George Weah

Palace Intrigues
Robert Friedland, Mamadi Doumbouya, Modeste Bahati Lukwebo, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly

Intrigues big and small... Every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

GuineaDoumbouya snubs Friedland in NYC

DRCModeste Bahati Lukwebo acquires luxury Bukavu hotel

EgyptSisi lays on elite judo training for grandson

Ivory CoastOnly first class will do for Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly

Liberia
Weah faces arbitration threat from Solway over ArcelorMittal deal

Solway Investment Group has told the Liberian president to either provide compensation after a secret deal that handed its iron ore mining licence to ArcelorMittal, or face arbitration that could cost the state $2bn.

Liberia
Details of Liberia's secret deal with ArcelorMittal revealed

Africa Intelligence has gained access to the confidential deal which gives the global steel giant a virtual monopoly on iron ore in Liberia at the expense of Solway Mining.

Nigeria
US lobbying firm Ballard Partners hires ex-minister with ties to Tinubu

With Bola Ahmed Tinubu in office, those working in the field of political influence are scrambling to hire people capable of weighing in on discussions with Nigeria's new administration. US firm Ballard Partners has made some headway.

Guinea
Friedland executives and lobbyists battle Jindal over Nimba project

Magnate Robert Friedland's representatives in Conakry sent letters to Guinean junta leader Mamadi Doumbouya and Jindal's management, declining to sell their Nimba iron ore deposit to the Indian group, although the mining project is struggling.

Liberia
US Department of State attempts to mediate between ArcelorMittal and HPX

The management of the rail link between Liberian mining sites and the port of Buchanan is still the subject of intense negotiations. To try to find a solution to this logistical and commercial disagreement, the State Department brought together in Washington executives from ArcelorMittal and the American company High Power Exploration.

Guinea
Robert Friedland reorganises his Nimba project ahead of possible sale to Jindal

American-Canadian mining magnate Robert Friedland no longer believes that he can complete the Nimba iron ore mining project being carried out by his High Power Exploration (HPX) group and its local subsidiary, Société des Mines de Fer de Guinée.

Liberia
Weah poised to appoint Edwin Melvin Snowe as campaign director

A son retour au Liberia prévu après une courte halte au Ghana, le président George Weah compte préparer les élections générales d'octobre 2023.

Africa
Denis Sassou Nguesso, George Weah, Guillaume Soro, Amadou Ba

Intrigues big and small: every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.