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Morocco
Rabat lobbies EU over Western Sahara from its Paris embassy

Donald Trump's recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara has prompted Rabat's ambassador in Paris, Chakib Benmoussa, to push France and the EU to follow suit.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.12.2020

Morocco
The king's brother, Moulay Rachid, is first aboard in Boeing industrial ecosystem

Mohammed VI's younger brother, who is the majority shareholder in TDM Aerospace, is set to become Boeing's first direct supplier in Morocco, thus claiming a prime position in Morocco's nascent aviation industry.

Subscribers only Business 26.11.2020

Prince Moulay Rachid, Mohammed VI's brother.

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

Though the visit to Lomé by the president of the transition Bah N'Daw on 13 November was the first by a top Malian official to the country, very close contacts have been nurtured behind the scenes between the leaders of the putsch and Faure Gnassingbé ever since the coup d'état on 18 August.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.11.2020

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

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.

Africa
After equipping BP in North Sea, SparkCognition touts its AI technology in Africa

The Texan firm SparkCognition, which is already involved in the technical oversight of BP and AkerBP's oil facilities in Europe and North America, is now training its sights on Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 29.10.2020

Eritrea
MbZ keeps Isaias Afwerki flying high

The Eritrean president is travelling increasingly in aircraft provided by Royal Jet, a company controlled by the Abu Dhabi government.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 15.10.2020

Morocco
Safran boss Ross McInnes travels to Rabat to prepare for end of Covid and return of Boeing

The French aviation giant plans to relocate more work to Morocco, notably to prepare for the return to service of the Boeing 737 Max, which has been grounded since 2019.

Subscribers only Business 13.10.2020

Angola
HSBC, always at the ready for Lourenço's big projects

The Angolan head of state calls on HSBC for his large infrastructure projects. The bank's latest loan, granted in September, will go towards the construction of new roads.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 23.09.2020

Cameroon
Short of viable planes, Camair-Co under pressure after ministers' road accident

Forced to travel by road for want of available Camair-Co aircraft, three government ministers ended up in a river. The accident puts the national carrier's management in a bind.

Subscribers only Business 14.09.2020

Madagascar
Rajoelina's advisor misses out on top job at Air Mad

Now that Madagascar's national social insurance fund has taken over Air Austral's stake in Air Madagascar, the national airline is preparing to appoint a new chief executive to bolster its freight activities and establish a partnership with Ethiopian Airlines.

Subscribers only Business 27.08.2020

Mali
Closed door negotiations under way to decide IBK's fate

After being forced to resign by part of the army on 18 August, the former Malian president could be allowed to go to the United Arab Emirates, where he has been receiving medical care for months.

Subscribers only Politics 20.08.2020

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta still smiling during the latest G5 Sahel summit in Nouachott, 30 June.

Morocco
Mohammed VI's air force puts $1 billion retrofit of F-16 fighter fleet on hold

The Moroccan air force has suspended its programme to modernise its fleet of fighter planes, which was negotiated last year with the Pentagon and US State Department, but the purchase of new aircraft still looks likely to go ahead.

Subscribers only Business 23.07.2020

Morocco
Outgoing RAM boss Abdelhamid Addou begins major asset sell-off

National airline Royal Air Maroc, which is in great financial difficulty, is ready to sell off more than 50% of its assets. Its airport assistance business is one of those in line for the chop.

Subscribers only Business 21.07.2020

India, Somalia
New Delhi chooses Daallo Airlines to operate air bridge

The Indian foreign ministry has called in the small Djiboutian company Daallo Airlines to repatriate Indian citizens stranded in Mogadishu.

Subscribers only Business 07.07.2020

Niger
Aerodyne, EST Ukraine: mysterious web of contacts behind fake competition scandal

Gintautas Barauskas, the low-profile representative of defence firms Aerodyne and EST Ukraine, is threatening to sue Niger for €2.2m while he himself is accused by the ministry of defence for his role in a fake competition scandal.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 03.07.2020

In Focus | Gabon
How Ycap became the Gabonese sovereign fund's favorite asset manager

After having been sanctioned by France's financial markets authority, financier Yariv Elbaz has succeeded in making a comeback in Gabon with his fund Ycap, which has become the main financial partner of the country's sovereign fund.

Subscribers only Business 29.06.2020

Franco-Moroccan financier Yariv Elbaz at the 2014 New York Forum Africa.

Algeria
"Sonatrach Airways" resists in the transport of oil workers

After TTA, the public airliner that transports oil industry workers, was put under administration, Algeria's business elite began lining up to snatch a share of the highly lucrative contract. But TTA has now risen from its ashes to renew its fleet.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 16.06.2020

Congo
The unwanted ping that could cost Sassou Nguesso his presidential jet

Because Congo's exasperated creditors keep a constant eye on it, the country's presidential Falcon 7X has flown furtively for months. Alas, an oversight allowed Mohsen Hojeij, who says Congo owes him vast sums of money, to take possession of the jet on 6 June.

Subscribers only Business 11.06.2020

A Falcon 7X aircraft in the factory of French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation in Merignac near Bordeaux.

