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West Africa

Sierra Leone
Freetown looks to triple its electricity output

The Sierra Leonean authorities are seeking partners to revive an ambitious project to construct a 100 MW gas-fired power plant.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 19.11.2020

Mali, Togo
Hush-hush diplomacy between Lomé and Bamako shores up junta

The meeting with Faure Gnassingbé (left) on 13 November in Lomé was a key stage in Bah N'Daw's regional tour. © Présidence du Mali

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.11.2020

Senegal
Ageroute fawns over China's CRBC for AIBD airport road contract

Already criticised in 2019 for hiring CRBC to work on the access road to the Blaise Diagne airport without a tender process, the road management agency Ageroute has now awarded the Chinese infrastructure giant a six-month extension to its contract.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 17.11.2020

Ivory Coast
Perenco eager to move in on Petroci's CI-11 block

Franco-British family-owned Perenco wants to venture into Ivory Coast by rejuvenating aging state-owned oil fields.

Subscribers only Energy 17.11.2020

Gambia
How BP plans to avoid 'no drill' fine

As we revealed, BP no longer plans to drill on the Gambian block A1.

Subscribers only Energy 17.11.2020

Ivory Coast, United States
KPMG wants to manage US Covid-19 funds in Ivory Coast

KPMG Côte d'Ivoire s'active pour décrocher la gestion des fonds Covid-19 de l'US International Development Finance Corp.

Subscribers only Business 17.11.2020

In Focus | Equatorial Guinea, United States
The late financier Jeffrey Epstein's secret friendship with Teodorin Obiang

A friend of Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, the late American wealth manager, who was under investigation for sexual trafficking when he died in August 2019, also had regular dealings with Equatorial Guinean vice president Teodorin Obiang Nguema.

Subscribers only Politics 16.11.2020

The Equatorial Guinean vice-president Teodorin Obiang Nguema, presumptive successor of his father as head of state.

Guinea
Beny Steinmetz and George Soros' Simandou sparring match gets technical

Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz and American billionaire philanthropist George Soros have both come out all guns blazing to have their interpretation of the law accepted in their court battle over Simandou, which restarted recently in the US.

Subscribers only Mining 16.11.2020

Mali
Cannabis mogul Carl Esprey snaps up golden deal in Garalo

Businessman Carl Esprey, a developer of medicinal cannabis crops in Lesotho and Portugal, has secured a deal to purchase a gold project in Mali just months after the coup d'état.

Subscribers only Mining 16.11.2020

Carl Esprey, CEO of Contango and co-founder of Botanical Holdings.

Burkina Faso
To talk or not to talk: dialogue with jihadists dominates presidential election

Roch Marc Christian Kaboré insists he is firmly against talking to the armed groups active in the north of the country. His two main rivals in the presidential race have adopted a more nuanced stance.

Subscribers only Politics 16.11.2020

Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré.

France, Libya, Togo
France boosts Togo's counter-piracy with speedboats originally destined for Libya

Worsening security in the Gulf of Guinea has prompted France to beef up its support to Togo's navy with two Sillinger speedboats that were initially supposed to go to Libya.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 16.11.2020

One of the Rafale 1200 type interceptor boats, manufactured by Sillinger.

Spotlight | Africa, United States
Pro-Trump lobbyists in disarray after Biden win

In an effort to work their way into the good books of the Trump administration, many African countries turned to ultra-Republican lobbyists with very close ties to the White House. Joe Biden's election has now put them in a delicate position.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.11.2020

In New York on 7 November, citizens celebrate the victory of Democrat Joe Biden.

Ivory Coast
Laurent Gbagbo set to return to Ivory Coast after nine years in exile

Just a few days after his re-election as president, Alassane Ouattara has agreed to grant Laurent Gbagbo a diplomatic passport, opening the way to the former president's return to Ivory Coast after an absence of nine years.

Subscribers only Politics 13.11.2020

The former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo.

Czech Republic, Nigeria
Czech company LOM Praha is training Nigeria's L-39 pilots

State-owned Czech company LOM Praha is contributing to Nigeria's efforts to professionalise its air force. It is currently training Nigerian pilots at the CLV Pardubice air training centre in the Czech Republic.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 13.11.2020

The Czech public company LOM Praha provides training for Nigerian Air Force pilots at the CLV Pardubice centre.

