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The Focus pieces are the result of the Africa Intelligence editorial team's long-term investigations and aim to provide an in-depth analysis of the networks of political leaders and key players across the African continent.

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ANGOLA Business 06/07/2020

General Electric and Aenergy trade blows in turbine war

With accusations over the use of false documents and dual identities, the power struggle between Portugal's Ricardo Leitão Machado and his former General Electric partner Wilson Dacosta has taken on epic proportions. [...]

Franco-Moroccan financier Yariv Elbaz at the 2014 New York Forum Africa.

GABON Business 29/06/2020

How Ycap became the Gabonese sovereign fund's favorite asset manager

After having been sanctioned by France's financial markets authority, financier Yariv Elbaz has succeeded in making a comeback in Gabon with his fund Ycap, which has become the main financial partner of the country's sovereign fund. [...]

A dragline carries untreated phosphate after being dropped off on a mountain at a phosphate mine at the Boucraa factory of the National Moroccan phosphate company (OCP) situated in the southern provinces.

AFRICA Mining 22/06/2020

Moscow and Riyadh challenge Rabat on African phosphates market

Morocco's OCP, which is the leader in the fast-growing African fertilisers market, has run into increasing competition from Russia's PhosAgro and Saudi Arabia's Maaden, particularly on its west African "home" turf. The battle has been made fiercer by the direct interventions made by heads of state and governments. [...]

Major works minister Jean-Jacques Bouya.

CONGO Politics 15/06/2020

The rise of Jean-Jacques Bouya: how the China go-between became Sassou's strongman

Major Works Minister Jean-Jacques Bouya continues to extend his influence in the key non-oil economic sectors. [...]

Sadat and Security Side are carrying out a training mission among the government's forces.

LIBYA Business 08/06/2020

Turkish military company Sadat turns Erdogan-Sarraj alliance into business opportunity

Turkish paramilitary company Sadat, headed by former Turkish general Adnan Tanriverdi, has set up a partnership with Fawzi Boukatif-led Libyan company Security Side to train the forces fighting for Fayez Sarraj's Government of National Accord. [...]

MOROCCO Business 01/06/2020

Mohammed VI to recapitalise his Al Mada holding company with funds from farmers' mutual insurance group

Faced with the worst economic crisis of his reign, the king plans to refinance his private holding company Al Mada via a $500m bond issue. The main subscriber is likely to be mutual smallholders' insurance group MAMDA-MCMA, which has already got him out of difficulty on several occasions in the past. [...]

MADAGASCAR Politics 25/05/2020

Rajoelina expedites investigation into Meridiam airports concession to try to topple Rakotovao

In the midst of a major power struggle with Senate President Rivo Rakotovao, the government is pressing forward with investigations into the concession he awarded to French investment group Meridiam to operate the country's two main airports. [...]

GABON Politics 18/05/2020

Antoine Hayem, the charterer who keeps the Bongo family flying despite the lockdown

Despite borders being closed as part of the measures taken to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, the Gabonese presidency is making greater use than ever of its favourite private aviation service provider, Frenchman Antoine Hayem. Publicity-shy but highly active, he began working for Russian oligarchs and now spends his time meeting the demands of African presidencies and rock groups. [...]

The Galactica Star. The proceeds of the yacht's sale are claimed by Nigeria, the US and former Enron men.

NIGERIA Oil & gas 11/05/2020

The ghost of Enron returns to haunt yacht once owned by former oil minister Alison-Madueke's trader pals

The Galactica Star super-yacht was a symbol of the excesses of former Nigerian oil minister Alison-Madueke, who Nigeria is trying to have extradited from London. It is now at the heart of a battle between Washington, Abuja and a surprise ghost from the past, former Enron group subsidiary Enron Nigeria Power Holdings. [...]

DRC ISRAEL Business 04/05/2020

"Antwerp connection" rallies to Tshisekedi following Kamerhe's downfall

A Belgian-Israeli group has taken over the mantle of Dan Gertler, Joseph Kabila's favourite diamond dealer. It has gradually worked its way into the entourage of President Félix Tshisekedi, where, in addition to brokering several security contracts, it is overseeing the development of relations between Kinshasa and Tel Aviv. [...]

Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is grappling with a parliamentary commission charged with investigating the management of several sectors during his presidency.

MAURITANIA Diplomacy 27/04/2020

Former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz faces a highly political investigation

Relations between Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and his predecessor Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz have become distinctly hostile since the end of 2019 and the battle between them is becoming increasingly indiscreet. The current "master" of Nouakchott can rely, moreover, on an army of lawmakers determined to settle their scores with Aziz. [...]

Artisanal miners work at the Tilwizembe outside of Kolwezi.

DRC Mining 20/04/2020

Cobalt: activist lawyer Terry Collingsworth forces Apple, Tesla & co to answer child labour charges

To respond to lawyer Terry Collingsworth's claims that they have been complicit in the use of forced child labour in the DRC, US West Coast tech giants Apple, Google, Microsoft and Tesla are mobilising America's top legal brains. [...]

Matthieu Pigasse is quietly working on the creation of a new boutique bank.

AFRICA Business 23/03/2020

Ex-Lazard banker Matthieu Pigasse reinvents himself in Africa

Six months after leaving Lazard, Matthieu Pigasse is quietly working on the creation of a new boutique bank that will specialise in sovereign advisory and looking for his first state clients in Africa. He is also looking for new investments in the African entertainment sector, which is currently booming. [...]

The presidents of Mozambique and Russia, Filipe Nyusi and Vladimir Putin, in Moscow, 22 August 2019.

