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Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

Russia is struggling to meet delivery deadlines for its Sputnik V vaccines, with several African capitals still waiting for their first doses.

Subscribers only Business 13.04.2021

In Focus
South Africa's MTN treads a fine diplomatic line to stay atop Nigerian telecoms market

Over the last two decades, MTN has succeeded in establishing itself as leader on the Nigerian mobile phone market despite the West African country's uneasy relations with the big South African companies. Nigeria and South Africa are fierce diplomatic and economic rivals but MTN has used a varity of different survival techniques to hold on to its position.

Subscribers only Business 12.04.2021

Paris strengthens its ties with Abuja

The French Minister for Foreign Trade Franck Riester. © Raphaël Lafargue/Abaca/Reuters

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.04.2021

Bolloré and Daher battle for French military logistics deal from Gabon to Chad

French logistics leaders Bolloré and Daher are competing for a €41m contract to provide logistics services for French forces deployed in Central Africa.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 08.04.2021

NNPC set to beat Conoil to Chevron's stake in offshore blocks 86 and 88

The American major believed that after a year of searching it had found a private Nigerian buyer for its lease on these two offshore blocks, but the NNPC has other ideas.

Free access Energy 08.04.2021

Inner circles
Fiscal watchdog turns into repository for Buhari's darlings

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari speaks during a news conference. © REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Subscribers only Politics 02.04.2021

ECOWAS heads of state quietly rally to Reckya Madougou's cause

Beninese presidential candidate Reckya Madougou has been detained since 5 March accused of financing terrorism. Across West Africa, where the former minister is very close to several heads of state, presidential offices are getting into action on her behalf.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.03.2021

Beninese opposition presidential candidate Reckya Madougou.

ADM Energy investors fear another Emirati letdown

The Nigerian junior ADM is negotiating with a mysterious Dubai investment fund in its bid to finance the development of the Barracuda oil field. The fund is owned by a member of the wealthy Omani Zubair family, which worries ADM shareholders.

Subscribers only Energy 30.03.2021

Belgian billionaire Eddy Van Den Broeke misfires with Greenville LNG

The Belgian cement magnate turned oil tycoon Eddy Van Den Broeke is struggling to get his first small-scale LNG project off the ground in Nigeria. On top of which, he is facing a $9m claim from his subcontractor Baker Hughes.

Subscribers only Energy 26.03.2021

Portuguese-speaking countries discreetly lobby for ECOWAS presidency

Portuguese-speaking countries have been busy behind the scenes trying to get their voices heard in ECOWAS, which is dominated by French- and English-speaking members. The president of Guinea-Bissau has even reached out to foes Alassane Ouattara and Alpha Condé.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.03.2021

Bissau-Guinean President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and his Cape Verdean counterpart Jorge Carlos Fonseca, 19 January 2021.

Milan acquittal on Malabu case spurs ENI into action against Abuja

The Italian major ENI is keen for more than the acquittal handed down in mid-March by a Milan court in the long-running Malabu Oil corruption case.

Subscribers only Energy 24.03.2021

Spotlight
Nigerian Air Force to pay more than €1bn for 24 Leonardo fighter aircraft

Top Italian defence company Leonardo has won a €1.2bn order for 24 M-346 FA light attack aircraft for the Nigeran Air Force. Nigerian security company SecPro Africa will provide the ammunition for the new aircraft.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 23.03.2021

An Aermachi M-346 FA ground attack aircraft.

Presidential network helps Azikel Petroleum boss with Bayelsa refinery

Azikel boss Eruani Azibapu Godbless has one of the most powerful networks of connections in Bayelsa State, at the mouth of the Niger Delta, thanks to his family and his proximity to former president Goodluck Jonathan.

Subscribers only Energy 23.03.2021

Dan Etete emerges miraculously unscarred from decade-long fight against corruption

Along with the leaders of Shell and ENI, an Italian court has acquitted of corruption a major beneficiary of the OPL 245 oilfield sellout: Dan Etete, former Nigerian oil minister and Niger Delta kingmaker.

Subscribers only Energy 22.03.2021

Dan Etete in 1995, when he was Nigeria's oil minister.

