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Tunisia
Kaïs Saïed's unlikely choice of PM

Elyes Fakhfakh, who was charged by Kaïs Saïed on January 20 with forming a new government, will have to fight [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.01.2020

Libya
Ghassan Salamé military commission hits trouble

With just a few hours to go to the meeting in Geneva of the joint military commission, which is supposed [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.01.2020

Mauritania, Morocco
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to build himself a new embassy

The absence of a Mauritanian ambassador in Morocco has not [...]

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 23.01.2020

Libya, UAE
Mohamed bin Zayed reshuffles his Libya unit

Abu Dhabi crown prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan recently [...]

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 23.01.2020

Spotlight | Africa
African activists take leaf out of Obama/Macron campaign handbook

The days when Alpha Condé and Laurent Gbagbo would adopt the ideas of the French Parti Socialiste (PS) seem a distant memory. These days, French-speaking Africa is drawing inspiration from Barack Obama's 2008 campaign strategy, imitated and developed further by [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.01.2020

Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara attempts to silence anti-Gon lobby

As the potential candidacy of Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly in the presidential election continues to divide the RHDP, Alassane Ouattara is backing his protégé to the hilt.

Subscribers only Politics 22.01.2020

West Africa
Hababou, Miclet: who are Umaro Sissoco Embalo's sponsors?

The consultancy activities of the new president of Guinea-Bissau have afforded Umaro Sissoco Embalo a solid network among the most active business figures on the continuent.

Subscribers only Politics 22.01.2020

DRC
Joseph Kabila and Félix Tshisekedi at loggerheads over Dan Gertler affair

The cabinet meeting on 10 January was marked by a violent row between Félix Tshisekedi and allies of his coalition partner and predecessor, Joseph Kabila.

Subscribers only Politics 22.01.2020

Guinea
Abiy Ahmed as AU mediator fails to dissuade Alpha Condé from third term

Concerned at the Guinean president's determination to seek a third term, the African Union with the tacit support of Washington has deployed the Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali in Conakry.

Free access Politics 22.01.2020

Ivory Coast
Snarl-up at Akwaba roundabout

A few lines in the last issue of the West Africa Newsletter seem to have sufficed to unleash the tensions [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 22.01.2020

Cameroon
Football governing body rains on Paul Biya's CAN 2021 parade

The official reason for bringing forward the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) from June to January 2021 is the rainy [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.01.2020

West Africa
Jihadists settle on Beninese-Burkina border

Several west African capitals are openly expressing concern at the risk of jihadist groups seeking sanctuary in W National Park, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.01.2020

Ivory Coast
Inza Fofana becomes Ouattara's go-to man for security

In recent months, the Unité de lutte contre le grande banditisme (ULGB) commanded by Colonel Inza Fofana, which is based [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.01.2020

Senegal
Amadou Hott promotes Dakar in London

The Senegalese minister of the economy Amadou Hott took advantage of his presence in London, where he was accompanying Macky [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.01.2020

Burkina Faso
Mahamadou Bonkoungou flies Kaboré to Pau

It was aboard a Falcon 8X jet belonging to the aviation company Liza Transport International (LTI) owned by the businessman [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.01.2020

Guinea
Roadworks ahead for Moustapaha Naïte

The Guinean president Alpha Condé recently entrusted several strategically important dossiers to the minister of public works, 43-year-old Mouastapha Naite. [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 22.01.2020

Guinea
Legislative setback after Alpha Condé fails in Abidjan

Right up until the last minute, the Guinean president Alpha [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.01.2020

Ivory Coast
Laurent Gbagbo strives to get FPI battle-ready

In the run-up to October's presidential election, the former president [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.01.2020

Africa
Freemasons congregate in Cotonou

Several hundred Freemasons from Africa, Europe and the Americas are [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.01.2020

France, Ivory Coast
Abidjan renovates Houphouët's manor house in Villepinte

Having already renovated the Hôtel de Beaumont luxury townhouse in [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.01.2020

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Tunisia
Kaïs Saïed's unlikely choice of PM

Libya
Ghassan Salamé military commission hits trouble

Mauritania, Morocco
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to build himself a new embassy

Libya, UAE
Mohamed bin Zayed reshuffles his Libya unit

Spotlight | Africa
African activists take leaf out of Obama/Macron campaign handbook

Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara attempts to silence anti-Gon lobby

West Africa
Hababou, Miclet: who are Umaro Sissoco Embalo's sponsors?

