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Senegal

Indonesian Aerospace and Gaby Peretz deliver a second maritime patrol aircraft to Dakar

Senegal's air force is this month due to receive another maritime patrol plane, a CN-235, from the state-owned Indonesian Aerospace.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 15.03.2021

MAN lands engine contracts for West African naval vessels

Engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions has won two West African navy contracts. It is to provide engines for three OPV 58 S patrol boats being built by France's Piriou group for the Senegalese navy, as well as for two Israel Shipyards vessels ordered by Ivory Coast.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 10.03.2021

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

Beginning of Rosso bridge build never so close

An appeal, the last obstacle standing in the way of the construction of the Rosso Bridge, which will span the Senegal River separating Senegal from Mauritania by the town of Rosso, has been rejected.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 09.03.2021

Ukraine's AutoKrAZ hopes to dominate West African military logistics market

Although it is still struggling to get its industrial partnership in Nigeria off the ground, AutoKrAZ is looking to start producing its military trucks in Senegal, Ghana, and Angola. These new plants could give it leadership of the West African military logistics markets.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 05.03.2021

Spotlight
BP discreetly discusses reducing stake in Grand Tortue

BP is ploughing ahead with plans to reduce its footprint in Africa. It is in particular looking at a major reduction of its stake in the Grand Tortue gas field straddling the maritime border between Mauritania and Senegal.

Subscribers only Energy 02.03.2021

Dakar set to buy more light attack aircraft from Korea's KAI

Security cooperation between Senegal and South Korea is set to strengthen with the likely purchase by the West African state of more war planes built by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI).

Subscribers only Defence, Business 02.03.2021

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.

The worst-case scenarios most feared by FAR and Woodside for Sangomar sale

Two firms are in the running to purchase FAR's 15% in Sangomar, as the field operator Woodside watches carefully from behind the scenes. FAR's shareholders are anxious for a potential buyer to make a firm offer.

Subscribers only Energy 01.03.2021

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

Macky Sall launches all-out diplomatic offensive as he prepares to take over as Africa Union chair

With just a year to go before he becomes chairperson of the African Union, Senegalese head of state Macky Sall has started to give the first indications of his plans for the continent.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.02.2021

Ex-Tullow Oil boss Paul McDade's new life

Since being forced into retirement a year ago, Paul McDade has embarked on a new adventure in west African oil thanks to Sterling Energy and is now keen to start buying assets.

Subscribers only Energy 26.02.2021

Nexeya equips patrol boats in Nouakchott but loses out in Dakar

The French defence electronics specialist Nexeya is to equip two of the Mauritanian navy's boats but has failed to land a contract with Dakar, which has opted for the combat management system of its giant rival Naval Group.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 25.02.2021

Strauss-Kahn pursues his business prospecting marathon in Cotonou

Former International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who now heads his own Parnasse International consulting company, has been in the Beninese capital, Cotonou, since Sunday 21 February.

Subscribers only Business 25.02.2021

Egis and Sinohydro glum after CRBC marks another AIBD victory

Senegal's road works and management agency, Ageroute, is expected to award its maintenance contract for the Blaise Diagne InternationalAirport (AIBD) [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 23.02.2021

The highway to Dakar's Blaise-Diagne International Airport

Erstwhile military ops stalwart ICS faces liquidation

International Chartering Systems (ICS) boss Philippe de Jonquières, whose firm has carried out countless airlifts for the French military, plans to shut down the company after nearly four years of judicial investigation that has failed to lead to an indictment.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 18.02.2021

From posh presidential jets to cargo planes, Bonkoungou has something for everyone

Mahamadou Bonkoungou, owner of Air transport company LTI, recently purchased a new luxury jet, used by the president of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, among others. He also invested in a freighter for his construction company Ebomaf.

Subscribers only Business 18.02.2021

Chadian President Idriss Deby welcomes his Burkinabé counterpart Roch Marc Christian Kabore to N'Djamena on 15 February.

Grand Tortue and Sangomar unlikely to bring medium-term current account relief

Despite being seen as potential accelerators of Senegal's economic development, the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim and Sangomar hydrocarbons projects, which are operated respectively by BP and Kosmos Energy and by Woodside Energy, are not expected to markedly improve the country's economic performance in the medium term.

Subscribers only Energy 15.02.2021

Avisa Partners to spruce up Macky Sall's security show

The Senegalese authorities has asked Parisian lobbying and consultancy firm Avisa Partners to prepare a revamped version of the Dakar forum on peace an security for its seventh summit later this year.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.02.2021

Senegalese President Macky Sall at the 2018 Dakar Forum.

Africa's masonic grand masters using square and compasses for political gain

Although they forbid both atheism and political debate, Africa's so-called "regular" masonic lodges, led by Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, are being torn apart by the political ambitions of their grand masters.

