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Rwanda
Indra, AirMap and Innov'ATM battle for Kigali airport security contract

Several air security firms are in the race to bag the lucrative security contract for the Rwandan capital's airport. Innov'ATM's bid will get a boost from the upcoming visit of France's trade minister, who is on a mission to promote French business in Rwanda.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 08.10.2021

Horn of Africa
Macron bolsters French presence in Horn

Ambassador Frédéric Clavier is to be France's new special envoy for the Horn of Africa. His job will be to follow the conflict in Tigray and consolidate the work of his predecessor in Sudan since 2019.

Free access Diplomacy 08.10.2021

Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and French president Emmanuel Macron.

Chad, France, Germany
Macron engineers rapprochement between Déby family and Merkel

Germany has been highly critical in recent years of N'Djamena and the Déby regime, but in late September it shifted its foreign policy to supporting the transition process, and Angela Merkel has even spoken by telephone with Mahamat Idriss Déby.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.10.2021

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was received by French President Emmanuel Macron on 16 September 2021 at the Elysée Palace.

Africa, France
Behind the scenes of Macron's Africa-France summit

With the Africa-France summit starting on 8 October, the French president is working behind the scenes on several key announcements. Foremost among them is the end in its current form of the Presidential Council for Africa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.10.2021

Algeria, France, Sahel
Barkhane command forced to modify routes after Algeria closes airspace to French military

Since Algeria banned their overflights on 2 October, military aircraft participating in France's Operation Barkhane in the Sahel have had to change their routes.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.10.2021

Egypt, France
Cairo welcomes French anti-drone specialists with open arms

The French defence industry, buoyed by the diplomatic and military entente between Cairo and Paris, has been reconquering market share in Egypt since the start of the year. It is counting on finance from the United Arab Emirates.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 01.10.2021

Libya
Dabaiba pressures Mangoush and Menfi into accepting election postponement

Libya's representatives at the 76th General Assembly of the United Nations have been instructed to refrain from any mention of elections on 24 December. Najla al-Mangoush and Mohamed el-Menfi, both of whom until now had been favourable to the holding of these elections, have fallen into line behind PM Abdelhamid Dabaiba.

Free access Diplomacy 30.09.2021

Tunisia
Macron and Trudeau dither about attending Francophone summit

Concerned by Kais Saied's authoritarian turn, Western heads of state have not yet confirmed their participation in the summit of French-speaking states in November in Djerba.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.09.2021

Equatorial Guinea, France
Paris, Malabo hold secret talks over Paris mansion in wake of VP's ill-gotten gains conviction

The building on the posh Avenue Foch has been earmarked for confiscation since France's top court upheld Teodorin Nguema Obiang Mangue's conviction on embezzlement and money laundering charges in July. The saga is straining already tense relations with Equatorial Guinea.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.09.2021

The building at 42 avenue Foch, in Paris, is under a seizure order opposed by Equatorial Guinea.

Africa2020 sponsors to dine with Emmanuel Macron

President Macron will mark the end of the Africa2020 season by inviting the financiers and companies that sponsored the multidisciplinary pan-African project to the Elysée Palace.

Subscribers only 27.09.2021

Tunisia
Former French ambassador Olivier Poivre d'Arvor at helm of Bizerte maritime forum

France's former ambassador to Tunisia is continuing to take a keen interest in the Forum mondial de la mer being organised by his friend Rym Benzina.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.09.2021

Former French ambassador in Tunis Olivier Poivre d'Arvor.

In Focus | Africa
Macron envisions Paris as a global development finance hub

Eager to boost his country's influence, the French president wants to attract international institutions and private foundations active in development aid to Paris. Among the major organisations being courted are the World Bank and the Global Partnership for Education.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 20.09.2021

Inner circles | Togo
Gnassingbé beefs up army to contend with pending threats

Faced with a jihadist threat on Chad's northern border and with troops engaged in peacekeeping operations in Mali, Togo's head of state has spearheaded a major shakeup of the army and defence ministry's leadership to prepare for challenges ahead.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 17.09.2021

Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe inspects the army during a military parade celebrating the 55th anniversary of Togo's independence in Lome on 27 April 2015.

Uganda
Backed by France, Marck & Balsan to kit out UPDF mountain brigades

By equipping the Ugandan army's mountain brigades, which are in great demand on the DRC border, the French company Marck & Balsan is gaining a firm foothold in Uganda. The company enjoys the support of Paris and of bilateral military cooperation initiatives.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 10.09.2021

France's ambassador in Kampala Jules-Armand Aniambossou.

Africa, France
Tshisekedi and Macron prepare a summit on African entrepreneurship in Kinshasa

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi is working on the organization in December of a summit dedicated to entrepreneurship in Africa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.09.2021

France
The five themes of the Africa-France summit

The New Africa-France Summit will be held on 8 October at the Sud de France Arena in Pérols, near the southern French city of Montpellier, in the presence of Emmanuel Macron

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.09.2021

Sahel
Bolloré faces stiff competition over Takuba force and Barkhane redeployment

The French army is updating its supplies, after Emmanuel Macron announced last June that Operation Barkhane would end by 2022. The new European Takuba force is also setting up its logistics networks.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 03.09.2021

Tunisia
Saïed's security chief tools up ahead of Francophone summit in Djerba

Khaled Yahyaoui is procuring security equipment for November's meeting of the organisation of French-speaking nations, which several heads of state are due to attend.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 02.09.2021

Congo
Prime Minister Makosso, Sassou IV's champion in Paris

The Congolese prime minister has been in Paris since August 24, on what is his first international trip, where he has been heading a large delegation that has been meeting with French officials and the business community.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.08.2021

DRC prime minister Anatole Collinet Makosso with the French minister of state for tourism Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne.

