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West Africa

Guinea
Farafina, new torchbearer for crypto gold

Farafina Gold Group, which has filed for two new gold permits in Guinea, plans to finance the work by raising funds from cryptocurrencies.

Subscribers only Mining 10.07.2018

Guinea
Business woman Labrini Axioti tries her hand at bauxite

In late June, Sorex submitted a request to research bauxite on the Pita Lelouma permit in central west Guinea. Sorex [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.07.2018

Burkina Faso
Mining registry boss Zoumana Traore finally achieves his goal

Following several reports the move was imminent (AMI 407), the Burkinabe government has finally inaugurated its new mining registry. As [...]

Free access Mining 10.07.2018

Guinea
Exploration king Simon Ridgway takes over at Mandiana

Canadian junior Volcanic Gold Mines, which had been unable to access its Guinean gold project Mandiana since February because of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.07.2018

Guinea
Football World Cup flares tensions at AngloGold

In late June, the populations living near the Siguiri gold [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.07.2018

Guinea
Final round in Beny Steinmetz's battle with Conakry?

On June 11, lawyers of Beny Steinmetz Group Resources (BSGR) [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.07.2018

Guinea
Mining convention ready for Dynamic's bauxite

In early July, the Guinean parliament examined the convention miniere [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.07.2018

Ivory Coast
Centamin, miners' new representative in the country

Senegalese expert Ibrahima Danso, managing director of Centamin for West [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.07.2018

Ivory Coast, Japan
Tokyo's strategy for reining Beijing in

Relegated to secondary status by China's dynamism, Japanese businesses are getting a second wind thanks to infrastructure projects.

Subscribers only Politics 04.07.2018

West Africa
Why Air Sahel remains grounded

Creating an airline jointly run by the five G5 Sahel member states is a major project for its permanent secretariat, but it is struggling to get it off the ground.

Subscribers only Politics 04.07.2018

Burkina Faso, China
Beijing hits the ground running

As soon as it opens its embassy in Ouagadougou, China will take over the projects begun by Taiwan, but it is aiming higher still.

Subscribers only Business 04.07.2018

China, Ivory Coast
Airbus outmanoeuvres China Great Wall Industry Corp.

Airbus Defence and Space, one of the three divisions of Airbus, is set to deliver a satellite to Ivory Coast [...]

Subscribers only 04.07.2018

France, Ivory Coast
Gaumont's new starring role in Abidjan

The French cinema company is set to open a complex with six screens in Abidjan by 2020.

Subscribers only Business 04.07.2018

Mauritania
Mohamed Ould Bouamatou, lobbyist at UNESCO!

Still the subject of an arrest warrant issued by Nouakchott, Mohamed Ould Bouamatou is activating his networks at UNESCO in [...]

Subscribers only Politics 04.07.2018

Benin, France
Lionel Zinsou plays on his two passports

It look likes the banker Lionel Zinsou will not be showing up in court in Cotonou on 6 July, despite [...]

Subscribers only Politics 04.07.2018

Africa, United States
Trump still averse to UN peacekeeping operations

A fierce critic of United Nations (UN) multilateralism, the American [...]

Subscribers only Politics 04.07.2018

Africa, France
G5 Sahel: Paris pressures Abu Dhabi to stump up!

Paris is pressuring the Emirati authorities to release without further [...]

Subscribers only Politics 04.07.2018

Ivory Coast
The Conseil Cafe-Cacao under government pressure

Amadou Gon Coulibaly is set to launch an audit of [...]

Subscribers only Business 04.07.2018

Burkina Faso, United States
McKinsey set to relaunch Air Burkina

A team from McKinsey headed by Ilan Rozenkopf, the main [...]

Subscribers only Business 04.07.2018

France, Ivory Coast
Thomson bails out on minister Bruno Kone over DTTV

In the end, the French firm Thomson-Sagemcom did not respond [...]

Subscribers only Business 04.07.2018

China, Ivory Coast
Radisson rattles Accor

Radisson Hotel Group is planning to open four hotels in [...]

Subscribers only Business 04.07.2018

Ivory Coast
Ets Rocky's contracts under close state scrutiny

Etablissements Rocky (ETS Rocky), a firm run by Rokia Kone-Bamba, [...]

Subscribers only Business 04.07.2018

Mali
Ballard Partners to lobby for the government of Bamako

On 27 July, the Malian government retained the services of [...]

Subscribers only Business 04.07.2018

Ivory Coast, Senegal
Madani Maki Tall co-opted into the San Pedro Uni project

The Malian businessman Madani Maki Tall, the founder of the [...]

Subscribers only Business 04.07.2018

Ivory Coast
Zoumana Bakayoko targets Benin

The boss of Citrans (Compagnie ivoirienne des transports lagunaires), the [...]