MOZAMBIQUE RUSSIA Oil & gas 09/03/2020

Moscow muscles in as protector of oil firms in Cabo Delgado

Building on from its presence in Central African Republic and Libya, Moscow is determined to create a firm footing in Mozambique, a country that for 20 years was a Soviet outpost. Like in Bangui, the main vector for Russian influence here is military support to local forces working to combat an insurrection that has rocked Cabo Delgado province since October 5, 2017. [...]

The multi-mission frigate Mohammed VI delivered by Naval Group in 2014.

MOROCCO Business 24/02/2020

Naval Group and Piriou want to set up a shipyard to serve the Moroccan navy

France, which is the Royal Moroccan Navy's traditional supplier, is to try to hold on to its position by encouraging Naval Group and Piriou to set up an industrial site in the kingdom. [...]

Vincent Miclet has in recent months been obliged to sell off many of his assets.

AFRICA FRANCE Business 17/02/2020

The big clearance sale of "France-Africa" Gatsby Vincent Miclet

Fifteen years after having left Angola, the country that made him rich, Vincent Miclet, the last French businessman to have made his fortune in Africa, still flaunts the aura of magnificence which he has always found ways of keeping up. [...]

RJM Aviation, headed by Thierry Miallier, is a key operator in N'Djamena

CHAD Business 03/02/2020

RJM Aviation reigns supreme in the sky over Chad

In less than 10 years, private air transport company RJM Aviation, headed by Thierry Miallier, has become a key operator in N'Djamena. It has transported Idriss Déby, Operation Barkhane soldiers, ExxonMobil and even George Clooney. [...]

AFRICA Business Document 21/01/2020

Monaco Resources struggles to hide its secrets

In less than 10 years, Monaco Resources has become a major player in African commodities. Until now, it has been quite secretive about its shareholders and the backgrounds of its executives, but is finding it increasingly hard to maintain this stance as it grows in size and is forced to jostle for position on highly competitive markets. [...]

AFRICA Business 06/01/2020

Military equipment market leaders Marck and MagForce under attack from Turkish and Moroccan rivals

France's MagForce International and Marck groups, which have been the leading suppliers of equipment to West and Central African armies over the last two decades, are marking time as they battle with various forms of legal action. [...]

AFRICA ASIA QATAR Business 16/12/2019

Qatar-Africa specialist Philippe Hababou Solomon finds new clients in the Far East

Faced with a certain apathy on the part of regular client Qatar, Franco-Israeli businessman Philippe Hababou Solomon, who has close relations with several African leaders, has decided to look for business further east in future, starting with Indonesia. [...]

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General Electric and Aenergy trade blows in turbine war

How Ycap became the Gabonese sovereign fund's favorite asset manager

IN FOCUS

General Electric and Aenergy trade blows in turbine war

How Ycap became the Gabonese sovereign fund's favorite asset manager

Moscow and Riyadh challenge Rabat on African phosphates market

The rise of Jean-Jacques Bouya: how the China go-between became Sassou's strongman

Turkish military company Sadat turns Erdogan-Sarraj alliance into business opportunity

Mohammed VI to recapitalise his Al Mada holding company with funds from farmers' mutual insurance group

Rajoelina expedites investigation into Meridiam airports concession to try to topple Rakotovao

Antoine Hayem, the charterer who keeps the Bongo family flying despite the lockdown

The ghost of Enron returns to haunt yacht once owned by former oil minister Alison-Madueke's trader pals

"Antwerp connection" rallies to Tshisekedi following Kamerhe's downfall

Former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz faces a highly political investigation

Cobalt: activist lawyer Terry Collingsworth forces Apple, Tesla & co to answer child labour charges

Ex-Lazard banker Matthieu Pigasse reinvents himself in Africa

Moscow muscles in as protector of oil firms in Cabo Delgado

Naval Group and Piriou want to set up a shipyard to serve the Moroccan navy

The big clearance sale of "France-Africa" Gatsby Vincent Miclet

RJM Aviation reigns supreme in the sky over Chad

Monaco Resources struggles to hide its secrets

Military equipment market leaders Marck and MagForce under attack from Turkish and Moroccan rivals

Qatar-Africa specialist Philippe Hababou Solomon finds new clients in the Far East

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General Electric and Aenergy trade blows in turbine war

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Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

IN FOCUS

General Electric and Aenergy trade blows in turbine war

How Ycap became the Gabonese sovereign fund's favorite asset manager

Moscow and Riyadh challenge Rabat on African phosphates market

The rise of Jean-Jacques Bouya: how the China go-between became Sassou's strongman

Turkish military company Sadat turns Erdogan-Sarraj alliance into business opportunity

Mohammed VI to recapitalise his Al Mada holding company with funds from farmers' mutual insurance group

Rajoelina expedites investigation into Meridiam airports concession to try to topple Rakotovao

Antoine Hayem, the charterer who keeps the Bongo family flying despite the lockdown

The ghost of Enron returns to haunt yacht once owned by former oil minister Alison-Madueke's trader pals

"Antwerp connection" rallies to Tshisekedi following Kamerhe's downfall

Former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz faces a highly political investigation

Cobalt: activist lawyer Terry Collingsworth forces Apple, Tesla & co to answer child labour charges

Ex-Lazard banker Matthieu Pigasse reinvents himself in Africa

Moscow muscles in as protector of oil firms in Cabo Delgado

Naval Group and Piriou want to set up a shipyard to serve the Moroccan navy

The big clearance sale of "France-Africa" Gatsby Vincent Miclet

RJM Aviation reigns supreme in the sky over Chad

Monaco Resources struggles to hide its secrets

Military equipment market leaders Marck and MagForce under attack from Turkish and Moroccan rivals

Qatar-Africa specialist Philippe Hababou Solomon finds new clients in the Far East

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