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Senegal

Southey Offshore eyes up Senegal

The presence of the South African oil services firm in West Africa is currently limited to Ghana. The company's management wants to reverse this trend by targeting French-speaking Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 23.06.2022

Doumbouya confident of facing down ECOWAS

ECOWAS leaders are making no secret of their irritation with the head of the Guinean transition Mamadi Doumbouya, who has disregarded their calls for a short transition period. He believes his country has sufficient cards in its hand to weather any potential sanctions.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running story - Transition in Guinea 23.06.2022

Reed Smith and Hogan Lovells level-pegging on bus rapid transit advisory contract

Funders of Dakar's Bus Rapid Transit have approached a handful of British law firms for legal support on the project financing.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 21.06.2022

Australian Barrett Communications wins contract to supply military radios

The Senegalese army's acquisition of 1,400 combat radios from Barrett, financed by Israeli broker Gaby Peretz's credit line, should improve the coordination of troops in the field. A market estimated at nearly €10m.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 20.06.2022

Ex-OECD official Mario Pezzini acts as Macky Sall's adviser

Macky Sall relied on advice from Mario Pezzini, former director of the OECD's development centre, to prepare for his trip to Paris on 9 and 10 June to take part in the (OECD) summit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.06.2022

West African leaders clash over UEMOA presidency

Beninese President Patrice Talon is to become head of the UEMOA. © Sébastien Muylaert/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.06.2022

Ex-speaker of parliament Pape Diop campaigns in Paris

Pape Diop, the former mayor of Dakar from 2002 to 2009 and president of the Senegalese National Assembly under then President Abdoulaye Wade, has been in Paris since the beginning of June.

Subscribers only Politics 09.06.2022

Dakar beefs up security on its brand new train line

Anticipating problems on its new Dakar-Diamniadio railway, Senegal has decided to reinforce security along the line. Both an elite team of gendarmes and private companies have been called in.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 06.06.2022

Senegalese President Macky Sall during the inaugural journey of the Dakar-Diamniadio TER, 15 January 2019.

Swiss NGO Coginta facilitates deployment of Delair drones against Boko Haram

The military contingents of Niger, Nigeria, Chad and Cameroon deployed within the Multinational Joint Task Force are to receive a dozen intelligence-gathering drones from the French firm Delair. The project is being overseen by Coginta, an NGO active in supporting security initiatives in West Africa.

Subscribers only Defence 02.06.2022

A DT-26 intelligence drone sold by Delair in 2019 to the Niger National Guard.

Short-circuited in Dakar, smart meter start-up Akilee hopes to plug in to foreign markets

Setbacks over a €286m contract with Senelec, its top client and shareholder, have prompted the company to seek business elsewhere in Africa. It's already taking a good look at Rwanda.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 31.05.2022

Architect Goudiaby Atepa's grand vision for natural resources of Dakar, Conakry and Freetown

Pierre Goudiaby Atepa is shortly due to officialise a project for a joint venture between Senegal, Guinea Conakry and Sierra Leone that will enable these countries to process their mineral resources on the African continent.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 27.05.2022

Services giant Petrofac prospects far from home for BP and Tullow

After building its base in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, the British-Emirati services colossus is venturing south of the Sahara. It is hoping to make the most of opportunities that will arise from the giant Tortue gas field that straddles the border between Senegal and Mauritania.

Subscribers only Energy 27.05.2022

Spotlight
Senegal gears up for first Woodside oil and BP gas

In anticipation of the start of oil and gas production, scheduled respectively for 2023 and 2024, Senegal has embarked on a series of major works and reforms to take full advantage of this bonanza. These include expanding its refining capacities, converting its power plants to gas, and bringing its legal framework into line with current norms - complex undertakings, some of which could be subject to delays.

Subscribers only Energy 26.05.2022

How Bamako is exporting cotton despite ECOWAS sanctions

Mali has once again become Africa's leading cotton producer and the Malian military junta is pulling out all the stops to sell this precious resource on the global markets, taking advantage of the high prices.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 26.05.2022

The 2019 cotton harvest in Mali, near Diaramana.

Parliamentary elections divide leaders of influential Mourides brotherhood in Touba

Elections are set to take place in July and major divisions within the powerful Mbacké family persist. Some support President Macky Sall, and others Ousmane Sonko's opposition coalition.

Subscribers only Politics 26.05.2022

Macky Sall determined to bounce back in parliamentary elections

Following a poor result in the municipal elections back in January, the president's inner circle is secretly working on a fresh strategy for the parliamentary elections at the end of July.

Subscribers only Politics 20.05.2022

BP likely to postpone FID for phase 2 for Grand Tortue

The British major has many political and technical issues to resolve before it can take its final investment decision.