Army chief Attahiru threatens to blacklist Norinco after hitches with new vehicles

New general and chief of army staff Ibrahim Attahiru has warned Norinco that it could be excluded from future equipment supply contracts after mobile units it supplied ran into technical problems shortly after they were delivered to the army last November.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 18.03.2021

Inner circles
Who are Nigeria's new military top brass after Buhari purge?

President Buhari has put an entirely new team at the helm of the Nigerian military. Both public opinion and the military itself have welcomed the overhaul, while national security adviser Babagana Monguno has kept his job and could even consolidate his influence.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 12.03.2021

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari with the new army heads on 26 January.

Leonardo gives Nigerian Air Force a lift with its M-346 training jets

The Italian defence contractor Leonardo is poised to deliver as many as 24 Aermacchi M-346 training aircraft to the Nigerian Air Force. These planes are part of a drive to modernise the NAF, headed by Isiaka Oladayo Amao.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 11.03.2021

Spotlight
After many delays, OCP plants Moroccan flag in Niger Delta

Phosphates giant OCP has at last found land to build its future fertiliser plant in the heart of Africa's largest market.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 10.03.2021

Signature ceremony for Moroccan-Nigerian OCP-NSIA agreements in Marrakesh on 2 March.

DPR names marginal field winners at last

As the country continues to grapple with Covid-19, President Muhammadu Buhari has been hoping to generate cash from a marginal field bid that looks at last about to close. The Department of Petroleum Resources has sent the first letters to inform the succesful bidders of its choice.

Subscribers only Energy 09.03.2021

African leaders' phones red hot as they scramble for news of Hamed Bakayoko

Since prime minister Hamed Bakayoko was evacuated to France on 18 February, his allies and associates have been phoning their contacts frantically to try to get news of him. The Ivorian presidency delayed making announcements to avoid disrupting the parliamentary election count but has now appointed two key presidency figures to take care of pressing government business.

Subscribers only Politics 09.03.2021

Mauritius Commercial Bank sets up a local branch to boost its oil sector financing business

Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) is hoping to open a representative office in Nigeria in the course of the next six months.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 09.03.2021

Buhari makes Diezani affair star investigator head of anti-graft body

A specialist in oil investigations is to take the helm of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Abdulrasheed Bawa oversaw the ill-gotten gains investigation into former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke.

Subscribers only Politics 05.03.2021

Spotlight
Nigerian oil operators outmanoeuvre country's leading construction firm Julius Berger

Once protected by military presidents who made a significant contribution to its fortune, the construction company Julius Berger Nigeria is now dominated by the Nigerian oil kings.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 01.03.2021

Inner circles
Which of his many connections is Idrissa Nassa calling on to boost business?

The Burkinabe businessman Idrissa Nassa wants to make his investment holding company Coris one of the driving forces behind the development of west Africa's economies, largely through mining, and has a network of entrepreneurs and contacts close to power to help him do it.

Subscribers only Finance, Mining, Business 01.03.2021

The Burkinabe businessman Idrissa Nassa.

Faure Gnassingbé to review progress on transition in Lomé on 8 March

La deuxième réunion du Groupe de soutien de la transition au Mali se déroulera dans la capitale togolaise. Plusieurs ministres des affaires étrangères de la Cedeao devraient faire le déplacement.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.03.2021

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Burkina Faso, Mali
Gold traders cast in uncertainty as jihadist threat looms

Gabon
The secrets behind the FGIS, a sovereign wealth fund set adrift

Nigeria

Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

In Focus
South Africa's MTN treads a fine diplomatic line to stay atop Nigerian telecoms market

Paris strengthens its ties with Abuja

Bolloré and Daher battle for French military logistics deal from Gabon to Chad

NNPC set to beat Conoil to Chevron's stake in offshore blocks 86 and 88

Inner circles
Fiscal watchdog turns into repository for Buhari's darlings

ECOWAS heads of state quietly rally to Reckya Madougou's cause

ADM Energy investors fear another Emirati letdown

Belgian billionaire Eddy Van Den Broeke misfires with Greenville LNG

Portuguese-speaking countries discreetly lobby for ECOWAS presidency

Milan acquittal on Malabu case spurs ENI into action against Abuja

Spotlight
Nigerian Air Force to pay more than €1bn for 24 Leonardo fighter aircraft

Presidential network helps Azikel Petroleum boss with Bayelsa refinery

Dan Etete emerges miraculously unscarred from decade-long fight against corruption

Army chief Attahiru threatens to blacklist Norinco after hitches with new vehicles

Inner circles
Who are Nigeria's new military top brass after Buhari purge?

