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WEST AFRICA

Doha and Riyadh play out their rivalries along the Abidjan-Ouaga-Accra axis

Though it has so far had limited repercussions on the continent, the six-month diplomatic stand-off between Qatar and Saudi Arabia is now being exported to West Africa. It remains largely a war of words, but tensions may shortly ramp up [...] (620 words)

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Diplomacy

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Abdoulaye Wade
Adama Toungara
Aga Khan Development Network
Air Burkina
Alassane Ouattara
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Djillah Gold
Emirates
Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani
Karim Wade
Macky Sall
Mahamadou Issoufou
Mohamed Hammoodi Hashim
Mustafa Limam Chafi
Nana Akufo-Addo
Nicolas Sarkozy
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Behind the scenes of Tshisekedi's Qatar trip

During a lightning visit to Qatar, the Congolese leader tried to play on the competition between Doha and Abu Dhabi to secure projects. [...]

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi was received on March 29, 2021 by the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. © Tamim ben Hamad Al Thani/Twitter

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ANGOLA Diplomacy 20/01/2021

After the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar jostle for influence in Luanda

Despite a breakthrough in the Doha-Riyadh feud in January, the Angolan president Joao Lourenço is methodically positioning his players to make the most of the ongoing competition between the Gulf countries. [...]

MAURITANIA Politics 20/11/2020

Moustapha Chafi courted from all sides since his return to Nouakchott

The country's business and political elite have been eagerly paying visits to the former opponent of the Aziz regime since his return to the capital in the hopes of finding out what he plans to do next. [...]

BURKINA FASO Infrastructures Business 02/11/2020

Air Burkina bailed out by an excommunicated Mormon and a silviculture entrepreneur

Struggling in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the oldest of Africa's airlines has been given a lifeline by the American firm African Global Development. But none of its directors have any experience in the aviation industry. [...]

MOROCCO Diplomacy 18/05/2020

Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaâboun snubs Richard Attias's virtual summit

Prominent events planner Richard Attias, once a perennial leading light in his native Morocco, is struggling to revive his top-level connections there. According to our sources, Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaâboun has not even replied to an invitation to take part in a 19 May virtual round table organised by his firm, Richard Attias & Associates. [...]

BURKINA FASO Politics 01/04/2020

Mission impossible for Aimé Barthélemy Simporé

Appointed by Roch Marc Christian Kaboré as the head of the Centre national d'études stratégiques en défense et sécurité on [...]

NIGERIA Finance Energy 17/03/2020

QIA scam: Lekoil's vendetta against Rilk Dacleu Idrac and Seawave Invest

The junior wants to make the person it believes posed as a fake QIA agent, and the firm responsible for brokering the deal, pay for the hoax. [...]

SENEGAL Politics 04/03/2020

Macky Sall resumes talks with Casamance separatists

A delegation of separatists from the Mouvement des forces démocratiques de Casamance (MFDC) headed up by its leader, Salif Sadio, [...]

BURKINA FASO Business 19/02/2020

Ouagadougou calls Emirates to rescue of Air Burkina

The struggling airline Air Burkina is urgently trying to find [...]

SENEGAL Diplomacy 18/12/2019

Robert Bourgi resurfaces in Dakar

Having kept a low profile on the African continent in [...]

SENEGAL Politics 25/09/2019

Macky Sall ushers in new military guard

With several of his generals on the verge of retirement, the Senegalese president Macky Sall has proceeded with a rapid [...]

BURKINA FASO Politics 11/09/2019

Blaise Compaore in an impasse

The sentencing of his lieutenants Djibril Yipene Bassole and Gilbert [...]

FRANCE Business 24/07/2019

Chargeurs turns to Nicolas Sarkozy in Africa

The industrial conglomerate Chargeurs, the modern incarnation of the company [...]

SENEGAL IVORY COAST Politics 29/05/2019

Macky Sall's thank you trip

The Senegalese president Macky Sall is intending to visit Abidjan [...]

AFRICA QATAR RWANDA Diplomacy 30/04/2019

Moustapha Chaffi in grand company in Kigali

Blaise Compaore's former eminence grise, the Mauritanian Moustapha Ould Limam [...]

GUINEA AFRICA Politics 10/04/2019

Alpha Conde, the pan-African mediator

With his eyes on a third term in office, the Guinean president is seeking to bolster his image by playing the mediator. An exclusive investigation. [...]

