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Niger
Niamey doubly deprived of clout in regional alliance

Niger lost the two key positions it held within the G5 Sahel bloc in July.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running Story - The Sahel security crisis 29.09.2021

Ivory Coast
Growing jihadist threat prompts Abidjan to target illicit funding from minerals

An artisanal miner pans for gold at an unlicensed mine near the city of Doropo, Ivory Coast.© Luc Gnago/Reuters

Free access Mining 29.09.2021

Mauritius, Nigeria
Afrinvest places trust in Port-Louis fiduciary Nexus

One of Nitin Collappen's first operations since taking over the helm of the Mauritian trust Nexus Global Financial Services in August, was to reigster a holding company on 22 September.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 29.09.2021

Guinea
Battle begins for top mining ministry job

The post of mines and geology minister, which involves overseeing Guinea's biggest economic sector, is highly coveted. With efforts currently under way to form a first post-coup government, it is attracting a lot of applicants.

Subscribers only Mining Running Story - Transition in Guinea 28.09.2021

Africa
AU summit switch to Addis deals diplomatic blow to Kaka

Interim president Mahamat Idriss Déby's hope of winning tacit approval for his rule have been dashed after the African Union chose Addis Ababa over N'Djamena for its next summit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running Story - Chad post-Idriss Deby 28.09.2021

Africa, Turkey
Ankara seeks influence in Africa through diplomatic studies grants

Ankara is trying to attract young African diplomats, especially those from Senegal, Niger and Togo, to its diplomatic academies.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running Story - Erdogan's drive in Africa 28.09.2021

Congo, Ivory Coast
Sassou Nguesso and Soro hold secret meeting in Geneva

Former National Assembly speaker Guillaume Soro met with Congo's head of state in Switzerland earlier this month. The talks come as Denis Sassou Nguesso is being repeatedly tipped to lead mediation between Soro and Alassane Quattara.

Subscribers only Politics 27.09.2021

Former president of the Ivorian national assembly Guillaume Soro and Congo's head of state Denis Sassou Nguesso.

Equatorial Guinea, France
Paris, Malabo hold secret talks over Paris mansion in wake of VP's ill-gotten gains conviction

The building on the posh Avenue Foch has been earmarked for confiscation since France's top court upheld Teodorin Nguema Obiang Mangue's conviction on embezzlement and money laundering charges in July. The saga is straining already tense relations with Equatorial Guinea.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.09.2021

The building at 42 avenue Foch, in Paris, is under a seizure order opposed by Equatorial Guinea.

Africa, Ghana
Tullow Oil explores its way out of the doldrums

The junior's production throughput in Africa has fallen by a third since 2019 due mainly poor results from its offshore fields in Ghana.

Subscribers only Energy 27.09.2021

Guinea, Liberia
Post-coup, new ArcelorMittal-Monrovia deal problematic for iron explorers

On 10 September, the Liberian government signed an agreement with ArcelorMittal to expand the Yekepa iron mine, creating unrest among Guinean miners, who need the Liberian railway to develop their own iron projects.

Subscribers only Mining 27.09.2021

Spotlight | Ghana
Kosmos makes fresh attempt to win government support for takeover of Oxy assets

Kosmos Energy is pulling out all the stops to get the government to approve its planned multi-million dollar acquisition of the Ghanaian assets of Occidental Petroleum (Oxy).

Subscribers only Energy 24.09.2021

France, West Africa
France to transfer military surpluses to Gulf of Guinea as some Sahel states urge higher-level cooperation

Between now and 2025, the surplus stock of the French army will increasingly be channelled towards the coastal states in the Gulf of Guinea, which are contending with the spread of armed groups from the Sahel.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 24.09.2021

Ivory Coast
Ouattara reins in ruling RHDP party with new committee

Breaking news published on 23/09/21, 12.30 p.m - Increasingly strained relations between the director of the ruling RHDP party Adama Bictogo and Prime Minister Patrick Achi have led Alassane Ouattara to create a new committee, aimed at bringing the party into line.

Subscribers only Politics 23.09.2021

Ivory Coast
Téné Birahima Ouattara opts for US firm Score Technologies over Thales for border surveillance

The Ivorian defence minister recently awarded a $25m contract to the US firm Score Technologies to monitor the northern border of Ivory Coast in order to prevent attacks by armed groups. A setback for France's Thales, and a decision that was encouraged by Lacina Koné, Ouattara's former adviser on new technologies.

