Finance

Ivory Coast
Ouattara reorganises Treasury management team

Alassane Ouattara is expected to appoint Arthur Augustin Pascale Ahoussi, deputy director general of the Treasury, to replace his former boss Konan Jacques Assahore.

Niger
Junta and IMF take baby steps toward dialogue

After months of silence following General Abdourahamane Tchiani's 26 July military coup, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Niamey are ever-so-slowly reaching out.

Ivory Coast
Abidjan picks banks for Eurobond issue

The Ivorian government has chosen five banks to carry out its Eurobond issue. They are Standard Chartered, Deutsche Bank, BNP Paribas, JPMorgan Chase, and Société Générale.

Ivory Coast
BICICI boss hires banker Charles Kié

Chairman Ahmed Cissé has recruited the former Ecobank executive to revamp the strategy of the partly state-owned Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et l'Industrie de Côte d'Ivoire.

Cameroon
Ngoh Ngoh takes gold from Motaze's hands

At Louis-Paul Motaze's expense, the influential secretary general to the president has transferred the management of gold stocks to the consignment and deposits office, which one of Ngoh Ngoh's close allies heads.

Ivory Coast
Ouattara banks on ENI's Baleine field to plug deficit

The Ivorian president is considering using future revenues from the vast oil and gas field as collateral to raise funds, giving the government much-needed cash for its programme of major infrastructure works.

Ivory Coast
Banker Simon Tiemtoré makes final push to take over Oragroup

The Vista boss travelled to Abidjan in late December to resume talks on the takeover of Togo-based bank Oragroup, owned by Emerging Capital Partners.

Libya
Orbis Finances on the hunt for Libyan assets in France

Libya's ex-ambassador in Paris has commissioned the French brokerage firm to trace Libyan assets on French soil.

Kenya
Financial Action Task Force puts Kenyan Treasury in the hot seat

The international Financial Action Task Force on money laundering and terrorism financing will soon make a decision about the reforms made by William Ruto's administration. Kenya could face the financial consequences of being placed on the grey list.

The New Guard
DRC, Libya, Kenya

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Ivory Coast
BNI Finances fires managing director Georgine Codo

Georgine Codo, managing director of BNI Finances, the investment bank of the Banque Nationale d'Investissement group, was quietly sacked in mid-December.