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West Africa

Ghana, South Africa
Goldplat seeks to shine despite Rand Refinery woes

South Africa’s Rand Refinery has clearly hit an unlucky streak. After an accounting mistake involving 87,000 ounces of gold (worth [...]

Subscribers only Mining 07.04.2015

Spotlight | Senegal
PDS in turmoil after Karim Wade illicit enrichment affair

During the course of an eight month trial that was as political as it was partial, former President Abdoulaye Wade and his supporters tried everything to prevent his son and former minister Karim Wade from being convicted of illicit enrichment. [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.04.2015

Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast
Blaise Compaore marks time in Abidjan

Living in exile in Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso's former president divides his time between sporting activities, bi-lateral meetings and heartfelt reflection on his country's politics, West Africa Newsletter can reveal.

Subscribers only Politics 01.04.2015

Ivory Coast
Gbagbo receives visitors at The Hague

Candidates for Ivory Coast’s presidential elections are among many visitors to Laurent Gbagbo, who remains influential in Ivorian politics despite his imprisonment in The Hague on war crimes charges.

Subscribers only Politics 01.04.2015

Burkina Faso
Bollore's SOPAM appeal backfires

Bollore subsidiary Saga was initially ordered to pay CFA 2.6 billion for the late delivery of a turbine to Ouagadougou for Sopam. On appeal the compensation tripled.

Subscribers only Business 01.04.2015

Ivory Coast
Cocoa exporters protest against CCC

New tax rules have upset the cocoa and coffee sectors in Ivory coast, prompting several exporters to temporarily halt their operations in the country.

Subscribers only Business 01.04.2015

Ivory Coast
Sifca slapped with hefty fine by commercial court

After being taken to court for non-payment of its bills, SIFCA has been ordered to shell out €762.000 to the auditing firm ABCD Consulting.

Subscribers only Business 01.04.2015

Ivory Coast
Abou Drahamane Sangare says his prayers

Abou Drahamane Sangare the interim head of Laurent Gbagbo’s Front Populaire Ivorien (FPI) party, was spotted praying on Palm Sunday [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.04.2015

Burkina Faso
Tertius Zongo gets VIP treatment from Ouattara

After the shock of the uprising in his country last October, Burkina Faso’s former prime minister Tertius Zongo recently landed [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.04.2015

Ivory Coast
Namizeta Sangare receives Legion of Honour

General Jean-Louis Georgelin, the grand chancellor of France’s Legion of Honour, awarded the prestigious French medal to a number of [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.04.2015

Ivory Coast
Ouattara finally honours memory of Yace

President Alassane Ouattara waited until the end of his five-year [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.04.2015

Gabon, Ivory Coast
Soro could mediate between feuding Bongo family

Pascaline Bongo is expected to meet with President Alassane Ouattara [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.04.2015

Burkina Faso, France
Jean Guion, a long way from Ouagadougou

Jean Guion, a French advisor to Blaise Compaore, continues to [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.04.2015

Ivory Coast
Abidjan wants to be prepared for Islamist threat

Hamed Bakayoko, Ivory Coast’s interior and security minister, received a [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.04.2015

Ivory Coast
I&P eyes Ivorian companies

Jean-Michel Severino, the former managing director of the Agence Française [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.04.2015

Africa
CIAN: French energy firms meet with Borloo

Keen to learn more about Jean-Louis Borloo's Fondation pour l'Energie [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.04.2015

Africa, United States
Harvard invites Issoufou as guest of honour

Niger’s President Mahamadou Issoufou is set to be the guest [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.04.2015

Ivory Coast
Wise Solutions struggling in Abidjan

The US company Wise Solutions is negotiating with the Ivorian [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.04.2015

France, Niger
Areva ticks off staff in Niamey

In the second edition of its internal newsletter "Lettre Protection", [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.04.2015

Equatorial Guinea
Ceiba gets closer to Chad, but not to Europe

The Equatorial Guinean airline company Ceiba Intercontinental inaugurated its first [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.04.2015

Africa
ADB: Paris ponders succession of Kaberuka

As a major contributor and a member of the board [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.04.2015

Ivory Coast
Yohanness Mekebe launches Art Departement

Yohanness Mekebe, an American-Ethiopian businessman based in Abidjan, recently launched [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.04.2015

Ghana
Kelvin Abdallah, the key man at Fugro

The Dutch geological survey company Fugro is fast building up its profile in Africa (AEI 726). It has just teamed [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.2015

Nigeria
AfDB to back coal scheme

The African Development Bank is to support a Nigerian "coal [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.2015

Gambia, Senegal
ERC increases African Petroleum's Resources

At the behest of African Petroleum Corp, an oil explorer [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.2015