Subscribers only Defence 23.09.2021

Ivory Coast defense minister Téné Birahima Ouattara.

Ivory Coast
Karpowership pips Aggreko to power station contract

The Ivorian government has opted for the offshore solution of the Turkish firm Karpowership over the onshore power plant option proposed by the UK's Aggreko.

Subscribers only Energy 23.09.2021

West Africa
Sinohydro expands in West Africa with help of ex-president's godson Jean-Claude Soumah

The Chinese construction giant, already well-entrenched in Ivory Coast, is gaining a foothold in Burkina Faso with help from Arnaud Jean-Claude Soumah, the godson of the late Ivorian founding president Félix Houphouët-Boigny.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 23.09.2021

Mali
MINUSMA commander Dennis Gyllensporre to step down

Swedish General Dennis Gyllensporre will step down from his role as force commander of MINUSMA in 2022. He was appointed in 2018 after Belgian General Jean-Paul Deconinck.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.09.2021

Guinea, Morocco
Worried Rabat keeps close eye on Managem and other Moroccan interests in post-putsch Conakry

The fall of Alpha Condé, one of Mohammed VI's most reliable allies in West Africa, has caught Morocco off guard and fuelled concerns about its many assets and interests in Guinea.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.09.2021

Senegal
FAR and CNOOC in West African offshore blind spot

There have been no discoveries for years in Gambian, Senegalese or Guinea-Bissau waters. But two drilling campaigns by Australia's Far and China's CNOOC are imminent.

Subscribers only Energy 22.09.2021

Guinea
With coup dust yet to settle, Iamgold seeks new prospecting licence

Canadian mining group Iamgold, which has been exploring Guinea's Karita gold deposit since 2017, applied for a new exploration permit just a few days after the coup which overthrew President Alpha Condé.

Subscribers only Mining 22.09.2021

Senegal
Macky Sall's security forum scheduled for December

The Dakar Forum on Peace and Security in Africa, which has been the Senegalese president's international showcase since 2013, will be held on 6 and 7 December. This seventh edition, with a revised format, is organised under the leadership of Avisa Partners.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 22.09.2021

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West Africa

Niger
Niamey doubly deprived of clout in regional alliance

Ivory Coast
Growing jihadist threat prompts Abidjan to target illicit funding from minerals

Mauritius, Nigeria
Afrinvest places trust in Port-Louis fiduciary Nexus

Guinea
Battle begins for top mining ministry job

Africa
AU summit switch to Addis deals diplomatic blow to Kaka

Africa, Turkey
Ankara seeks influence in Africa through diplomatic studies grants

Congo, Ivory Coast
Sassou Nguesso and Soro hold secret meeting in Geneva

Equatorial Guinea, France
Paris, Malabo hold secret talks over Paris mansion in wake of VP's ill-gotten gains conviction

Africa, Ghana
Tullow Oil explores its way out of the doldrums

Guinea, Liberia
Post-coup, new ArcelorMittal-Monrovia deal problematic for iron explorers

Spotlight | Ghana
Kosmos makes fresh attempt to win government support for takeover of Oxy assets

France, West Africa
France to transfer military surpluses to Gulf of Guinea as some Sahel states urge higher-level cooperation

Ivory Coast
Ouattara reins in ruling RHDP party with new committee

Ivory Coast
Téné Birahima Ouattara opts for US firm Score Technologies over Thales for border surveillance

Ivory Coast
Karpowership pips Aggreko to power station contract

West Africa
Sinohydro expands in West Africa with help of ex-president's godson Jean-Claude Soumah

Mali
MINUSMA commander Dennis Gyllensporre to step down

Guinea, Morocco
Worried Rabat keeps close eye on Managem and other Moroccan interests in post-putsch Conakry

Senegal
FAR and CNOOC in West African offshore blind spot

Guinea
With coup dust yet to settle, Iamgold seeks new prospecting licence

Senegal
Macky Sall's security forum scheduled for December

Equatorial Guinea
What really happened when Biya met oil minister Obiang

Mauritania
Just four firms remain in race for $600m SNIM contract

Ivory Coast
Gaby Peretz offers to equip future patrol boats with Rafael Spike missiles

