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Senegal

Changing tides for Norway's Aker in West Africa

The Røkke family company quickly took West African oil services and exploration by storm but its future there is not looking so rosy.

Subscribers only Energy 20.05.2021

Woodside's subcontractors to soon set up shop in Dakar

The SILS logistics rear-base, located two kilometres from the port of Darkar, is preparing to host service companies involved in the Sangomar project.

Subscribers only Energy 18.05.2021

Still a long wait for final arbitral hearing between Petronor and Senegal

Norwegian-UAE firm Petronor and the Senegalese state have to wait another year before they hear the outcome of their dispute handed by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).

Subscribers only Energy 11.05.2021

Senegalese intel agency probes foreign influence on March riots

Demonstration of support for Ousmane Sonko, 3 March 2021 in Dakar. © Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

Subscribers only Politics 06.05.2021

Arezki Group overtakes Sinohydro to win road contract

The Senegalese company Arezki Group's bid of just under $63m has beaten off China's Sinohydro to bag a contract to rehabilitate a 73 km stretch of road in the centre of the country.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 04.05.2021

Triple murder raises questions about paramilitaries who protect Africa's national parks

Rory Young, founder of Chengeta Wildlife, securing a ranger team in April 2021. © Chengeta Wildlife/Facebook

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.04.2021

IFC finances Ruggieri family's African hotels

Weighed down by Covid-19, the Ruggieri business dynasty's Onomo hotel network has received a loan from the World Bank's sister institution, the International Finance Corporation.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 30.04.2021

Sendou power plant goes into receivership

Just two and a half years after its inauguration, the Sendou coal-fired power plant is in default with several dozen creditors. The courts have already reportedly placed it in receivership.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 28.04.2021

Sagam International loses key US embassy security contract

Abderrahmane Ndiaye's company is about to lose its illustrious contract to guard the diplomatic mission to the Virginia-based Continuity Global Solutions.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 27.04.2021

Kosmos execs between a rock and a hard place as frontier exploration ends

The US junior now wants to limit itself to exploration near its existing infrastructure. The decision has led to the departure of several executives who favour the firm's traditional frontier exploration approach.

Subscribers only Energy 27.04.2021

Police invest in TAG armoured vehicles in wake of riots

In response to the tense situation, the interior minister Antoine Félix Abdoulaye Diome placed an urgent order for a consignment of several dozen BATT armoured personnel carriers (APC) from the American-Emirati supplier The Armored Group (TAG).

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 22.04.2021

Dakar finally moves to get its revised mining register online

The country's mining register, which is essential to the growth of its mining sector, is still not online even though it is now several years since software company Trimble was commissioned to prepare the operation.

Subscribers only Mining 20.04.2021

Reckya Madougou rallies legal, political and business elite for her release

Despite his reelection, Patrice Talon's main opponent remains behind bars on vague suspicions of "financing terrorism". But he will have to reckon with Madougou's powerful supporters among whom are two of the region's sitting presidents as well as oligarch Mahamadou Bonkoungou and lawyer Antoine Vey, a former associate of French justice minister Dupond-Moretti.

Subscribers only Politics 19.04.2021

The Beninese opposition leader Reckya Madougou.

Inner circles
Task force seeks to redeem Macky Sall's image in wake of Sonko affair

Macky Sall pays great attention to his public image, which is handled by a small group of advisers based at the president's office. They are currently trying to restore his reputation after it took a heavy knock in the violent demonstrations of March.

Subscribers only Politics 16.04.2021

Senegalese president Macky Sall speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Dakar, Senegal, 09 April 2021.

Questions surround Elton's port of Dakar gas terminal project

In March, the oil distributor Elton Oil was awarded the concession for an LNG storage and distribution facility in Senegal, but the exact details of the arrangement remain unclear.