DRC
Joseph Kabila and Félix Tshisekedi at loggerheads over Dan Gertler affair

Guinea
Abiy Ahmed as AU mediator fails to dissuade Alpha Condé from third term

Ivory Coast
Snarl-up at Akwaba roundabout

Cameroon
Football governing body rains on Paul Biya's CAN 2021 parade

West Africa
Jihadists settle on Beninese-Burkina border

Ivory Coast
Inza Fofana becomes Ouattara's go-to man for security

Senegal
Amadou Hott promotes Dakar in London

Burkina Faso
Mahamadou Bonkoungou flies Kaboré to Pau

Guinea
Roadworks ahead for Moustapaha Naïte

Guinea
Legislative setback after Alpha Condé fails in Abidjan

Ivory Coast
Laurent Gbagbo strives to get FPI battle-ready

Africa
Freemasons congregate in Cotonou

France, Ivory Coast
Abidjan renovates Houphouët's manor house in Villepinte

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Tunisia Kaïs Saïed's unlikely choice of PM

Libya Ghassan Salamé military commission hits trouble

Mauritania, Morocco Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to build himself a new embassy

Libya, UAE Mohamed bin Zayed reshuffles his Libya unit

Spotlight | Africa African activists take leaf out of Obama/Macron campaign handbook

Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara attempts to silence anti-Gon lobby

West Africa Hababou, Miclet: who are Umaro Sissoco Embalo's sponsors?

DRC Joseph Kabila and Félix Tshisekedi at loggerheads over Dan Gertler affair

Guinea Abiy Ahmed as AU mediator fails to dissuade Alpha Condé from third term

Ivory Coast Snarl-up at Akwaba roundabout

Cameroon Football governing body rains on Paul Biya's CAN 2021 parade

West Africa Jihadists settle on Beninese-Burkina border

Ivory Coast Inza Fofana becomes Ouattara's go-to man for security

Senegal Amadou Hott promotes Dakar in London

Burkina Faso Mahamadou Bonkoungou flies Kaboré to Pau

Guinea Roadworks ahead for Moustapaha Naïte

Guinea Legislative setback after Alpha Condé fails in Abidjan

Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo strives to get FPI battle-ready

Africa Freemasons congregate in Cotonou

France, Ivory Coast Abidjan renovates Houphouët's manor house in Villepinte

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Tunisia
Kaïs Saïed's unlikely choice of PM

Libya
Ghassan Salamé military commission hits trouble

Mauritania, Morocco
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to build himself a new embassy

Libya, UAE
Mohamed bin Zayed reshuffles his Libya unit

Spotlight | Africa
African activists take leaf out of Obama/Macron campaign handbook

Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara attempts to silence anti-Gon lobby

West Africa
Hababou, Miclet: who are Umaro Sissoco Embalo's sponsors?

DRC
Joseph Kabila and Félix Tshisekedi at loggerheads over Dan Gertler affair

Guinea
Abiy Ahmed as AU mediator fails to dissuade Alpha Condé from third term

Ivory Coast
Snarl-up at Akwaba roundabout

Cameroon
Football governing body rains on Paul Biya's CAN 2021 parade

West Africa
Jihadists settle on Beninese-Burkina border

Ivory Coast
Inza Fofana becomes Ouattara's go-to man for security

Senegal
Amadou Hott promotes Dakar in London

Burkina Faso
Mahamadou Bonkoungou flies Kaboré to Pau

Guinea
Roadworks ahead for Moustapaha Naïte

Guinea
Legislative setback after Alpha Condé fails in Abidjan

Ivory Coast
Laurent Gbagbo strives to get FPI battle-ready

Africa
Freemasons congregate in Cotonou

France, Ivory Coast
Abidjan renovates Houphouët's manor house in Villepinte