Equatorial Guinea
First lady talks to Madrid to avert her brother Candido's extradition

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West Africa

Niger Niamey doubly deprived of clout in regional alliance

Ivory Coast Growing jihadist threat prompts Abidjan to target illicit funding from minerals

Mauritius, Nigeria Afrinvest places trust in Port-Louis fiduciary Nexus

Guinea Battle begins for top mining ministry job

Africa AU summit switch to Addis deals diplomatic blow to Kaka

Africa, Turkey Ankara seeks influence in Africa through diplomatic studies grants

Congo, Ivory Coast Sassou Nguesso and Soro hold secret meeting in Geneva

Equatorial Guinea, France Paris, Malabo hold secret talks over Paris mansion in wake of VP's ill-gotten gains conviction

Africa, Ghana Tullow Oil explores its way out of the doldrums

Guinea, Liberia Post-coup, new ArcelorMittal-Monrovia deal problematic for iron explorers

Spotlight | Ghana Kosmos makes fresh attempt to win government support for takeover of Oxy assets

France, West Africa France to transfer military surpluses to Gulf of Guinea as some Sahel states urge higher-level cooperation

Ivory Coast Ouattara reins in ruling RHDP party with new committee

Ivory Coast Téné Birahima Ouattara opts for US firm Score Technologies over Thales for border surveillance

Ivory Coast Karpowership pips Aggreko to power station contract

West Africa Sinohydro expands in West Africa with help of ex-president's godson Jean-Claude Soumah

Mali MINUSMA commander Dennis Gyllensporre to step down

Guinea, Morocco Worried Rabat keeps close eye on Managem and other Moroccan interests in post-putsch Conakry

Senegal FAR and CNOOC in West African offshore blind spot

Guinea With coup dust yet to settle, Iamgold seeks new prospecting licence

Senegal Macky Sall's security forum scheduled for December

Equatorial Guinea What really happened when Biya met oil minister Obiang

Mauritania Just four firms remain in race for $600m SNIM contract

Ivory Coast Gaby Peretz offers to equip future patrol boats with Rafael Spike missiles

Equatorial Guinea First lady talks to Madrid to avert her brother Candido's extradition

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Niger
Niamey doubly deprived of clout in regional alliance

Ivory Coast
Growing jihadist threat prompts Abidjan to target illicit funding from minerals

Mauritius, Nigeria
Afrinvest places trust in Port-Louis fiduciary Nexus

Guinea
Battle begins for top mining ministry job

Africa
AU summit switch to Addis deals diplomatic blow to Kaka

Africa, Turkey
Ankara seeks influence in Africa through diplomatic studies grants

Congo, Ivory Coast
Sassou Nguesso and Soro hold secret meeting in Geneva

Equatorial Guinea, France
Paris, Malabo hold secret talks over Paris mansion in wake of VP's ill-gotten gains conviction

Africa, Ghana
Tullow Oil explores its way out of the doldrums

Guinea, Liberia
Post-coup, new ArcelorMittal-Monrovia deal problematic for iron explorers

Spotlight | Ghana
Kosmos makes fresh attempt to win government support for takeover of Oxy assets

France, West Africa
France to transfer military surpluses to Gulf of Guinea as some Sahel states urge higher-level cooperation

Ivory Coast
Ouattara reins in ruling RHDP party with new committee

Ivory Coast
Téné Birahima Ouattara opts for US firm Score Technologies over Thales for border surveillance

Ivory Coast
Karpowership pips Aggreko to power station contract

West Africa
Sinohydro expands in West Africa with help of ex-president's godson Jean-Claude Soumah

Mali
MINUSMA commander Dennis Gyllensporre to step down

Guinea, Morocco
Worried Rabat keeps close eye on Managem and other Moroccan interests in post-putsch Conakry

Senegal
FAR and CNOOC in West African offshore blind spot

Guinea
With coup dust yet to settle, Iamgold seeks new prospecting licence

Senegal
Macky Sall's security forum scheduled for December

Equatorial Guinea
What really happened when Biya met oil minister Obiang

Mauritania
Just four firms remain in race for $600m SNIM contract

Ivory Coast
Gaby Peretz offers to equip future patrol boats with Rafael Spike missiles

Equatorial Guinea
First lady talks to Madrid to avert her brother Candido's extradition