Mali
New government under pressure to show it can enforce the Algiers agreement

On 16 November, the committee monitoring application of the 2015 Algiers peace agreement will hold its first meeting since the 18 August putsch under the watchful eyes of the United Nations and the European Union.

Subscribers only Politics 13.11.2020

Nigeria
US sharpens defence to free Madueke clan villa from Sarbonne Estate's clutches

A real estate company is trying to stop the DoJ from seizing a luxury Californian villa that had belonged to Nigerian trader Kola Aluko but Washington won't let the asset slip from its hands so easily.

Subscribers only Energy 12.11.2020

Ivory Coast
Embalo and Sassou discreetly manoeuvre against Ouattara in Oyo

A fierce enemy of Alassane Ouattara, the Guinea-Bissau president is seeking to rally his elder Congolese counterpart to his cause and exert an influence over the post-electoral crisis in Ivory Coast.

Subscribers only Politics 12.11.2020

The Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso is seeking to involve himself in various other political crises on the continent.

Guinea
Henan Chine starts on bypass to free Boké of bauxite trucks

The Chinese firm has started building a road in the northwest that will be used to transport bauxite, skirting the town of Boké, the scene of violent protests against transiting trucks in 2017.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 12.11.2020

The passage of trucks transporting bauxite throws up toxic red dust, pictured here in the vicinity of Boké.

Africa, France
Franck Riester determined to expand French business presence in Africa

French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade Franck Riester prepares to invest in agro-technology, healthcare and fintech to boost French business in Africa.

Subscribers only Business 12.11.2020

French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade Franck Riester.

Senegal
MBDA pitches its surface-to-air missiles to Senegal

Missile manufacturer MBDA has begun talks in the hope of supplying the Senegalese military with aerial defence missiles, a new deal that would strengthen their presence in the country.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 12.11.2020

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Maritime security: Marathon tries to resist Teodorin's plans to militarise Punta Europa LNG installations

A recent attempt by Nigerians from Niger Delta to take Marathon employees hostage in Equatorial Guinea has caused president-in-waiting Teodorin Obiang Nguema to react. He wants to impose security measures but the oil companies strongly disagree.

Subscribers only Energy 11.11.2020

The gas installations at Punta Europa, on the island of Bioko, in Equatorial Guinea.

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West Africa

Sierra Leone
Freetown looks to triple its electricity output

Mali, Togo
Hush-hush diplomacy between Lomé and Bamako shores up junta

Senegal
Ageroute fawns over China's CRBC for AIBD airport road contract

Ivory Coast
Perenco eager to move in on Petroci's CI-11 block

Gambia
How BP plans to avoid 'no drill' fine

Ivory Coast, United States
KPMG wants to manage US Covid-19 funds in Ivory Coast

In Focus | Equatorial Guinea, United States
The late financier Jeffrey Epstein's secret friendship with Teodorin Obiang

Guinea
Beny Steinmetz and George Soros' Simandou sparring match gets technical

Mali
Cannabis mogul Carl Esprey snaps up golden deal in Garalo

Burkina Faso
To talk or not to talk: dialogue with jihadists dominates presidential election

France, Libya, Togo
France boosts Togo's counter-piracy with speedboats originally destined for Libya

Spotlight | Africa, United States
Pro-Trump lobbyists in disarray after Biden win

Ivory Coast
Laurent Gbagbo set to return to Ivory Coast after nine years in exile

Czech Republic, Nigeria
Czech company LOM Praha is training Nigeria's L-39 pilots

Mali
New government under pressure to show it can enforce the Algiers agreement

Nigeria
US sharpens defence to free Madueke clan villa from Sarbonne Estate's clutches

Ivory Coast
Embalo and Sassou discreetly manoeuvre against Ouattara in Oyo

Guinea
Henan Chine starts on bypass to free Boké of bauxite trucks

Africa, France
Franck Riester determined to expand French business presence in Africa

Senegal
MBDA pitches its surface-to-air missiles to Senegal

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Maritime security: Marathon tries to resist Teodorin's plans to militarise Punta Europa LNG installations

Africa
Before leaving office, Trump lifts ban on US Army training officers from Nigeria, DRC, Cameroon