Subscribers only Energy 17.05.2022

After Abidjan, Castel loses Coca-Cola distribution rights in Ouagadougou

The Atlanta-based soft drinks giant has already severed its ties with Castel in Ivory Coast and a number of other African countries, and is now about to do the same in Burkina Faso.

Subscribers only Business 12.05.2022

EU ministers to discuss Africa

EU foreign affairs ministers are scheduled to meet in Brussels on 16 May. While the situation in Ukraine is set to dominate the talks, the agenda is also likely to include Africa, and specifically the Sahel region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.05.2022

Paris uses Beninese airports for Barkhane withdrawal

The first discreet nightly rotations took place from 1 to 7 May at Kandi airport, in northern Benin, which is currently used as a platform for French jumbo jets coming from Mali and heading for Niger, the final destination of the French equipment.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 10.05.2022

Barkhane withdrawal puts MINUSMA medical services on the spot

The withdrawal of French Barkhane troops from Mali and the dismantling of its military hospital in Gao means that MINUSMA will have to reorganise medical logistics for its peacekeepers.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 09.05.2022

Inner circles
Macky Sall's APR party riven by divisions as parliamentary elections loom

The Alliance pour la République (APR), the party that carried Macky Sall to victory in the last two presidential elections, is faced with major internal dissensions. Apart from wars between party leaders, the APR is struggling to maintain party unity at its local branches.

Subscribers only Politics 06.05.2022

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Senegal

Southey Offshore eyes up Senegal

Doumbouya confident of facing down ECOWAS

Reed Smith and Hogan Lovells level-pegging on bus rapid transit advisory contract

Australian Barrett Communications wins contract to supply military radios

Ex-OECD official Mario Pezzini acts as Macky Sall's adviser

West African leaders clash over UEMOA presidency

Ex-speaker of parliament Pape Diop campaigns in Paris

Dakar beefs up security on its brand new train line

Swiss NGO Coginta facilitates deployment of Delair drones against Boko Haram

Short-circuited in Dakar, smart meter start-up Akilee hopes to plug in to foreign markets

Architect Goudiaby Atepa's grand vision for natural resources of Dakar, Conakry and Freetown

Services giant Petrofac prospects far from home for BP and Tullow

Spotlight
Senegal gears up for first Woodside oil and BP gas

How Bamako is exporting cotton despite ECOWAS sanctions

Parliamentary elections divide leaders of influential Mourides brotherhood in Touba

Macky Sall determined to bounce back in parliamentary elections

BP likely to postpone FID for phase 2 for Grand Tortue

After Abidjan, Castel loses Coca-Cola distribution rights in Ouagadougou

EU ministers to discuss Africa

Paris uses Beninese airports for Barkhane withdrawal

Barkhane withdrawal puts MINUSMA medical services on the spot

Inner circles
Macky Sall's APR party riven by divisions as parliamentary elections loom

Coca-Cola restructures Ivoirian bottling partnership

Nexter gun purchase demonstrates Gaby Peretz's role in Macky Sall's military spending

Austrian-Chinese Diamond Aircraft eyes Dakar for its spy planes

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Senegal

Southey Offshore eyes up Senegal

Doumbouya confident of facing down ECOWAS

Reed Smith and Hogan Lovells level-pegging on bus rapid transit advisory contract

Australian Barrett Communications wins contract to supply military radios

Ex-OECD official Mario Pezzini acts as Macky Sall's adviser

West African leaders clash over UEMOA presidency

Ex-speaker of parliament Pape Diop campaigns in Paris

Dakar beefs up security on its brand new train line

Swiss NGO Coginta facilitates deployment of Delair drones against Boko Haram

Short-circuited in Dakar, smart meter start-up Akilee hopes to plug in to foreign markets

Architect Goudiaby Atepa's grand vision for natural resources of Dakar, Conakry and Freetown

Services giant Petrofac prospects far from home for BP and Tullow

Spotlight Senegal gears up for first Woodside oil and BP gas

How Bamako is exporting cotton despite ECOWAS sanctions

Parliamentary elections divide leaders of influential Mourides brotherhood in Touba

Macky Sall determined to bounce back in parliamentary elections

BP likely to postpone FID for phase 2 for Grand Tortue

After Abidjan, Castel loses Coca-Cola distribution rights in Ouagadougou

EU ministers to discuss Africa

Paris uses Beninese airports for Barkhane withdrawal

Barkhane withdrawal puts MINUSMA medical services on the spot

Inner circles Macky Sall's APR party riven by divisions as parliamentary elections loom

Coca-Cola restructures Ivoirian bottling partnership

Nexter gun purchase demonstrates Gaby Peretz's role in Macky Sall's military spending

Austrian-Chinese Diamond Aircraft eyes Dakar for its spy planes

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Spotlight
Senegal gears up for first Woodside oil and BP gas

Inner circles
Macky Sall's APR party riven by divisions as parliamentary elections loom