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Sierra Leone

Emerging Capital Partners sells off Orabank to Ivorian state

On 14 November, Vincent Le Guennou, one of the two co-directors of the private equity firm Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), [...]

Subscribers only Business 20.11.2019

Europeans debate special forces deployment in Sahel behind closed doors

A meeting devoted to Operation Takuba, which will involve the deployment of several hundred members of European special forces, was [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 20.11.2019

Duel in the skies between Air Sénégal and Air Côte d'Ivoire

To counter the new services of Air Sénégal (WAN 805), [...]

Subscribers only Business 20.11.2019

Marampa PR battle over, arbitration on

After sending out a string of conflicting press releases and [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.11.2019

Freetown wants to know true value of its diamonds

Sierra Leone's National Minerals Agency (NMA) is planning to order [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.11.2019

High-stakes Sahel visit for Florence Parly

On 4 November, the French armed forces minister Florence Parly embarked on a trip to the Sahel with France forced into reviewing its strategy in the region.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 06.11.2019

Société générale active on every front

Unlike its eternal rival BNP Paribas, which has completely withdrawn [...]

Subscribers only Finance, Business 06.11.2019

Attijariwafa steps up a gear on loans

Through its 51%-owned subsidiary Société ivoirienne de banque, Morocco's Attijariwafa [...]

Subscribers only Finance, Business 06.11.2019

UAE's AMEA Power wants to build a 40 MW solar plant

Eight months after its boss visited Freetown, AMEA Power is negotiating the construction of a photovoltaic power station with Sierra Leonean authorities.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 04.11.2019

Behind the scenes of the rice wars

Officially intended to counter smuggling, the partial closure of the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.10.2019

Who is David Lawrie, Aidan Heavey's right-hand-man at Boru Energy?

As we anticipated he would in June 2019 (AEI 842), the founder and former chairman of Tullow Oil, Aidan Heavey, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.10.2019

To electrify the continent, USAID turns again to CrossBoundary

The investment advisory firm is setting up shop in Dakar to help the US development agency put together finance for electricity projects in West and Central Africa.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 14.10.2019

Why the EU is holding back its latest G5 Sahel contribution

Due to the slowness of operators managing its contributions to the Sahel force, the EU may decide to disburse its funds directly through budgetary aid.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 09.10.2019

Iron ore experts join forces to found bauxite and gold firm SMIG

A group of mining specialists who previously worked on the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea and Marampa iron ore [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.10.2019

EU and GIZ back diamond traceability in Mano River

The European Union (EU) and German cooperation agency GIZ will [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.10.2019

Spotlight
How Israel's Eytan Stibbe is reinvesting his Angolan fortune

Omnipresent in Angola during the presidency of Jose Eduardo dos Santos, the Israeli businessman Eytan Stibbe has branched out into capital investment and is now focusing his energies on Ivory Coast and Ghana through his private equity firm Vital Capital.

Subscribers only Business 25.09.2019

Israelian businessman Eytan Stibbe, founding partner of Vital Capital.

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Sierra Leone

Emerging Capital Partners sells off Orabank to Ivorian state

Europeans debate special forces deployment in Sahel behind closed doors

Duel in the skies between Air Sénégal and Air Côte d'Ivoire

Marampa PR battle over, arbitration on

Freetown wants to know true value of its diamonds

High-stakes Sahel visit for Florence Parly

Société générale active on every front

Attijariwafa steps up a gear on loans

UAE's AMEA Power wants to build a 40 MW solar plant

Behind the scenes of the rice wars

Who is David Lawrie, Aidan Heavey's right-hand-man at Boru Energy?

To electrify the continent, USAID turns again to CrossBoundary

Why the EU is holding back its latest G5 Sahel contribution

Iron ore experts join forces to found bauxite and gold firm SMIG

EU and GIZ back diamond traceability in Mano River

Spotlight
How Israel's Eytan Stibbe is reinvesting his Angolan fortune

Pope Francis disappoints Abidjan and Luanda over cardinals

Guess what of September 25, 2019

Leading asset manager Meridiam teams up with Olam on African ports

Activist Kemi Seba takes aim at Sahel

Mike Pompeo reshuffles his Sahel embassy deck

COFINA to plant its flag in France

Ex-Tullow chair Aidan Heavey spares no expense with Carlyle

Winance financiers counting on Marampa iron ore turnaround

Angela Merkel hones her Sahel strategy

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Sierra Leone

Emerging Capital Partners sells off Orabank to Ivorian state

Europeans debate special forces deployment in Sahel behind closed doors

Duel in the skies between Air Sénégal and Air Côte d'Ivoire

Marampa PR battle over, arbitration on

Freetown wants to know true value of its diamonds

High-stakes Sahel visit for Florence Parly

Société générale active on every front

Attijariwafa steps up a gear on loans

UAE's AMEA Power wants to build a 40 MW solar plant

Behind the scenes of the rice wars

Who is David Lawrie, Aidan Heavey's right-hand-man at Boru Energy?

To electrify the continent, USAID turns again to CrossBoundary

Why the EU is holding back its latest G5 Sahel contribution

Iron ore experts join forces to found bauxite and gold firm SMIG

EU and GIZ back diamond traceability in Mano River

Spotlight How Israel's Eytan Stibbe is reinvesting his Angolan fortune

Pope Francis disappoints Abidjan and Luanda over cardinals

Guess what of September 25, 2019

Leading asset manager Meridiam teams up with Olam on African ports

Activist Kemi Seba takes aim at Sahel

Mike Pompeo reshuffles his Sahel embassy deck

COFINA to plant its flag in France

Ex-Tullow chair Aidan Heavey spares no expense with Carlyle

Winance financiers counting on Marampa iron ore turnaround

Angela Merkel hones her Sahel strategy

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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Spotlight
How Israel's Eytan Stibbe is reinvesting his Angolan fortune