Leonardo gives Nigerian Air Force a lift with its M-346 training jets

Spotlight
After many delays, OCP plants Moroccan flag in Niger Delta

DPR names marginal field winners at last

African leaders' phones red hot as they scramble for news of Hamed Bakayoko

Mauritius Commercial Bank sets up a local branch to boost its oil sector financing business

Buhari makes Diezani affair star investigator head of anti-graft body

Spotlight
Nigerian oil operators outmanoeuvre country's leading construction firm Julius Berger

Inner circles
Which of his many connections is Idrissa Nassa calling on to boost business?

Faure Gnassingbé to review progress on transition in Lomé on 8 March

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Burkina Faso, Mali Gold traders cast in uncertainty as jihadist threat looms

Gabon The secrets behind the FGIS, a sovereign wealth fund set adrift

Makhzen Inc. or the ever more prosperous business empire of Mohammed VI's entourage

Simandou, Nimba and Zogota: the long and difficult road to the start of iron ore production

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

Andry Rajoelina

African Development Bank

Paul Biya

Erik Prince

AFRICOM

Nigeria

Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

In Focus South Africa's MTN treads a fine diplomatic line to stay atop Nigerian telecoms market

Paris strengthens its ties with Abuja

Bolloré and Daher battle for French military logistics deal from Gabon to Chad

NNPC set to beat Conoil to Chevron's stake in offshore blocks 86 and 88

Inner circles Fiscal watchdog turns into repository for Buhari's darlings

ECOWAS heads of state quietly rally to Reckya Madougou's cause

ADM Energy investors fear another Emirati letdown

Belgian billionaire Eddy Van Den Broeke misfires with Greenville LNG

Portuguese-speaking countries discreetly lobby for ECOWAS presidency

Milan acquittal on Malabu case spurs ENI into action against Abuja

Spotlight Nigerian Air Force to pay more than €1bn for 24 Leonardo fighter aircraft

Presidential network helps Azikel Petroleum boss with Bayelsa refinery

Dan Etete emerges miraculously unscarred from decade-long fight against corruption

Army chief Attahiru threatens to blacklist Norinco after hitches with new vehicles

Inner circles Who are Nigeria's new military top brass after Buhari purge?

Leonardo gives Nigerian Air Force a lift with its M-346 training jets

Spotlight After many delays, OCP plants Moroccan flag in Niger Delta

DPR names marginal field winners at last

African leaders' phones red hot as they scramble for news of Hamed Bakayoko

Mauritius Commercial Bank sets up a local branch to boost its oil sector financing business

Buhari makes Diezani affair star investigator head of anti-graft body

Spotlight Nigerian oil operators outmanoeuvre country's leading construction firm Julius Berger

Inner circles Which of his many connections is Idrissa Nassa calling on to boost business?

Faure Gnassingbé to review progress on transition in Lomé on 8 March

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Burkina Faso, Mali
Gold traders cast in uncertainty as jihadist threat looms

Gabon
The secrets behind the FGIS, a sovereign wealth fund set adrift

In Focus
South Africa's MTN treads a fine diplomatic line to stay atop Nigerian telecoms market

Inner circles
Fiscal watchdog turns into repository for Buhari's darlings

Spotlight
Nigerian Air Force to pay more than €1bn for 24 Leonardo fighter aircraft

Inner circles
Who are Nigeria's new military top brass after Buhari purge?

Spotlight
After many delays, OCP plants Moroccan flag in Niger Delta

Spotlight
Nigerian oil operators outmanoeuvre country's leading construction firm Julius Berger

Inner circles
Which of his many connections is Idrissa Nassa calling on to boost business?