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West Africa

Ghana, South Africa
Goldplat seeks to shine despite Rand Refinery woes

Spotlight | Senegal
PDS in turmoil after Karim Wade illicit enrichment affair

Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast
Blaise Compaore marks time in Abidjan

Ivory Coast
Gbagbo receives visitors at The Hague

Burkina Faso
Bollore's SOPAM appeal backfires

Ivory Coast
Cocoa exporters protest against CCC

Ivory Coast
Sifca slapped with hefty fine by commercial court

Ivory Coast
Abou Drahamane Sangare says his prayers

Burkina Faso
Tertius Zongo gets VIP treatment from Ouattara

Ivory Coast
Namizeta Sangare receives Legion of Honour

Ivory Coast
Ouattara finally honours memory of Yace

Gabon, Ivory Coast
Soro could mediate between feuding Bongo family

Burkina Faso, France
Jean Guion, a long way from Ouagadougou

Ivory Coast
Abidjan wants to be prepared for Islamist threat

Ivory Coast
I&P eyes Ivorian companies

Africa
CIAN: French energy firms meet with Borloo

Africa, United States
Harvard invites Issoufou as guest of honour

Ivory Coast
Wise Solutions struggling in Abidjan

France, Niger
Areva ticks off staff in Niamey

Equatorial Guinea
Ceiba gets closer to Chad, but not to Europe

Africa
ADB: Paris ponders succession of Kaberuka

Ivory Coast
Yohanness Mekebe launches Art Departement

Ghana
Kelvin Abdallah, the key man at Fugro

Nigeria
AfDB to back coal scheme

Gambia, Senegal
ERC increases African Petroleum's Resources

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West Africa

Ghana, South Africa Goldplat seeks to shine despite Rand Refinery woes

Spotlight | Senegal PDS in turmoil after Karim Wade illicit enrichment affair

Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast Blaise Compaore marks time in Abidjan

Ivory Coast Gbagbo receives visitors at The Hague

Burkina Faso Bollore's SOPAM appeal backfires

Ivory Coast Cocoa exporters protest against CCC

Ivory Coast Sifca slapped with hefty fine by commercial court

Ivory Coast Abou Drahamane Sangare says his prayers

Burkina Faso Tertius Zongo gets VIP treatment from Ouattara

Ivory Coast Namizeta Sangare receives Legion of Honour

Ivory Coast Ouattara finally honours memory of Yace

Gabon, Ivory Coast Soro could mediate between feuding Bongo family

Burkina Faso, France Jean Guion, a long way from Ouagadougou

Ivory Coast Abidjan wants to be prepared for Islamist threat

Ivory Coast I&P eyes Ivorian companies

Africa CIAN: French energy firms meet with Borloo

Africa, United States Harvard invites Issoufou as guest of honour

Ivory Coast Wise Solutions struggling in Abidjan

France, Niger Areva ticks off staff in Niamey

Equatorial Guinea Ceiba gets closer to Chad, but not to Europe

Africa ADB: Paris ponders succession of Kaberuka

Ivory Coast Yohanness Mekebe launches Art Departement

Ghana Kelvin Abdallah, the key man at Fugro

Nigeria AfDB to back coal scheme

Gambia, Senegal ERC increases African Petroleum's Resources

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Ghana, South Africa
Goldplat seeks to shine despite Rand Refinery woes

Spotlight | Senegal
PDS in turmoil after Karim Wade illicit enrichment affair

Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast
Blaise Compaore marks time in Abidjan

Ivory Coast
Gbagbo receives visitors at The Hague

Burkina Faso
Bollore's SOPAM appeal backfires

Ivory Coast
Cocoa exporters protest against CCC

Ivory Coast
Sifca slapped with hefty fine by commercial court

Ivory Coast
Abou Drahamane Sangare says his prayers

Burkina Faso
Tertius Zongo gets VIP treatment from Ouattara

Ivory Coast
Namizeta Sangare receives Legion of Honour

Ivory Coast
Ouattara finally honours memory of Yace

Gabon, Ivory Coast
Soro could mediate between feuding Bongo family

Burkina Faso, France
Jean Guion, a long way from Ouagadougou

Ivory Coast
Abidjan wants to be prepared for Islamist threat

Ivory Coast
I&P eyes Ivorian companies

Africa
CIAN: French energy firms meet with Borloo

Africa, United States
Harvard invites Issoufou as guest of honour

Ivory Coast
Wise Solutions struggling in Abidjan

France, Niger
Areva ticks off staff in Niamey

Equatorial Guinea
Ceiba gets closer to Chad, but not to Europe

Africa
ADB: Paris ponders succession of Kaberuka

Ivory Coast
Yohanness Mekebe launches Art Departement

Ghana
Kelvin Abdallah, the key man at Fugro

Nigeria
AfDB to back coal scheme

Gambia, Senegal
ERC increases African Petroleum's Resources