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Trump administration offers Abuja new migration deal

After being turned down a first time in 2025, the United States has come back with another proposal designed to speed up deportations to Nigeria.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running Story - Trump II and Africa 09.07.2026

Trio of traders turns to courts to maintain fuel imports

With businessman Aliko Dangote seeking to get the purchase of refined products abroad banned, three of the country's leading importers are taking legal action in hopes of compelling regulators to issue new licences.

Subscribers only Energy 08.07.2026

Cyber Africa Forum returns to Cotonou for 2026 edition

The sixth edition of the event dedicated to cybersecurity and digital stakeholders in Africa is set to take place at the Sofitel hotel in Cotonou on 16 and 17 November.

Subscribers only Defence 07.07.2026

Low-key Lebanese businessman seeks to become face of Turkish arms makers

Osman Chennar is trying to establish himself as the leading representative of Turkish arms manufacturers in Nigeria. To win contracts and develop local military production, he is relying on a team of retired Nigerian army generals.

Subscribers only Defence 06.07.2026

Trump's new Africa Bureau head expected in Abuja

Frank Garcia, US assistant secretary of state for African affairs, in June 2026.© U.S. Department of State/Facebook

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.07.2026

Government faces intense criticism over $5bn Emirati loan

Confronted with growing scrutiny over its recently raised funding package, the Nigerian government is seeking to reassure the public and the markets over its choice to make use of complex mechanisms known as total return swaps.

Subscribers only Finance 01.07.2026

BCEAO's Jean-Claude Brou eyes mining firms' gold

During a recent visit to Abidjan, the governer of the Central Bank of West African States met with several gold sector representatives to present his plan to purchase a share of their gold production.

Subscribers only Finance, Mining 01.07.2026

Emirati defence giant Edge ties up $300m deal with Abuja

The Abu Dhabi-based defence heavyweight is in the final stages of negotiating a contract to supply military equipment to the Nigerian armed forces, which are struggling to contain the jihadist threat in the north of the country.

Subscribers only Defence 30.06.2026

Nigerian soldiers on patrol in Maiduguri, in northeast Nigeria, March 2026.

Wilfrid Lauriano do Rego builds roadmap for Abidjan-Lagos highway

The newly elected board chair of the ALCoMA transport body has been tasked with getting one of the region's most ambitious infrastructure projets rolling. He will need to convince investors and lenders to contribute $15bn in funds to the corridor.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Finance 25.06.2026

UN chief Guterres tasks Sahle-Work Zewde with rebuilding regional influence

The former Ethiopian president will carry out an assessment of UNOWAS, which is struggling to have an impact in the Sahel, and consider avenues for revitalising the UN in West Africa. From New York to Dakar, her strategic review is being closely watched.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.06.2026

Former Ethiopian president Sahle-Work Zewde in Abidjan, in December 2021.

German trader SET Select Energy seeks new outlets

Based in Hamburg, Germany, the company led by York Dohna has been seeking to break into new markets for several months. Its fuel trading subsidiary, based in Switzerland, is exploring opportunities in West Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 23.06.2026

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Abuja prepares to defend track record in talks with Trump administration

A high-level Nigerian delegation plans to visit the US capital in August. After the creation of a new military cooperation framework between the two countries in early 2026, Abuja hopes to put emphasis on the progress made in recent months.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 22.06.2026

Nigerian National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu and US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker during the first US-Nigeria Joint Working Group meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, 22 January 2026.

Armed forces supplier Marck & Balsan recruits four-star general

The French company, which specialises in military uniforms and personal safety equipment, has just appointed a high-ranking officer with experience at the French Foreign Ministry and in Operation Barkhane in Chad to expand its business in West Africa, particularly in Guinea.

Subscribers only Defence 22.06.2026

Beijing fumes over unpaid Air Force drone bills

Chinese-made Wing Loong II attack drones operated by the Nigerian Air Force have become the focus of increasingly acrimonious negotiations between state-owned aerospace group AVIC and military officials struggling to cover their operating costs.

Subscribers only Defence 18.06.2026

Ex-trader Jidayi Ijudigal builds a network to push his mining projects

The Nigerian businessman is overseeing around 20 mining projects in strategic minerals. His flagship project, a rare earths processing plant in Nassarawa State, showcases his ambition to develop local processing. He benefits from the backing of the mines minister.

Subscribers only Mining 18.06.2026

Jidayi Ijudigal (left) with Minister of Solid Minerals Development Henry Dele Alake in Abuja, June 2025.

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Tinubu and Kagame deepen ties after discreet Paris meeting

Although they were relatively unfamiliar with one another less than a year ago, the two presidents have been growing closer since early 2026, thanks to key figures in their respective entourages.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.06.2026

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, in Kigali on 13 May.

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Trump's frontier miner, Drew Horn, eyes Abuja and Yaoundé

A former first-term White House and Department of Energy adviser, the ex-US Special Forces officer now heads private critical minerals firm GreenMet. Working on the frontier of politics and business, he is taking his first trip to Nigeria, where he will launch an extractive and industrial project.

Subscribers only Mining 10.06.2026

American businessman Drew Horn in Nuuk, Greenland, in February 2026.

Alleged Swiss-linked money laundering network at centre of French organised crime probe

France's newly created prosecutor's office for tackling organised crime has opened a judicial investigation into an alleged money laundering network suspected of channelling funds into Russian financial systems, in a case that echoes the arrest of a suspected Nigerian drug trafficker in Switzerland.

