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OCP to open new fertiliser plant as key part of West African expansion

In addition to its three small plants in Senegal, Morrocan state-run OCP will soon build a new high-capacity plant, capable of supplying several countries in the area.

Subscribers only Mining 30.11.2021

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Macky Sall relies on top team of advisers to succeed as African Union chair

Senegalese president Macky Sall. © Ludovic Marin/Pool/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.11.2021

UAE's Royal Capital quietly expands in Africa

The Emirati wealth manager run by French executives is actively developing its network in Africa. Its latest operation was to help the acquisition of a Gulfstream V that had often jetted Alpha Condé around the globe.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 26.11.2021

Government to audit mining costs in bid to boost its revenues

The Senegalese government is planning to launch a call for tenders to evaluate the costs actually incurred by mining groups during exploration and exploitation phases, costs they can then recover. This is a way for the state to ensure that it is paid its dues as a co-shareholder in the mines.

Free access Mining 25.11.2021

Burkinabe banker Idrissa Nassa takes interest in Orabank

Idrissa Nassa, founder of the west African bank, Coris Bank International. © Idrissa Nassa/Twitter

Subscribers only Finance, Business 25.11.2021

Obsolete mining collective labour agreement to be overhauled

Senegal's obsolete collective labour agreement for the mining sector is about to be overhauled.

Subscribers only Mining 23.11.2021

Implementing local content rules in mines proves difficult

The Senegalese government has advocated local content rules as a key element of its mining strategy. But it has dithered on applying them.

Subscribers only Mining 19.11.2021

Australian miners wary of Russian forays into West Africa

The Australian mining and petroleum community in West Africa is keeping a close eye on the growing Russian influence in the region.

Subscribers only Mining 11.11.2021

NSIA peddles prized assets

The Ivorian family bancassurance outfit, which has branches across Africa, is shedding some key assets. The hasty sales come as the group needs to reimburse in full a €32m loan.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 09.11.2021

Dakar struggles to meet Beijing's demands over Diamniadio industrial platform

Exim Bank of China is demanding tight control over the expansion of the Diamniadio industrial park before releasing the funds to finance the project. Senegal is trying to comply with this requirement.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 08.11.2021

Senegalese President Macky Sall (centre) during the inauguration of the Diamniadio industrial platform.

Incoming AU chair Macky Sall burnishes his international image

Two months before he takes over the chairmanship of the African Union, Senegalese president Macky Sall has stepped up his diplomatic activities on the world stage. Highlights include the recent G20 summit and the upcoming peace forums in Paris and Dakar.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.11.2021

Petrosen makes BP spin its wheels over Yakaar Teranga

The 40% cost increase that BP wants to impose on the Mauritanian and Senegalese governments to develop Grand Tortue Ahmeyim is one of the stumbling blocks fuelling tensions between Senegal and the British major.

Subscribers only Energy 03.11.2021

Ivorian fund Cofina poised to buy into Caterpillar's Africa dealer JA Delmas

After breaking off its alliance with Moroccan royal holding Al Mada earlier this year, Caterpillar machinery distributor in Africa JA Delmas is in talks with ex-banker Jean-Luc Konan's Compagnie Financière Africaine (Cofina) over opening up its capital.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 02.11.2021

Banker Jean-Luc Konan, founder of the Ivorian financial holding Compagnie Financière Africaine (Cofina).

Dorsale Nord donors urged to stump up funds

The developers of the Dorsale Nord electricity grid project, which involves connecting up Nigeria, Niger, Benin, Togo and Burkina Faso via an 875 km network, are fearful of potential delays.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 28.10.2021

Sillinger's new Sandiara factory targets West African military markets

French speedboat manufacturer, Sillinger, is in the process of setting up in Senegal by acquiring land for its future factory in Sandiara, a special economic zone. Its partnership with SIRN, facilitated by the firm Athem & Meurice, should open the door to the group to West African civil and military markets.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 27.10.2021

Petrosen's distribution arm on the brink of bankruptcy

Senegal's national oil company is deep in the red as a result of its restructuring, with its trading and distribution branch reporting a significant deficit for the 2020 financial year.

Subscribers only Energy 27.10.2021

Guinea coup: former Niger president Issoufou favourite to become ECOWAS mediator

After having been in the running to be an African Union mediator in Chad last year, ex-Nigerien president Mahamadou Issoufou is again on a list of such names, this time for the role of ECOWAS special envoy to Guinea following the fall of Alpha Condé.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.10.2021

Ex-Nigerian president Mahamadou Issoufou.