Sahel
Expertise France is EU favourite for military contracts in Sahel

Mali
French woman general to take command of MINUSMA police force

Mauritania, Senegal
China's Poly Changda clinches Rosso bridge contract

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West Africa

Sierra Leone Freetown looks to triple its electricity output

Mali, Togo Hush-hush diplomacy between Lomé and Bamako shores up junta

Senegal Ageroute fawns over China's CRBC for AIBD airport road contract

Ivory Coast Perenco eager to move in on Petroci's CI-11 block

Gambia How BP plans to avoid 'no drill' fine

Ivory Coast, United States KPMG wants to manage US Covid-19 funds in Ivory Coast

In Focus | Equatorial Guinea, United States The late financier Jeffrey Epstein's secret friendship with Teodorin Obiang

Guinea Beny Steinmetz and George Soros' Simandou sparring match gets technical

Mali Cannabis mogul Carl Esprey snaps up golden deal in Garalo

Burkina Faso To talk or not to talk: dialogue with jihadists dominates presidential election

France, Libya, Togo France boosts Togo's counter-piracy with speedboats originally destined for Libya

Spotlight | Africa, United States Pro-Trump lobbyists in disarray after Biden win

Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo set to return to Ivory Coast after nine years in exile

Czech Republic, Nigeria Czech company LOM Praha is training Nigeria's L-39 pilots

Mali New government under pressure to show it can enforce the Algiers agreement

Nigeria US sharpens defence to free Madueke clan villa from Sarbonne Estate's clutches

Ivory Coast Embalo and Sassou discreetly manoeuvre against Ouattara in Oyo

Guinea Henan Chine starts on bypass to free Boké of bauxite trucks

Africa, France Franck Riester determined to expand French business presence in Africa

Senegal MBDA pitches its surface-to-air missiles to Senegal

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea Maritime security: Marathon tries to resist Teodorin's plans to militarise Punta Europa LNG installations

Africa Before leaving office, Trump lifts ban on US Army training officers from Nigeria, DRC, Cameroon

Sahel Expertise France is EU favourite for military contracts in Sahel

Mali French woman general to take command of MINUSMA police force

Mauritania, Senegal China's Poly Changda clinches Rosso bridge contract

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Sierra Leone
Freetown looks to triple its electricity output

Mali, Togo
Hush-hush diplomacy between Lomé and Bamako shores up junta

Senegal
Ageroute fawns over China's CRBC for AIBD airport road contract

Ivory Coast
Perenco eager to move in on Petroci's CI-11 block

Gambia
How BP plans to avoid 'no drill' fine

Ivory Coast, United States
KPMG wants to manage US Covid-19 funds in Ivory Coast

In Focus | Equatorial Guinea, United States
The late financier Jeffrey Epstein's secret friendship with Teodorin Obiang

Guinea
Beny Steinmetz and George Soros' Simandou sparring match gets technical

Mali
Cannabis mogul Carl Esprey snaps up golden deal in Garalo

Burkina Faso
To talk or not to talk: dialogue with jihadists dominates presidential election

France, Libya, Togo
France boosts Togo's counter-piracy with speedboats originally destined for Libya

Spotlight | Africa, United States
Pro-Trump lobbyists in disarray after Biden win

Ivory Coast
Laurent Gbagbo set to return to Ivory Coast after nine years in exile

Czech Republic, Nigeria
Czech company LOM Praha is training Nigeria's L-39 pilots

Mali
New government under pressure to show it can enforce the Algiers agreement

Nigeria
US sharpens defence to free Madueke clan villa from Sarbonne Estate's clutches

Ivory Coast
Embalo and Sassou discreetly manoeuvre against Ouattara in Oyo

Guinea
Henan Chine starts on bypass to free Boké of bauxite trucks

Africa, France
Franck Riester determined to expand French business presence in Africa

Senegal
MBDA pitches its surface-to-air missiles to Senegal

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Maritime security: Marathon tries to resist Teodorin's plans to militarise Punta Europa LNG installations

Africa
Before leaving office, Trump lifts ban on US Army training officers from Nigeria, DRC, Cameroon

Sahel
Expertise France is EU favourite for military contracts in Sahel

Mali
French woman general to take command of MINUSMA police force

Mauritania, Senegal
China's Poly Changda clinches Rosso bridge contract