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Mauritania
Army gets two new public works contracts

Mauritania's military engineering corps has just secured two healthy, public works contracts worth $22m for projects in Nouakchott.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 08.05.2023

Senegal
Gendarmerie determined to avoid trouble around Sonko appeal

As the opposition leader's appeal hearing approaches, the gendarmerie has instructed its forces to keep their distance from reserve units enlisted by the presidential camp, keen to avoid a repeat of the March 2021 protests when it was accused of turning a blind eye to the presence of armed civilians.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 05.05.2023

Burkina Faso, Mali
Skygold takeover of Taparko still not a done deal

The Bamako-registered limited company Skygold Resources is hoping to take over the Taparko mine after its offer was accepted by Russia's Nordgold, but the deal still has to be greenlighted by the authorities in Ouagadougou.

Subscribers only Mining 05.05.2023

Spotlight | Africa
Nicolas Sarkozy, Betclic's high-powered sales rep in Africa

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy and Ivory Coast's president Alassane Ouattara. © SIA KAMBOU / AFP

Subscribers only Business 04.05.2023

Ivory Coast
Ouattara dispatches his deputy to Charles III coronation

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara will not be at the coronation of the UK's King Charles III on 6 May in London. Ivorian Vice President Tiémoko Meyliet Koné will instead attend as Ouattara's representative.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.05.2023

Burkina Faso
Helicopters and kalachnikovs on Ouagadougou's shopping list

Confronté à une situation militaire tendue sur le terrain face aux groupes armés, l'état-major burkinabè cherche à accélérer l'acquisition d'équipements tant au profit de l'armée que des forces supplétives.

Subscribers only Defence 04.05.2023

Togo
Faure Gnassingbé expected in Paris

Though Paris and Lomé have not yet set a date, Togo's President Faure Gnassingbé is expected to travel to Paris this spring to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.05.2023

Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara attempts to bridge the divide with Laurent Gbagbo

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara has decided to name Abidjan's fourth bridge after the country's former president, Laurent Gbagbo. A proposal to this effect is to be presented at the next Council of Ministers.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 03.05.2023

Abidjan's fourth bridge, pictured in March 2023.

Africa
European Union to set up task force to combat disinformation in Africa

The European Union's European External Action Service (EEAS) has been working for several weeks on the launch of an African anti-disinformation unit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.05.2023

Burkina Faso
Ibrahim Traore turns deaf ear to EU military aid offer

Two months on from a visit to Ouagadougou by EU representatives to make a fresh offer of security back-up, the Burkinabe junta has still not responded to Brussels.

Subscribers only Defence 03.05.2023

Burkina Faso
Canadian gold miner Altair bets on Toussaint Bamouni to boost Burkina business

The Canadian firm Altair Resources is relying on Toussaint Bamouni, the former head of Burkina Faso's chamber of mines, to boost its presence in the country's mining sector.

Subscribers only Mining 03.05.2023

Nigeria
Access Bank boss hopes for presidential welcome for new Paris branch

The Nigerian bank is due to open an office in the French capital on 11 May. The move marks a new stage in its deployment strategy in French-speaking Africa.

Subscribers only Finance 02.05.2023

Herbert Wigwe speaks onstage in Lagos, in September 2021, in Lagos.

Guinea
Fadi Wazni asks France to back alumina refinery project

The French-Guinean businessman is asking the French state to give its sovereign guarantee for his alumina refinery project in Guinea. The French finance ministry's treasury department has set up an ad hoc team to examine his request.

Subscribers only Mining, Diplomacy 02.05.2023

The French-Guinean businessman Fadi Wazni, in Marseille, in September 2021.

Spotlight | Ghana
Norway's Kjell Inge Rokke, hobbled by Accra, fails to launch Pecan development

Ghana's promising Pecan offshore oilfield is unlikely to be developed any time soon, despite the keen interest of one of Norway's richest men. The impasse may be due to Accra's apparently negative business attitude.

Subscribers only Energy 01.05.2023

Ivory Coast
Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly revamps ministry of mines

Ivory Coast's Mines, Petroleum and Energy Minister Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly is appointing his team within the various departments of the ministry, one year after taking office.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining 01.05.2023

Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, in Cape Town for the Africa Oil Week, in October 2022.

Ivory Coast
Société Générale exonerated in money laundering probe

Targeted by a wide-ranging Ivorian criminal investigation into the alleged laundering of some 52 billion CFA francs, the French bank has been given a clean bill of health, even though one of its former executives remains a key suspect.

