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Ivory Coast
Obasanjo backs Abidjan's bid for Afreximbank fair

Former Nigerian head of state Olusegun Obasanjo lobbied for Ivory Coast's bid to host the 2023 Afreximbank's Intra-African Trade Fair.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 01.12.2021

Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Nigeria
Simon Naoum, the unofficial weapons supplier to the Nigerian army

The Nigerian army has been looking to broker Simon Naoum to purchase munitions for its combat against Boko Haram and armed militia groups in north-western Nigeria. However, this business relationship goes against President Buhari's order to exclude third parties from weapons deals.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 18.11.2021

Nigeria
Buhari to bring vast team to Paris in search of economic lifelines

The Nigerian president will be the star of the 11-13 November Paris Peace Forum. He will take advantage of his visit, accompanied by a huge entourage, to organise meetings with the aim of attracting new investors to a country that is experiencing a marked economic downturn.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.11.2021

Central African Republic, Chad, Sudan
Baba Laddé, master spy of the three borders

By installing the former rebel leader Baba Laddé as its head of intelligence, N'Djamena is hoping to keep a close eye on all its neighbours. His appointment comes amid tensions within the ANS intelligence agency run by Ahmed Kogri.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.10.2021

Undated photo of Chadian intelligence director Baba Laddé.

West Africa
Erdogan tours Gulf of Guinea with his military procurement team

During his official tour of Angola, Nigeria and Togo from 17 to 20 October, the Turkish president will be aiming to strengthen political and economic ties with the countries of the Gulf of Guinea. Central to this strategy will be promoting the interests of Turkey's defence industry ahead of the Turkey-Africa summit scheduled for December in Istanbul.

Free access Defence, Diplomacy 15.10.2021

Spotlight | Nigeria
Buhari gives key E&P job to Alison-Madueke loyalist

The restructuring of Nigeria's oil institutions, currently in progress, has led to the return of a number of leading figures from the Goodluck Jonathan era. Among them is retired NNPC executive Gbenga Komolafe, who was at his post when Diezani Alison-Madueke was petroleum resources minister.

Subscribers only Energy 05.10.2021

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari signs Petroleum Industry Bill into law at the state house in Abuja.

Guinea
The secret agenda of ECOWAS heads of state in Accra for Guinea coup summit

The organisation's heads of state are meeting in Accra on 16 September over the situation in Guinea. Some members are pushing for a 6-month civilian-led transition fiercely opposed by the junta, which hopes to keep control over the transition.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.09.2021

Screenshot of the extraordinary ECOWAS Heads of State and Government meeting on the situation in Guinea, 8 September 2021.

Nigeria
Nigeria turns to Russia after being deprived of its US helicopters

By stopping the sale of 12 urgently needed attack helicopters to the Nigerian Army, the US has inadvertently boosted Nigerian-Russian military cooperation. Arms broker Ahmed Vanderpuije plans to seize the opportunity to finalise the sale of Russian Mi-35 helicopters to Abuja.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 06.09.2021

Guinea
After Guinea coup, regional leaders debate reaction to military junta behind closed doors

Breaking news published on 05/09/21 at 7:40 p.m. - Less than 24 hours after the coup that ousted Alpha Conde, ECOWAS presidents started consulting with each other ahead of an extraordinary summit planned shortly to decide what stance to adopt on Guinea and whether or not to apply sanctions.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.09.2021

Nigeria
Buhari hatches under-the-radar plan for Chad's transition to democracy

Nigeria wants to help foster reconciliation in Chad in order to stabilise a country whose army has contributed greatly to the fight against Boko Haram.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.09.2021

President Muhammadu Buhari met with Chad's transitional leader, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, on 14 May.

