Egis

Cameroon
Hilton Yaoundé to regain former glory

A tired showcase of power, Yaoundé's only five-star hotel is about to undergo a major renovation. In early December, Cameroon Hotels Corp launched a call for tenders to recruit a project manager to oversee a large-scale refurbishment.

The New Guard
Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Tunisia

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

SenegalAmadou Sy, head inspector of Trans-Guinean project

Guinea-BissauPresidential contender João Bernardo Vieira II beefs up his candidacy

TunisiaNadim Jnifen, communications officer rising in the shadows of Richard Attias

Congo
La Congolaise des Routes investigates ‘serious anomalies'

The firm operating the road linking the Republic of Congo's two main cities, in which China State Construction Engineering Corp holds a majority stake, is scrutinising the activities of its subcontractor, a subsidiary of the French company Egis, in the revenue traceability chain.

Guinea
How France's Egis and Setec survived ousting from Simandou project

Thanks to the support of the Simandou Strategic Committee, Egis and Setec were not ousted from the mining mega-project, even though the WCS and Simfer mining groups tried to put pressure on Conakry.

Congo
Old Congolese debts catch up with Egis

The French engineering company is being sued by its former sales representative in Congo, Cores, for several million euros in unpaid commission. At the heart of the dispute is a securitised €25m bond issued by the Congolese state.

Cameroon
Natixis cancels Paris meeting with Cameroonian delegation at last minute

French banks Natixis and Bpifrance cancelled a late September meeting in Paris with a delegation from Cameroon. The meeting had been scheduled to discuss a €590m motorway construction funding package for Yaoundé.

Congo, Madagascar
New boss for Ravinala Airports

A French national will shortly be taking over the helm of Ravinala Airports, which manages Antananarivo's Ivato and Nosy Be Island airport terminals.

Morocco
Kenitra-Marrakech high-speed rail line: Egis Rail's Franco-Moroccan trio win contract

France's Egis Rail has won the tender for the project to extend the Kenitra-Marrakech high-speed rail line.

Morocco
French Egis-Systra duo still in running for Kenitra-Marrakech high-speed rail line

French Egis teamed up with compatriot Systra and Moroccan Novec in the race against Spanish engineering giant Ineco to win the project management contract for the high-speed rail line connecting Kenitra and Marrakech.

Ethiopia
French companies keen for roles in vast airport project

Business France led a delegation that visited Addis Ababa last week to showcase the expertise of several major French companies as Ethiopian Airways embarks on a $5bn project to build an airport city in Bishoftu, in the Oromia region.

Senegal
France's Setec wins contract for Touba urban development

A consortium formed by the French engineering group Setec has been chosen by the Senegalese authorities to carry out works in the country's third largest city, which was hit by flooding in 2023.

Spotlight | Morocco
French giants shiver as Rabat-Paris relations remain icy

French companies such as Veolia, Alstom and BNP Paris are struggling in Morocco against a backdrop of diplomatic tensions and have been forced to cut back their activities.

Congo, DRC
SCET resumes studies for Kinshasa-Brazzaville bridge

The Tunisian engineering firm SCET Tunisie is busy updating the preliminary studies for a road and rail bridge between Kinshasa and Brazzaville that it originally conducted alongside the French company Egis back in 2011.

Ivory Coast
Patrick Achi plots to acquire Bouygues stake in Abidjan toll bridge

Two of the main shareholders in Socoprim, which runs the Henri-Konan-Bédié toll bridge in Abidjan, have reservations about a state pension fund acquiring Bouygues's shares in the venture.

Ivory Coast
Achi hopes to cash in on Bouygues shares in HKB toll bridge operator

The Ivorian prime minister would like to get nearly 7 billion CFA francs (€10.6m) for the shares the state bought in Socoprim, operator of Henri-Konan-Bédié toll bridge, from Bouygues in 2021.