Subscribers only Business 04.07.2018

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West Africa

Guinea
Farafina, new torchbearer for crypto gold

Guinea
Business woman Labrini Axioti tries her hand at bauxite

Burkina Faso
Mining registry boss Zoumana Traore finally achieves his goal

Guinea
Exploration king Simon Ridgway takes over at Mandiana

Guinea
Football World Cup flares tensions at AngloGold

Guinea
Final round in Beny Steinmetz's battle with Conakry?

Guinea
Mining convention ready for Dynamic's bauxite

Ivory Coast
Centamin, miners' new representative in the country

Ivory Coast, Japan
Tokyo's strategy for reining Beijing in

West Africa
Why Air Sahel remains grounded

Burkina Faso, China
Beijing hits the ground running

China, Ivory Coast
Airbus outmanoeuvres China Great Wall Industry Corp.

France, Ivory Coast
Gaumont's new starring role in Abidjan

Mauritania
Mohamed Ould Bouamatou, lobbyist at UNESCO!

Benin, France
Lionel Zinsou plays on his two passports

Africa, United States
Trump still averse to UN peacekeeping operations

Africa, France
G5 Sahel: Paris pressures Abu Dhabi to stump up!

Ivory Coast
The Conseil Cafe-Cacao under government pressure

Burkina Faso, United States
McKinsey set to relaunch Air Burkina

France, Ivory Coast
Thomson bails out on minister Bruno Kone over DTTV

China, Ivory Coast
Radisson rattles Accor

Ivory Coast
Ets Rocky's contracts under close state scrutiny

Mali
Ballard Partners to lobby for the government of Bamako

Ivory Coast, Senegal
Madani Maki Tall co-opted into the San Pedro Uni project

Ivory Coast
Zoumana Bakayoko targets Benin

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West Africa

Guinea Farafina, new torchbearer for crypto gold

Guinea Business woman Labrini Axioti tries her hand at bauxite

Burkina Faso Mining registry boss Zoumana Traore finally achieves his goal

Guinea Exploration king Simon Ridgway takes over at Mandiana

Guinea Football World Cup flares tensions at AngloGold

Guinea Final round in Beny Steinmetz's battle with Conakry?

Guinea Mining convention ready for Dynamic's bauxite

Ivory Coast Centamin, miners' new representative in the country

Ivory Coast, Japan Tokyo's strategy for reining Beijing in

West Africa Why Air Sahel remains grounded

Burkina Faso, China Beijing hits the ground running

China, Ivory Coast Airbus outmanoeuvres China Great Wall Industry Corp.

France, Ivory Coast Gaumont's new starring role in Abidjan

Mauritania Mohamed Ould Bouamatou, lobbyist at UNESCO!

Benin, France Lionel Zinsou plays on his two passports

Africa, United States Trump still averse to UN peacekeeping operations

Africa, France G5 Sahel: Paris pressures Abu Dhabi to stump up!

Ivory Coast The Conseil Cafe-Cacao under government pressure

Burkina Faso, United States McKinsey set to relaunch Air Burkina

France, Ivory Coast Thomson bails out on minister Bruno Kone over DTTV

China, Ivory Coast Radisson rattles Accor

Ivory Coast Ets Rocky's contracts under close state scrutiny

Mali Ballard Partners to lobby for the government of Bamako

Ivory Coast, Senegal Madani Maki Tall co-opted into the San Pedro Uni project

Ivory Coast Zoumana Bakayoko targets Benin

The weekly summary

About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Guinea
Farafina, new torchbearer for crypto gold

Guinea
Business woman Labrini Axioti tries her hand at bauxite

Burkina Faso
Mining registry boss Zoumana Traore finally achieves his goal

Guinea
Exploration king Simon Ridgway takes over at Mandiana

Guinea
Football World Cup flares tensions at AngloGold

Guinea
Final round in Beny Steinmetz's battle with Conakry?

Guinea
Mining convention ready for Dynamic's bauxite

Ivory Coast
Centamin, miners' new representative in the country

Ivory Coast, Japan
Tokyo's strategy for reining Beijing in

West Africa
Why Air Sahel remains grounded

Burkina Faso, China
Beijing hits the ground running

China, Ivory Coast
Airbus outmanoeuvres China Great Wall Industry Corp.

France, Ivory Coast
Gaumont's new starring role in Abidjan

Mauritania
Mohamed Ould Bouamatou, lobbyist at UNESCO!

Benin, France
Lionel Zinsou plays on his two passports

Africa, United States
Trump still averse to UN peacekeeping operations

Africa, France
G5 Sahel: Paris pressures Abu Dhabi to stump up!

Ivory Coast
The Conseil Cafe-Cacao under government pressure

Burkina Faso, United States
McKinsey set to relaunch Air Burkina

France, Ivory Coast
Thomson bails out on minister Bruno Kone over DTTV

China, Ivory Coast
Radisson rattles Accor

Ivory Coast
Ets Rocky's contracts under close state scrutiny

Mali
Ballard Partners to lobby for the government of Bamako

Ivory Coast, Senegal
Madani Maki Tall co-opted into the San Pedro Uni project

Ivory Coast
Zoumana Bakayoko targets Benin