Subscribers only Finance 28.04.2023

Guinea
AMR co-founders Romain Girbal and Thibault Launay quietly exit Guinea

The two founders are selling their stakes in the AMR mining company to devote themselves to metaverse projects in Dubai and Lisbon. The current CEO, Sonny Doumbouya, is set to become its largest shareholder in the Conakry-approved takeover.

Subscribers only Mining 28.04.2023

Senegal
Macky Sall to attend Charles III coronation

The Senegalese president Macky Sall will be in London on 6 May for the coronation of the British king Charles III.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.04.2023

Burkina Faso
Paris and Ouagadougou appoint new ambassadors

Ouagadougou has made its choice of new ambassador in Paris. France is expected to agree, but is still waiting for the approval of the Burkinabe authorities for the future French representative in Burkina Faso.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.04.2023

Spotlight | Niger
The hunt for Areva's lost 'uraniumgate' millions from Niamey to Lagos

Investigations into the wealth management company Helin International have revealed details of the beneficiaries of operations by the French state-owned nuclear firm Areva in Niger in 2011. US authorities have identified a regular contractor of the US State Department, which appears to be at the heart of the Areva affair.

Subscribers only Business 27.04.2023

The Kennedy bridge at dusk in Niamey in September 2013.

Guinea, Nigeria
Bola Tinubu's discrete business ties with Alpha Condé

The granting of a Guinean diplomatic passport to the new Nigerian president by Alpha Condé in 2015 recently attracted widespread attention on social media in Nigeria, but behind this gesture lies a little-known business relationship forged between the two men over the last decade.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 27.04.2023

Nigeria's new president Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former Guinean president Alpha Condé.

African Union, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali
AU chair Assoumani due in Bamako, Ouagadougou and Conakry

Azali Assoumani, the Comorian president and current chair of the African Union, is set to visit Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea in the course of May to set in train mediation for the three states to rejoin the pan-African organisation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.04.2023

Nigeria
Kaduna governor's favourite leads race to become parliament speaker

Recent weeks have seen several candidates lobby hard in their efforts to win a June vote for the next speaker of Nigeria's House of Representatives. One name stands out: Abbas Tajudeen, who enjoys the support of the powerful governor of Kaduna State, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai.

Subscribers only Politics 26.04.2023

Mauritania
Mauritanian army positions itself on statal contracts linked to artisanal gold mining in far north

The state-owned mining company Maaden, which is led by Hamoud Ould M'hamedis and is responsible for overseeing exploration and artisanal and semi-industrial gold mining in Mauritania, has entrusted the military with the contract for the construction of a new mining services centre

Subscribers only Mining 26.04.2023

Guinea, Morocco
Tanger Med poised to take over Ashapura's mining ports contracts

The Indian mining company's perceived failure to deliver on its contractual obligations led Conakry to hand over the construction and management of river and maritime port infrastructure to a Moroccan firm.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 25.04.2023

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Mauritania
Army gets two new public works contracts

Senegal
Gendarmerie determined to avoid trouble around Sonko appeal

Burkina Faso, Mali
Skygold takeover of Taparko still not a done deal

Spotlight | Africa
Nicolas Sarkozy, Betclic's high-powered sales rep in Africa

Ivory Coast
Ouattara dispatches his deputy to Charles III coronation

Burkina Faso
Helicopters and kalachnikovs on Ouagadougou's shopping list

Togo
Faure Gnassingbé expected in Paris

Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara attempts to bridge the divide with Laurent Gbagbo

Africa
European Union to set up task force to combat disinformation in Africa

Burkina Faso
Ibrahim Traore turns deaf ear to EU military aid offer

Burkina Faso
Canadian gold miner Altair bets on Toussaint Bamouni to boost Burkina business

Nigeria
Access Bank boss hopes for presidential welcome for new Paris branch

Guinea
Fadi Wazni asks France to back alumina refinery project

Spotlight | Ghana
Norway's Kjell Inge Rokke, hobbled by Accra, fails to launch Pecan development

Ivory Coast
Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly revamps ministry of mines

Ivory Coast
Société Générale exonerated in money laundering probe

Guinea
AMR co-founders Romain Girbal and Thibault Launay quietly exit Guinea

Senegal
Macky Sall to attend Charles III coronation

Burkina Faso
Paris and Ouagadougou appoint new ambassadors

Spotlight | Niger
The hunt for Areva's lost 'uraniumgate' millions from Niamey to Lagos