In Focus | Madagascar
Macron and Rajoelina to meet despite continuing diplomatic crisis between France and Madagascar

The meeting between Emmanuel Macron and Andry Rajoelina, due to take place on 27 August, promises to be electric. The Madagascan president's declared aim of retaking control of the Scattered Islands, currently administered by France, has resulted in a two-year standstill in bilateral relations.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.08.2021

French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to the French island of Grande Glorieuse, in the Eparses archipelago, on 23 October 2019. French sovereignty of the archipelago is disputed by Madagascar.

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

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

Emmanuel Macron

Rwanda
Indra, AirMap and Innov'ATM battle for Kigali airport security contract

Horn of Africa
Macron bolsters French presence in Horn

Chad, France, Germany
Macron engineers rapprochement between Déby family and Merkel

Africa, France
Behind the scenes of Macron's Africa-France summit

Algeria, France, Sahel
Barkhane command forced to modify routes after Algeria closes airspace to French military

Egypt, France
Cairo welcomes French anti-drone specialists with open arms

Libya
Dabaiba pressures Mangoush and Menfi into accepting election postponement

Tunisia
Macron and Trudeau dither about attending Francophone summit

Equatorial Guinea, France
Paris, Malabo hold secret talks over Paris mansion in wake of VP's ill-gotten gains conviction

Africa2020 sponsors to dine with Emmanuel Macron

Tunisia
Former French ambassador Olivier Poivre d'Arvor at helm of Bizerte maritime forum

In Focus | Africa
Macron envisions Paris as a global development finance hub

Inner circles | Togo
Gnassingbé beefs up army to contend with pending threats

Uganda
Backed by France, Marck & Balsan to kit out UPDF mountain brigades

Africa, France
Tshisekedi and Macron prepare a summit on African entrepreneurship in Kinshasa

France
The five themes of the Africa-France summit

Sahel
Bolloré faces stiff competition over Takuba force and Barkhane redeployment

Tunisia
Saïed's security chief tools up ahead of Francophone summit in Djerba

Congo
Prime Minister Makosso, Sassou IV's champion in Paris

In Focus | Madagascar
Macron and Rajoelina to meet despite continuing diplomatic crisis between France and Madagascar

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West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

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Emmanuel Macron

Rwanda Indra, AirMap and Innov'ATM battle for Kigali airport security contract

Horn of Africa Macron bolsters French presence in Horn

Chad, France, Germany Macron engineers rapprochement between Déby family and Merkel

Africa, France Behind the scenes of Macron's Africa-France summit

Algeria, France, Sahel Barkhane command forced to modify routes after Algeria closes airspace to French military

Egypt, France Cairo welcomes French anti-drone specialists with open arms

Libya Dabaiba pressures Mangoush and Menfi into accepting election postponement

Tunisia Macron and Trudeau dither about attending Francophone summit

Equatorial Guinea, France Paris, Malabo hold secret talks over Paris mansion in wake of VP's ill-gotten gains conviction

Africa2020 sponsors to dine with Emmanuel Macron

Tunisia Former French ambassador Olivier Poivre d'Arvor at helm of Bizerte maritime forum

In Focus | Africa Macron envisions Paris as a global development finance hub

Inner circles | Togo Gnassingbé beefs up army to contend with pending threats

Uganda Backed by France, Marck & Balsan to kit out UPDF mountain brigades

Africa, France Tshisekedi and Macron prepare a summit on African entrepreneurship in Kinshasa

France The five themes of the Africa-France summit

Sahel Bolloré faces stiff competition over Takuba force and Barkhane redeployment

Tunisia Saïed's security chief tools up ahead of Francophone summit in Djerba

Congo Prime Minister Makosso, Sassou IV's champion in Paris

In Focus | Madagascar Macron and Rajoelina to meet despite continuing diplomatic crisis between France and Madagascar

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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

Rwanda
Indra, AirMap and Innov'ATM battle for Kigali airport security contract

Horn of Africa
Macron bolsters French presence in Horn

Chad, France, Germany
Macron engineers rapprochement between Déby family and Merkel

Africa, France
Behind the scenes of Macron's Africa-France summit

Algeria, France, Sahel
Barkhane command forced to modify routes after Algeria closes airspace to French military

Egypt, France
Cairo welcomes French anti-drone specialists with open arms

Libya
Dabaiba pressures Mangoush and Menfi into accepting election postponement

Tunisia
Macron and Trudeau dither about attending Francophone summit

Equatorial Guinea, France
Paris, Malabo hold secret talks over Paris mansion in wake of VP's ill-gotten gains conviction

Tunisia
Former French ambassador Olivier Poivre d'Arvor at helm of Bizerte maritime forum

In Focus | Africa
Macron envisions Paris as a global development finance hub

Inner circles | Togo
Gnassingbé beefs up army to contend with pending threats

Uganda
Backed by France, Marck & Balsan to kit out UPDF mountain brigades

Africa, France
Tshisekedi and Macron prepare a summit on African entrepreneurship in Kinshasa

France
The five themes of the Africa-France summit

Sahel
Bolloré faces stiff competition over Takuba force and Barkhane redeployment

Tunisia
Saïed's security chief tools up ahead of Francophone summit in Djerba

Congo
Prime Minister Makosso, Sassou IV's champion in Paris

In Focus | Madagascar
Macron and Rajoelina to meet despite continuing diplomatic crisis between France and Madagascar