Nigeria
Admiral Gambo seeks new offshore vessels to update ageing fleet

Vice-Admiral Gambo is in charge of boosting the Nigerian Navy's prowess with the aim of curbing piracy. His mission is in tandem with the recently launched Deep Blue maritime security project.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 02.09.2021

Nigeria
SecPro and Composites Solutions to equip President Buhari's close security guards

The Nigerian presidency is not free of the threat posed by the deteriorating security situation in the country.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 30.08.2021

Italy, Nigeria
Pakistani option has Italy scrambling to defend sale of Leonardo combat aircraft

The Italian government has embarked on a diplomatic campaign to strengthen military cooperation with Abuja as a means to lock in the sale of 24 combat aircraft to the Nigerian Air Force. But it is facing a circumspect air force command and competition from Pakistan.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 19.08.2021

An Aermachi M-346 FA ground attack aircraft.

West Africa
Ouattara's summer as regional mediator

For the past month, Ivory Coast's president has been trying to bring together his counterparts from Benin and Niger, whose customs feud has the entire region in a gridlock, while also attempting to patch up relations between Patrice Talon and Faure Gnassingbé.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.08.2021

Ivory Coast president Alassane Ouattara.

In Focus | Africa
Top military broker Gaby Peretz's grand African trek

Since the late 1980s, Gaby Peretz and his firm AD Con have carved themselves out a reputation in the very closed world of military equipment brokerage in Africa. Initially specialising in the promotion of interception equipment, the firm has progressively expanded its range of services and these days negotiates and finances major aerial and naval military equipment deals.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 16.08.2021

West Africa
Ouattara tentatively mediates between Buhari and Talon

With the diplomatic skirmish over customs decisions between Nigeria and Benin threatening to paralyse the subregion's entire economy, the Ivorian president has reached out to both their heads of state in an attempt to get them talking again.

Subscribers only Politics 20.07.2021

Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara

West Africa
Talon uses drug bust as trump card in Nigeria trade row

Two Nigerian citizens were among the 10 people police in Benin arrested in a 25 June drug bust. For the best part of two years Cotonou and Abuja have been at odds over the smuggling of narcotics between their two countries.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.07.2021

In Focus | Africa
Lourenço, Buhari, Sall and co. handpick their envoys to the House of Saud

Nurturing relations with the leading Gulf power is an absolute necessity for all African presidents seeking financial and political support in the Arab world. To develop their lines of communications with the Wahhabi monarchy, African heads of state choose personalities of the first order.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.06.2021

The new Angolan ambassador to Saudi Arabia Frederico Manuel dos Santos e Silva Cardoso (left) met with the Saudi Minister of Protocol Affairs Mashari bin Ali bin Naheet on 25 May 2021.

Southern Africa
LSE Consulting negotiates for EU with Zimbabwe and Indian Ocean

The European Union is trying to rework its economic partnership with East and Southern Africa but is struggling to make a mark on the continent.

Subscribers only Business 16.06.2021

Nigeria
Usual suspects and unknowns among winners of NNPC swap deals

The Nigerian state-owned company has published the list of firms who will get crude oil in exchange for petroleum products. As usual, established companies rub shoulders with unknown firms that have close links to the government.

Subscribers only Energy 07.06.2021

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

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

Muhammadu Buhari

Ivory Coast
Obasanjo backs Abidjan's bid for Afreximbank fair

Nigeria
Simon Naoum, the unofficial weapons supplier to the Nigerian army

Nigeria
Buhari to bring vast team to Paris in search of economic lifelines

Central African Republic, Chad, Sudan
Baba Laddé, master spy of the three borders

West Africa
Erdogan tours Gulf of Guinea with his military procurement team

Spotlight | Nigeria
Buhari gives key E&P job to Alison-Madueke loyalist

Guinea
The secret agenda of ECOWAS heads of state in Accra for Guinea coup summit

Nigeria
Nigeria turns to Russia after being deprived of its US helicopters

Guinea
After Guinea coup, regional leaders debate reaction to military junta behind closed doors

Nigeria
Buhari hatches under-the-radar plan for Chad's transition to democracy

Nigeria
Admiral Gambo seeks new offshore vessels to update ageing fleet

Nigeria
SecPro and Composites Solutions to equip President Buhari's close security guards