Subscribers only Politics 02.02.2021

Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso, who chairs the Grande Loge du Congo.

From Michael Jackson to Ghana's elite, Nicky Wilson's networks stretch far and wide

The mysterious and influential Togolese businessman Nicky Wilson is close to all of Ghana's decision-makers and knows numerous African presidents.

Subscribers only Business 01.02.2021

Endeavour Mining's new acquisition, Semafo, made to pay its debts

Canadian gold producer Semafo, bought by Endeavour Mining last year, has been ordered to pay sums owed to a transporter that worked on its mines in Burkina Faso, Guinea and Niger.

Subscribers only Mining 01.02.2021

Embaló's hush-hush campaign for ECOWAS chair

President Umaro Sissoco Embaló is working the region to pave his way to the chairmanship of the regional bloc.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.02.2021

Strauss-Kahn pitch to Embaló

In Bissau on 15 January to meet with President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, the former International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn has offered to help Guinea Bissau raise Chinese funding for infrastructure projects.

Subscribers only Business 29.01.2021

Meeting between Dominique Strauss-Kahn (left) and Guinea Bissau head of state Umaro Sissoco Embaló, Bissau, 15 January.

Strauss-Kahn turns to Bissau as he scrabbles for new contracts

Having failed to take advantage of the G20's debt suspension initiative, which brought in new African contracts for all his competitors, former International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn is now offering his services as a consultant in Africa's smallest capitals.

Subscribers only Business 20.01.2021

Former managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dominique Strauss-Kahn.

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Senegal

Indonesian Aerospace and Gaby Peretz deliver a second maritime patrol aircraft to Dakar

MAN lands engine contracts for West African naval vessels

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

Beginning of Rosso bridge build never so close

Ukraine's AutoKrAZ hopes to dominate West African military logistics market

Spotlight
BP discreetly discusses reducing stake in Grand Tortue

Dakar set to buy more light attack aircraft from Korea's KAI

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

The worst-case scenarios most feared by FAR and Woodside for Sangomar sale

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

Macky Sall launches all-out diplomatic offensive as he prepares to take over as Africa Union chair

Ex-Tullow Oil boss Paul McDade's new life

Nexeya equips patrol boats in Nouakchott but loses out in Dakar

Strauss-Kahn pursues his business prospecting marathon in Cotonou

Egis and Sinohydro glum after CRBC marks another AIBD victory

Erstwhile military ops stalwart ICS faces liquidation

From posh presidential jets to cargo planes, Bonkoungou has something for everyone

Grand Tortue and Sangomar unlikely to bring medium-term current account relief

Avisa Partners to spruce up Macky Sall's security show

Africa's masonic grand masters using square and compasses for political gain

From Michael Jackson to Ghana's elite, Nicky Wilson's networks stretch far and wide

Endeavour Mining's new acquisition, Semafo, made to pay its debts

Embaló's hush-hush campaign for ECOWAS chair

Strauss-Kahn pitch to Embaló

Strauss-Kahn turns to Bissau as he scrabbles for new contracts

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Senegal

Indonesian Aerospace and Gaby Peretz deliver a second maritime patrol aircraft to Dakar

MAN lands engine contracts for West African naval vessels

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

Beginning of Rosso bridge build never so close

Ukraine's AutoKrAZ hopes to dominate West African military logistics market

Spotlight BP discreetly discusses reducing stake in Grand Tortue

Dakar set to buy more light attack aircraft from Korea's KAI

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

The worst-case scenarios most feared by FAR and Woodside for Sangomar sale

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

Macky Sall launches all-out diplomatic offensive as he prepares to take over as Africa Union chair

Ex-Tullow Oil boss Paul McDade's new life

Nexeya equips patrol boats in Nouakchott but loses out in Dakar

Strauss-Kahn pursues his business prospecting marathon in Cotonou

Egis and Sinohydro glum after CRBC marks another AIBD victory

Erstwhile military ops stalwart ICS faces liquidation

From posh presidential jets to cargo planes, Bonkoungou has something for everyone

Grand Tortue and Sangomar unlikely to bring medium-term current account relief

Avisa Partners to spruce up Macky Sall's security show

Africa's masonic grand masters using square and compasses for political gain

From Michael Jackson to Ghana's elite, Nicky Wilson's networks stretch far and wide

Endeavour Mining's new acquisition, Semafo, made to pay its debts

Embaló's hush-hush campaign for ECOWAS chair

Strauss-Kahn pitch to Embaló

Strauss-Kahn turns to Bissau as he scrabbles for new contracts

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Spotlight
BP discreetly discusses reducing stake in Grand Tortue

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