Subscribers only Finance 09.06.2026

London dispatches its Africa minister to Abuja

During her stay in the Nigerian capital, Chapman is expected to meet several of the country’s top officials, including Foreign Minister Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, as the two governments seek to build on their renewed partnership.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.06.2026

National Counter Terrorism Centre's regional push raises the stakes

The NCTC is stepping up its efforts to become a regional centre of excellence. This process is still under discussion with ECOWAS.

Free access Defence 08.06.2026

Adamu Laka, head of the National Counter Terrorism Centre in Abuja, on 24 November 2025.

R28 fund provides possible exit from crisis for junior Chappal Energies

Faced with the risk of default, the oil company's shareholders have finally agreed to a capital increase. This could benefit a major shareholder in the group, which is keen to take control of it.

Subscribers only Energy 05.06.2026

Sierra Leone president Maada Bio sets pace ahead of ECOWAS summit

The current chair of the Economic Community of West African States has secured a slight postponement of the bloc's annual summit, originally scheduled for June in Freetown. The meeting is expected to focus on the appointment of a new commission, as well as the bloc's new chair.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.06.2026

Abuja looks to Poland for paramilitary training

The interior minister is soon expected in Warsaw as Abuja explores plans to send members of its security and civil defence services to Poland for specialist training, in a sign of strengthening ties between the two countries.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 02.06.2026

Michael Randrianirina and Bola Tinubu seek path to normalisation

The President of the Refoundation of the Republic of Madagascar held multiple one-on-one meetings with the continent's heads of state on the occasion of the Africa-France summit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.05.2026

Nestoil faces legal challenge from the NNPC

Pushed to the brink by debt, the junior oil company owned by Ernest Azudialu-Obiejesi and Nnenna Obiejesi has been ordered to pay compensation to the NNPC for an unfinished pipeline project. Although it has managed to have the fine reduced, the state-owned oil company has already launched a counter-attack.

Subscribers only Finance, Energy 25.05.2026

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Trump administration offers Abuja new migration deal

Trio of traders turns to courts to maintain fuel imports

Cyber Africa Forum returns to Cotonou for 2026 edition

Low-key Lebanese businessman seeks to become face of Turkish arms makers

Trump's new Africa Bureau head expected in Abuja

Government faces intense criticism over $5bn Emirati loan

BCEAO's Jean-Claude Brou eyes mining firms' gold

Emirati defence giant Edge ties up $300m deal with Abuja

Wilfrid Lauriano do Rego builds roadmap for Abidjan-Lagos highway

UN chief Guterres tasks Sahle-Work Zewde with rebuilding regional influence

German trader SET Select Energy seeks new outlets

Spotlight
Abuja prepares to defend track record in talks with Trump administration

Armed forces supplier Marck & Balsan recruits four-star general

Beijing fumes over unpaid Air Force drone bills

Ex-trader Jidayi Ijudigal builds a network to push his mining projects

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Tinubu and Kagame deepen ties after discreet Paris meeting

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Trump's frontier miner, Drew Horn, eyes Abuja and Yaoundé

Alleged Swiss-linked money laundering network at centre of French organised crime probe

London dispatches its Africa minister to Abuja

National Counter Terrorism Centre's regional push raises the stakes

R28 fund provides possible exit from crisis for junior Chappal Energies

Sierra Leone president Maada Bio sets pace ahead of ECOWAS summit

Abuja looks to Poland for paramilitary training

Michael Randrianirina and Bola Tinubu seek path to normalisation

Nestoil faces legal challenge from the NNPC

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Nigeria

Trump administration offers Abuja new migration deal

Trio of traders turns to courts to maintain fuel imports

Cyber Africa Forum returns to Cotonou for 2026 edition

Low-key Lebanese businessman seeks to become face of Turkish arms makers

Trump's new Africa Bureau head expected in Abuja

Government faces intense criticism over $5bn Emirati loan

BCEAO's Jean-Claude Brou eyes mining firms' gold

Emirati defence giant Edge ties up $300m deal with Abuja

Wilfrid Lauriano do Rego builds roadmap for Abidjan-Lagos highway

UN chief Guterres tasks Sahle-Work Zewde with rebuilding regional influence

German trader SET Select Energy seeks new outlets

Spotlight Abuja prepares to defend track record in talks with Trump administration

Armed forces supplier Marck & Balsan recruits four-star general

Beijing fumes over unpaid Air Force drone bills

Ex-trader Jidayi Ijudigal builds a network to push his mining projects

Spotlight Tinubu and Kagame deepen ties after discreet Paris meeting

Spotlight Trump's frontier miner, Drew Horn, eyes Abuja and Yaoundé

Alleged Swiss-linked money laundering network at centre of French organised crime probe

London dispatches its Africa minister to Abuja

National Counter Terrorism Centre's regional push raises the stakes

R28 fund provides possible exit from crisis for junior Chappal Energies

Sierra Leone president Maada Bio sets pace ahead of ECOWAS summit

Abuja looks to Poland for paramilitary training

Michael Randrianirina and Bola Tinubu seek path to normalisation

Nestoil faces legal challenge from the NNPC

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Abuja prepares to defend track record in talks with Trump administration

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Tinubu and Kagame deepen ties after discreet Paris meeting

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Trump's frontier miner, Drew Horn, eyes Abuja and Yaoundé