Drug investigation in Cotonou exposes law enforcement rivalry

Nearly 2.5 tons of cocaine were seized in Cotonou at the beginning of the month, but since last week judges at the Beninese CRIET have been focused on a different case, that of 10 defendants who were arrested in May, shortly after the seizure of 150kg of cocaine at the port.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders, Politics 26.10.2021

Sagam International back in race for Dakar US embassy security contract

Sagam International is back in the race for the security contract for the US embassy in Dakar after a US court rejected Continuity Global Solutions (CGS) case.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 20.10.2021

Relyant, the rising star of US military aid to Sahel

To bolster the region's armies, Washington is increasing the number of its security programmes, from Burkina Faso to Chad. Relyant Global is among the top beneficiaries of this project, having been tasked to deliver OTT Technologies armoured vehicles and to build military facilities.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 19.10.2021

Erdogan tours Gulf of Guinea with his military procurement team

During his official tour of Angola, Nigeria and Togo from 17 to 20 October, the Turkish president will be aiming to strengthen political and economic ties with the countries of the Gulf of Guinea. Central to this strategy will be promoting the interests of Turkey's defence industry ahead of the Turkey-Africa summit scheduled for December in Istanbul.

Free access Defence, Diplomacy 15.10.2021

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Macky Sall's refusal to meet BP bigwig throws another spanner in Grand Tortue works

The head of state's refusal to meet BP's vice-president for exploration and production was the latest sign that all is not well for the Grand Tortue offshore gas project.

Subscribers only Energy 13.10.2021

A-NSE's surveillance balloons spreading from Sahel to Ivory Coast

Faced with an increasing number of militia groups, Ivory Coast has just ordered tethered surveillance balloons for its border with Burkina Faso from French company A-NSE. The Bundeswehr also just ordered balloons from A-NSE to protect its new military base in Tillia, Niger.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 11.10.2021

An observation aerostat type T-C350L from A-NSE.

Sahel's best-connected middleman Moustapha Limam Chafi back in business

Lacking an official status since the downfall of Blaise Compaoré in Burkina Faso in 2014, the desert fox Mustafa Chafi has returned to the limelight in Niger where he is leveraging his ties with regional leaders.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.10.2021

Deutsche Bank comes to rescue of new Senegalese city Diamniadio

Deutsche Bank plans to finance a series of infrastructure projects in the new Senegalese city of Diamniadio, which is being built to ease population pressure on the capital, Dakar.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 07.10.2021

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Senegal

OCP to open new fertiliser plant as key part of West African expansion

Inner circle
Macky Sall relies on top team of advisers to succeed as African Union chair

UAE's Royal Capital quietly expands in Africa

Government to audit mining costs in bid to boost its revenues

Burkinabe banker Idrissa Nassa takes interest in Orabank

Obsolete mining collective labour agreement to be overhauled

Implementing local content rules in mines proves difficult

Australian miners wary of Russian forays into West Africa

NSIA peddles prized assets

Dakar struggles to meet Beijing's demands over Diamniadio industrial platform

Incoming AU chair Macky Sall burnishes his international image

Petrosen makes BP spin its wheels over Yakaar Teranga

Ivorian fund Cofina poised to buy into Caterpillar's Africa dealer JA Delmas

Dorsale Nord donors urged to stump up funds

Sillinger's new Sandiara factory targets West African military markets

Petrosen's distribution arm on the brink of bankruptcy

Guinea coup: former Niger president Issoufou favourite to become ECOWAS mediator

Drug investigation in Cotonou exposes law enforcement rivalry

Sagam International back in race for Dakar US embassy security contract

Relyant, the rising star of US military aid to Sahel

Erdogan tours Gulf of Guinea with his military procurement team

Spotlight
Macky Sall's refusal to meet BP bigwig throws another spanner in Grand Tortue works

A-NSE's surveillance balloons spreading from Sahel to Ivory Coast

Sahel's best-connected middleman Moustapha Limam Chafi back in business

Deutsche Bank comes to rescue of new Senegalese city Diamniadio

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Senegal

OCP to open new fertiliser plant as key part of West African expansion

Inner circle Macky Sall relies on top team of advisers to succeed as African Union chair

UAE's Royal Capital quietly expands in Africa

Government to audit mining costs in bid to boost its revenues

Burkinabe banker Idrissa Nassa takes interest in Orabank

Obsolete mining collective labour agreement to be overhauled

Implementing local content rules in mines proves difficult

Australian miners wary of Russian forays into West Africa

NSIA peddles prized assets

Dakar struggles to meet Beijing's demands over Diamniadio industrial platform

Incoming AU chair Macky Sall burnishes his international image

Petrosen makes BP spin its wheels over Yakaar Teranga

Ivorian fund Cofina poised to buy into Caterpillar's Africa dealer JA Delmas

Dorsale Nord donors urged to stump up funds

Sillinger's new Sandiara factory targets West African military markets

Petrosen's distribution arm on the brink of bankruptcy

Guinea coup: former Niger president Issoufou favourite to become ECOWAS mediator

Drug investigation in Cotonou exposes law enforcement rivalry

Sagam International back in race for Dakar US embassy security contract

Relyant, the rising star of US military aid to Sahel

Erdogan tours Gulf of Guinea with his military procurement team

Spotlight Macky Sall's refusal to meet BP bigwig throws another spanner in Grand Tortue works

A-NSE's surveillance balloons spreading from Sahel to Ivory Coast

Sahel's best-connected middleman Moustapha Limam Chafi back in business

Deutsche Bank comes to rescue of new Senegalese city Diamniadio

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Macky Sall's refusal to meet BP bigwig throws another spanner in Grand Tortue works