Italy, Nigeria
Pakistani option has Italy scrambling to defend sale of Leonardo combat aircraft

West Africa
Ouattara's summer as regional mediator

In Focus | Africa
Top military broker Gaby Peretz's grand African trek

West Africa
Ouattara tentatively mediates between Buhari and Talon

West Africa
Talon uses drug bust as trump card in Nigeria trade row

In Focus | Africa
Lourenço, Buhari, Sall and co. handpick their envoys to the House of Saud

Southern Africa
LSE Consulting negotiates for EU with Zimbabwe and Indian Ocean

Nigeria
Usual suspects and unknowns among winners of NNPC swap deals

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Muhammadu Buhari

Ivory Coast Obasanjo backs Abidjan's bid for Afreximbank fair

Nigeria Simon Naoum, the unofficial weapons supplier to the Nigerian army

Nigeria Buhari to bring vast team to Paris in search of economic lifelines

Central African Republic, Chad, Sudan Baba Laddé, master spy of the three borders

West Africa Erdogan tours Gulf of Guinea with his military procurement team

Spotlight | Nigeria Buhari gives key E&P job to Alison-Madueke loyalist

Guinea The secret agenda of ECOWAS heads of state in Accra for Guinea coup summit

Nigeria Nigeria turns to Russia after being deprived of its US helicopters

Guinea After Guinea coup, regional leaders debate reaction to military junta behind closed doors

Nigeria Buhari hatches under-the-radar plan for Chad's transition to democracy

Nigeria Admiral Gambo seeks new offshore vessels to update ageing fleet

Nigeria SecPro and Composites Solutions to equip President Buhari's close security guards

Italy, Nigeria Pakistani option has Italy scrambling to defend sale of Leonardo combat aircraft

West Africa Ouattara's summer as regional mediator

In Focus | Africa Top military broker Gaby Peretz's grand African trek

West Africa Ouattara tentatively mediates between Buhari and Talon

West Africa Talon uses drug bust as trump card in Nigeria trade row

In Focus | Africa Lourenço, Buhari, Sall and co. handpick their envoys to the House of Saud

Southern Africa LSE Consulting negotiates for EU with Zimbabwe and Indian Ocean

Nigeria Usual suspects and unknowns among winners of NNPC swap deals

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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

Ivory Coast
Obasanjo backs Abidjan's bid for Afreximbank fair

Nigeria
Simon Naoum, the unofficial weapons supplier to the Nigerian army

Nigeria
Buhari to bring vast team to Paris in search of economic lifelines

Central African Republic, Chad, Sudan
Baba Laddé, master spy of the three borders

West Africa
Erdogan tours Gulf of Guinea with his military procurement team

Spotlight | Nigeria
Buhari gives key E&P job to Alison-Madueke loyalist

Guinea
The secret agenda of ECOWAS heads of state in Accra for Guinea coup summit

Nigeria
Nigeria turns to Russia after being deprived of its US helicopters

Guinea
After Guinea coup, regional leaders debate reaction to military junta behind closed doors

Nigeria
Buhari hatches under-the-radar plan for Chad's transition to democracy

Nigeria
Admiral Gambo seeks new offshore vessels to update ageing fleet

Nigeria
SecPro and Composites Solutions to equip President Buhari's close security guards

Italy, Nigeria
Pakistani option has Italy scrambling to defend sale of Leonardo combat aircraft

West Africa
Ouattara's summer as regional mediator

In Focus | Africa
Top military broker Gaby Peretz's grand African trek

West Africa
Ouattara tentatively mediates between Buhari and Talon

West Africa
Talon uses drug bust as trump card in Nigeria trade row

In Focus | Africa
Lourenço, Buhari, Sall and co. handpick their envoys to the House of Saud

Southern Africa
LSE Consulting negotiates for EU with Zimbabwe and Indian Ocean

Nigeria
Usual suspects and unknowns among winners of NNPC swap deals