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Rustam Minnikhanov took advantage of the Russia-Africa Summit in St Petersburg (27-28 July) to approach African leaders. Here, a meeting with Vladimir Putin and Macky Sall. © Pavel Bednyakov/ POOL/AFP

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Defence Energy Diplomacy 15/09/2023

Tatarstan rolls out flagships Tatneft and KamAZ to bring refinery and LAVs to continent

Politics Diplomacy 15/09/2023

Will Economy Minister Oulimata Sarr be the first victim of a reshuffle?

With presidential elections set for February 2024, the Ministry of Economy, headed since September 2022 by Oulimata Sarr, could be first in the firing line of a future reshuffle.

Energy Business 13/09/2023

Petrosen buys Senegalese subsidiary of Mayelia Logistics & Automotive

The Senegalese state-owned company has acquired 51% of an affiliate of an Ivorian group involved in road safety.

Diplomacy 12/09/2023

The heads of state who are set to attend the UN General Assembly

Several heads of state from ECOWAS are preparing to travel to New York at the end of the month to attend the next United Nations General Assembly.

Diplomacy 31/08/2023

New head of Sahel Coalition set to be announced

Former Chadian agriculture minister Djimet Adoum, who has been at the helm of the Coalition for the Sahel since 2021, is preparing to hand over to former Mauritanian foreign minister Hamadi Ould Meimou.

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Infrastructure 30/08/2023

Houar family wins strategic road contracts back-to-back

Morocco’s Société d'Entreprise Houar has beaten sector heavyweights to pick up two road construction contracts in Senegal.

Defence 25/08/2023

Dakar becomes growing market for military drones

The drone capabilities of Senegal's security forces look set to increase rapidly. China's Norinco is preparing to finalise a $45m contract with the gendarmerie, while Dakar-based broker Defact Response is hard at work behind the scenes too.

Diplomacy 24/08/2023

Macky Sall to represent AU at G20?

There is much speculation as to the future of Macky Sall when he steps down as president after the February 2024 election. One option could be an African Union role at the G20.

Defence 21/08/2023

Armament: Israeli firm AD Con on tenterhooks before presidential elections

Gaby Peretz's firm AD Con, Dakar's leading military brokerage firm, may suffer setbacks when President Macky Sall's term in office ends in February. The firm - which supplies equipment to the army and finances operations - is only active while the political situation is in its favour.

Diplomacy 21/08/2023

Ex-ambassador Philippe Lalliot takes helm of French foreign ministry's support and crisis centre

France’s ambassador to Senegal left his post in July, after four years in the role.

Energy 28/07/2023

Axian poised to secure financing for Kolda solar power plant

La Senelec a pour projet de construire une centrale solaire de 30 MW, à Kolda, dans le sud du Sénégal. Portée par le conglomérat malgache Axian, cette infrastructure d'un montant de 55 millions d'euros pourrait avoir trouvé ses financeurs.

SpotlightDiplomacy 26/07/2023

New chair Tinubu formulates plan to revitalise ECOWAS leadership

As the new chair of the Economic Community of West African States, the Nigerian president wants to inject fresh energy into the organisation's leadership as it struggles more than ever with military juntas and Islamist militant threats across the region.

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu in Gigiri, Nairobi, on 16 July 2023.

Politics 26/07/2023

Kopar Express saga deals blow to Ousmane Sonko's party finances

The late May freezing of the fintech company's Senegalese bank accounts has deprived the opposition PASTEF party of some of its diaspora donations.

Senegal's opposition leader and presidential candidate Ousmane Sonko addresses his supporters as he went to court to attend the hearing, on 16 March 2023 in Dakar, Senegal.

Diplomacy 26/07/2023

Macky Sall's schedule in Tatarstan revealed

The Senegalese President Macky Sall landed in Kazan, Tatarstan, on 25 July, where he is due to hold talks with the President of this Russian Federation republic, Rustam Minnikhanov.

Defence 25/07/2023

Chinese defence giant Norinco opens regional office in Dakar

The company has opened a new office in Senegal to give it a stronger presence in West Africa as it expands its operations there.

Politics 18/07/2023

Minister Ibrahima el-Hadji Sall set to join 2024 presidential race

A former minister under Abdou Diouf, Ibrahima el-Hadji Sall is due to declare his candidacy for the Senegalese presidential election in February 2024 in August.

SpotlightPolitics 14/07/2023

Amadou Ba, Macky Sall's uncertain heir

The prime minister may be tipped as the person most likely to succeed the president after next February's election, but he still has to contend with the hostility of several ruling party bigwigs.

Defence 13/07/2023

Lomé to host Gulf of Guinea's maritime security jamboree

The 7th symposium of Gulf of Guinea navy commanders is scheduled to take place in Lomé on 18 and 19 October.

SpotlightEnergy 12/07/2023

GTA domestic gas not due to arrive in Senegal or Mauritania before 2025

BP and Kosmos Energy plan to begin production in the Grand Tortue offshore LNG project early next year, but the pipelines and power stations needed to supply Mauritania's and Senegal's domestic markets are far from ready.

Energy 10/07/2023

After Sangomar, Grand Tortue Ahmeyim also delayed by BP and Kosmos

Production at the GTA cross-border gas field is likely to be pushed back from 2023 to early 2024. The Australian firm Woodside Energy also made similar changes for Senegal's Sangomar field.

Diplomacy 10/07/2023

Brussels sceptical of Bola Ahmed Tinubu backing free trade agreement

Nigeria's position on the free trade Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and West African states is 'unlikely to change', according to the EU ambassador to Abuja Samuela Isopi.

Defence 06/07/2023

Thales rejigs its West Africa operations

Having already closed its Nigerian office, the French electronics flagship is about to shut the doors of its Abidjan branch too. Its modest business activities in the region will henceforward be run from Dakar in Senegal.

SpotlightDefence Diplomacy 04/07/2023

Brussels and London face Accra Initiative headache

The future of the Accra Initiative, a West African security cooperation structure aimed at stemming the spread of rampant Islamist insurgency from the Sahel, remains uncertain. The United Kingdom and the EU, as key partners in the project, are encouraging member states to clarify their positions before unlocking any significant financial support.

British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey (L) speaks next to European Council President Charles Michel (R), during the Accra Initiative summit on West Africa counter-terrorism cooperation which gathered heads of state and government in Accra on November 22, 2022.

Politics Diplomacy 04/07/2023

Nigerian President Tinubu favourite for ECOWAS chair

Bola Tinubu, Nigeria's new head of state, has emerged as favourite to take the chair of the West African regional organisation as negotiations continue before a decision due on 9 July.

Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu arrives for the closing session of the New Global Financial Pact Summit, on June 23, 2023 in Paris.

Mining 03/07/2023

Political tensions in Dakar put off miners

Senegal had hoped to attract mining and oil investors to the latest EITI Global Conference. But the event was overshadowed by the arrest of opposition politician Ousmane Sonko and ensuing unrest, which appears to have jeopardised the launch of new extractive projects in the short term.