Subscribers only Energy 15.04.2021

Portugal's Tekever harnesses its French connections to expand into Africa

Tekever is about to seal a deal with the Senegalese fishing ministry to secure its waters. With the help of French security contractors, the company is also reaching out to several other African countries.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 13.04.2021

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

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

Ex-minister Sarr puts his weight behind gas-fired power station

Senegalese entrepreneur Samuel Sarr is determined to get the 300-MW plant near Dakar up and running.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 31.03.2021

Samuel Sarr, former minister of energy and former director of Senelec.

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.

France's Systra to participate in Dakar Bus Rapid Transit project

The Senegalese authorities have dismissed a complaint lodged by one of Systra's rivals for the Dakar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, thereby confirming the awarding of the contract to the French engineering firm.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 25.03.2021

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.

Follwoing BP and Woodside, local logistics companies jostle for contracts

As oil subcontractors hone in on Senegal, local firms are busy ensuring they get their share in the country's lucrative logistics market.

Subscribers only Energy 23.03.2021

State, Meridiam negotiate busway concession contract

As good progress is being made building the lanes for Dakar's bus rapid transit system, the Senegalese government is trying to make up for the delays in the operational side of the project, which is set to be entrusted to a French consortium including Meridiam.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 23.03.2021

Cairn, flush with Sangomar cash, allies with Cheiron in Egyptian desert

Cairn Energy, less than three months after pulling out of the Sangomar oil field in Senegal, has moved into a new country, Egypt, with a powerful and well-connected local partner.

Subscribers only Energy 22.03.2021

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Senegal

Changing tides for Norway's Aker in West Africa

Woodside's subcontractors to soon set up shop in Dakar

Still a long wait for final arbitral hearing between Petronor and Senegal

Senegalese intel agency probes foreign influence on March riots

Arezki Group overtakes Sinohydro to win road contract

Triple murder raises questions about paramilitaries who protect Africa's national parks

IFC finances Ruggieri family's African hotels

Sendou power plant goes into receivership

Sagam International loses key US embassy security contract

Kosmos execs between a rock and a hard place as frontier exploration ends

Police invest in TAG armoured vehicles in wake of riots

Dakar finally moves to get its revised mining register online

Reckya Madougou rallies legal, political and business elite for her release

Inner circles
Task force seeks to redeem Macky Sall's image in wake of Sonko affair

Questions surround Elton's port of Dakar gas terminal project

Portugal's Tekever harnesses its French connections to expand into Africa

Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

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

Ex-minister Sarr puts his weight behind gas-fired power station

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

France's Systra to participate in Dakar Bus Rapid Transit project

Portuguese-speaking countries discreetly lobby for ECOWAS presidency

Follwoing BP and Woodside, local logistics companies jostle for contracts

State, Meridiam negotiate busway concession contract

Cairn, flush with Sangomar cash, allies with Cheiron in Egyptian desert

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Senegal

Changing tides for Norway's Aker in West Africa

Woodside's subcontractors to soon set up shop in Dakar

Still a long wait for final arbitral hearing between Petronor and Senegal

Senegalese intel agency probes foreign influence on March riots

Arezki Group overtakes Sinohydro to win road contract

Triple murder raises questions about paramilitaries who protect Africa's national parks

IFC finances Ruggieri family's African hotels

Sendou power plant goes into receivership

Sagam International loses key US embassy security contract

Kosmos execs between a rock and a hard place as frontier exploration ends

Police invest in TAG armoured vehicles in wake of riots

Dakar finally moves to get its revised mining register online

Reckya Madougou rallies legal, political and business elite for her release

Inner circles Task force seeks to redeem Macky Sall's image in wake of Sonko affair

Questions surround Elton's port of Dakar gas terminal project

Portugal's Tekever harnesses its French connections to expand into Africa

Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

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

Ex-minister Sarr puts his weight behind gas-fired power station

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

France's Systra to participate in Dakar Bus Rapid Transit project

Portuguese-speaking countries discreetly lobby for ECOWAS presidency

Follwoing BP and Woodside, local logistics companies jostle for contracts

State, Meridiam negotiate busway concession contract

Cairn, flush with Sangomar cash, allies with Cheiron in Egyptian desert

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Task force seeks to redeem Macky Sall's image in wake of Sonko affair