Guinea, Nigeria
Bola Tinubu's discrete business ties with Alpha Condé

African Union, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali
AU chair Assoumani due in Bamako, Ouagadougou and Conakry

Nigeria
Kaduna governor's favourite leads race to become parliament speaker

Mauritania
Mauritanian army positions itself on statal contracts linked to artisanal gold mining in far north

Guinea, Morocco
Tanger Med poised to take over Ashapura's mining ports contracts

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West Africa

Mauritania Army gets two new public works contracts

Senegal Gendarmerie determined to avoid trouble around Sonko appeal

Burkina Faso, Mali Skygold takeover of Taparko still not a done deal

Spotlight | Africa Nicolas Sarkozy, Betclic's high-powered sales rep in Africa

Ivory Coast Ouattara dispatches his deputy to Charles III coronation

Burkina Faso Helicopters and kalachnikovs on Ouagadougou's shopping list

Togo Faure Gnassingbé expected in Paris

Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara attempts to bridge the divide with Laurent Gbagbo

Africa European Union to set up task force to combat disinformation in Africa

Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traore turns deaf ear to EU military aid offer

Burkina Faso Canadian gold miner Altair bets on Toussaint Bamouni to boost Burkina business

Nigeria Access Bank boss hopes for presidential welcome for new Paris branch

Guinea Fadi Wazni asks France to back alumina refinery project

Spotlight | Ghana Norway's Kjell Inge Rokke, hobbled by Accra, fails to launch Pecan development

Ivory Coast Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly revamps ministry of mines

Ivory Coast Société Générale exonerated in money laundering probe

Guinea AMR co-founders Romain Girbal and Thibault Launay quietly exit Guinea

Senegal Macky Sall to attend Charles III coronation

Burkina Faso Paris and Ouagadougou appoint new ambassadors

Spotlight | Niger The hunt for Areva's lost 'uraniumgate' millions from Niamey to Lagos

Guinea, Nigeria Bola Tinubu's discrete business ties with Alpha Condé

African Union, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali AU chair Assoumani due in Bamako, Ouagadougou and Conakry

Nigeria Kaduna governor's favourite leads race to become parliament speaker

Mauritania Mauritanian army positions itself on statal contracts linked to artisanal gold mining in far north

Guinea, Morocco Tanger Med poised to take over Ashapura's mining ports contracts

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Mauritania
Army gets two new public works contracts

Senegal
Gendarmerie determined to avoid trouble around Sonko appeal

Burkina Faso, Mali
Skygold takeover of Taparko still not a done deal

Spotlight | Africa
Nicolas Sarkozy, Betclic's high-powered sales rep in Africa

Ivory Coast
Ouattara dispatches his deputy to Charles III coronation

Burkina Faso
Helicopters and kalachnikovs on Ouagadougou's shopping list

Togo
Faure Gnassingbé expected in Paris

Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara attempts to bridge the divide with Laurent Gbagbo

Africa
European Union to set up task force to combat disinformation in Africa

Burkina Faso
Ibrahim Traore turns deaf ear to EU military aid offer

Burkina Faso
Canadian gold miner Altair bets on Toussaint Bamouni to boost Burkina business

Nigeria
Access Bank boss hopes for presidential welcome for new Paris branch

Guinea
Fadi Wazni asks France to back alumina refinery project

Spotlight | Ghana
Norway's Kjell Inge Rokke, hobbled by Accra, fails to launch Pecan development

Ivory Coast
Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly revamps ministry of mines

Ivory Coast
Société Générale exonerated in money laundering probe

Guinea
AMR co-founders Romain Girbal and Thibault Launay quietly exit Guinea

Senegal
Macky Sall to attend Charles III coronation

Burkina Faso
Paris and Ouagadougou appoint new ambassadors

Spotlight | Niger
The hunt for Areva's lost 'uraniumgate' millions from Niamey to Lagos

Guinea, Nigeria
Bola Tinubu's discrete business ties with Alpha Condé

African Union, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali
AU chair Assoumani due in Bamako, Ouagadougou and Conakry

Nigeria
Kaduna governor's favourite leads race to become parliament speaker

Mauritania
Mauritanian army positions itself on statal contracts linked to artisanal gold mining in far north

Guinea, Morocco
Tanger Med poised to take over Ashapura's mining ports contracts