Gabon
The Bongo family's sky-high surprise

Gabon's presidential family had until now been blissfully unaware that it does not actually own the two Boeings and Bombardier Global that it uses to jet around. After recently learning otherwise, it is having trouble working out who does control the planes.

Subscribers only Business 09.06.2020

The Boeing 737 registering as P4-BBJ, frequently used by Sylvia Bongo.

Mozambique
Exim Bank's $4.7bn loan to Total's project on Block One: the inside story

US export promotion agency Exim Bank took seven long years to validate the financing for Total's LNG project in Mozambique. It took no account, however, of US group ExxonMobil, which is involved in Block 4.

Subscribers only Finance, Energy 04.06.2020

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

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Morocco
Rabat lobbies EU over Western Sahara from its Paris embassy

Morocco
The king's brother, Moulay Rachid, is first aboard in Boeing industrial ecosystem

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

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

Africa
After equipping BP in North Sea, SparkCognition touts its AI technology in Africa

Eritrea
MbZ keeps Isaias Afwerki flying high

Morocco
Safran boss Ross McInnes travels to Rabat to prepare for end of Covid and return of Boeing

Angola
HSBC, always at the ready for Lourenço's big projects

Cameroon
Short of viable planes, Camair-Co under pressure after ministers' road accident

Madagascar
Rajoelina's advisor misses out on top job at Air Mad

Mali
Closed door negotiations under way to decide IBK's fate

Morocco
Mohammed VI's air force puts $1 billion retrofit of F-16 fighter fleet on hold

Morocco
Outgoing RAM boss Abdelhamid Addou begins major asset sell-off

India, Somalia
New Delhi chooses Daallo Airlines to operate air bridge

Niger
Aerodyne, EST Ukraine: mysterious web of contacts behind fake competition scandal

In Focus | Gabon
How Ycap became the Gabonese sovereign fund's favorite asset manager

Algeria
"Sonatrach Airways" resists in the transport of oil workers

Congo
The unwanted ping that could cost Sassou Nguesso his presidential jet

Gabon
The Bongo family's sky-high surprise

Mozambique
Exim Bank's $4.7bn loan to Total's project on Block One: the inside story

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Namibia Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Makhzen Inc. or the ever more prosperous business empire of Mohammed VI's entourage

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Morocco Rabat lobbies EU over Western Sahara from its Paris embassy

Morocco The king's brother, Moulay Rachid, is first aboard in Boeing industrial ecosystem

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

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

Africa After equipping BP in North Sea, SparkCognition touts its AI technology in Africa

Eritrea MbZ keeps Isaias Afwerki flying high

Morocco Safran boss Ross McInnes travels to Rabat to prepare for end of Covid and return of Boeing

Angola HSBC, always at the ready for Lourenço's big projects

Cameroon Short of viable planes, Camair-Co under pressure after ministers' road accident

Madagascar Rajoelina's advisor misses out on top job at Air Mad

Mali Closed door negotiations under way to decide IBK's fate

Morocco Mohammed VI's air force puts $1 billion retrofit of F-16 fighter fleet on hold

Morocco Outgoing RAM boss Abdelhamid Addou begins major asset sell-off

India, Somalia New Delhi chooses Daallo Airlines to operate air bridge

Niger Aerodyne, EST Ukraine: mysterious web of contacts behind fake competition scandal

In Focus | Gabon How Ycap became the Gabonese sovereign fund's favorite asset manager

Algeria "Sonatrach Airways" resists in the transport of oil workers

Congo The unwanted ping that could cost Sassou Nguesso his presidential jet

Gabon The Bongo family's sky-high surprise

Mozambique Exim Bank's $4.7bn loan to Total's project on Block One: the inside story

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Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Morocco
Rabat lobbies EU over Western Sahara from its Paris embassy

Morocco
The king's brother, Moulay Rachid, is first aboard in Boeing industrial ecosystem

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

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

Africa
After equipping BP in North Sea, SparkCognition touts its AI technology in Africa

Eritrea
MbZ keeps Isaias Afwerki flying high

Morocco
Safran boss Ross McInnes travels to Rabat to prepare for end of Covid and return of Boeing

Angola
HSBC, always at the ready for Lourenço's big projects

Cameroon
Short of viable planes, Camair-Co under pressure after ministers' road accident

Madagascar
Rajoelina's advisor misses out on top job at Air Mad

Mali
Closed door negotiations under way to decide IBK's fate

Morocco
Mohammed VI's air force puts $1 billion retrofit of F-16 fighter fleet on hold

Morocco
Outgoing RAM boss Abdelhamid Addou begins major asset sell-off

India, Somalia
New Delhi chooses Daallo Airlines to operate air bridge

Niger
Aerodyne, EST Ukraine: mysterious web of contacts behind fake competition scandal

In Focus | Gabon
How Ycap became the Gabonese sovereign fund's favorite asset manager

Algeria
"Sonatrach Airways" resists in the transport of oil workers

Congo
The unwanted ping that could cost Sassou Nguesso his presidential jet

Gabon
The Bongo family's sky-high surprise

Mozambique
Exim Bank's $4.7bn loan to Total's project on Block One: the inside story