SENEGAL FRANCE Politics 10/04/2019

Behind the scenes of Sarkozy's flying visit to Macky Sall

Emmanuel Macron dispatched Segolene Royal to represent him at the swearing in of the Senegalese president, but former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was also present. Here's why. [...]

IVORY COAST Diplomacy 13/02/2019

Accor and Qatar, the two strings to Sarkozy's lobbying bow

Visiting Abidjan in late January, the former French president championed the overlapping interests of the hotel chain and the emirate. [...]

SENEGAL Politics 16/01/2019

Nicolas Sarkozy petitioned over Karim Wade

The name Karim Wade was at the centre of a discussion between Macky Sall and Nicolas Sarkozy on 17 December [...]

NIGER Politics 12/12/2018

Mohamed Bazoum in campaign mode for 2021

Designated personally (though still unofficially) by President Mahamadou Issoufou to represent the Parti nigerien pour la democratie et le socialisme [...]

SUDAN Mining 20/11/2018

Ian Davies behind the reins of Qatari copper project

Scottish engineer Ian Davies took over the helm of QMSD Mining, a Sudanese subsidiary of Qatari public firm Qatar Mining, [...]

BURKINA FASO Energy 30/10/2018

President Kabore appoints technocrat to head Sonabhy

Burkinabe president Roch Marc Christian Kabore has picked a senior official to oversee the Societe nationale burkinabe d'hydrocarbures (SONABHY). The [...]

BURKINA FASO GHANA Mining 09/10/2018

Cross-border mining railway line to make tracks by early 2019?

During a mid-September meeting, Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kabore [...]

WEST AFRICA Politics 04/07/2018

Why Air Sahel remains grounded

Creating an airline jointly run by the five G5 Sahel member states is a major project for its permanent secretariat, but it is struggling to get it off the ground. [...]

TOGO Politics 21/02/2018

Pascal Bodjona eyes a political comeback

Between sessions of prayer, the 52-year-old Pascal Bodjona is following the political and social situation in Togo very closely. Freed [...]

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MALI SENEGAL Business 21/02/2018

Macky Sall hijacks China's west African train

By exploiting Beijing's concerns over the lack of security in Mali, the Senegalese president is seeking to revise the project to overhaul the rail connection between Dakar and Bamako, one of China's many commercial and diplomatic mega-projects in the sub-region [. [...]

IVORY COAST Diplomacy Document 10/01/2018

A good return on investment for Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani

The visit of the Emir of Qatar to Abidjan has tangibly strengthened his kingdom's relations with Abidjan, to the detriment of Riyadh. [...]

Breaking newsWEST AFRICA 08/12/2017

Those who are opening the doors of Africa to the Emir of Qatar

The Emir of Qatar, Tamim Ben Hamad Al Thani, is to visit West Africa from December 20 to 24. He [...]

FRANCE IVORY COAST Politics 08/11/2017

Sarkozy, Ouattara's VIP emissary in Qatar

Alassane Ouattara has discreetly entrusted his friend Nicolas Sarkozy with [...]

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AFRICA Politics 14/10/2015

French touch for Africa's politicians

At a time when many French-speaking African countries are poised to hold elections, incumbent presidents and their challengers have been busy signing up French PR firms to devise media plans and put the appropriate spin on their communication. [...]

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Karim Wade
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Behind the scenes of Tshisekedi's Qatar trip

After the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar jostle for influence in Luanda

Moustapha Chafi courted from all sides since his return to Nouakchott

Air Burkina bailed out by an excommunicated Mormon and a silviculture entrepreneur

Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaâboun snubs Richard Attias's virtual summit

Mission impossible for Aimé Barthélemy Simporé

QIA scam: Lekoil's vendetta against Rilk Dacleu Idrac and Seawave Invest

Macky Sall resumes talks with Casamance separatists

Ouagadougou calls Emirates to rescue of Air Burkina

Robert Bourgi resurfaces in Dakar

Macky Sall ushers in new military guard

Blaise Compaore in an impasse

Chargeurs turns to Nicolas Sarkozy in Africa

Macky Sall's thank you trip

Moustapha Chaffi in grand company in Kigali

Alpha Conde, the pan-African mediator

Behind the scenes of Sarkozy's flying visit to Macky Sall

Accor and Qatar, the two strings to Sarkozy's lobbying bow

Nicolas Sarkozy petitioned over Karim Wade

Mohamed Bazoum in campaign mode for 2021

Ian Davies behind the reins of Qatari copper project

President Kabore appoints technocrat to head Sonabhy

Cross-border mining railway line to make tracks by early 2019?

Why Air Sahel remains grounded

Pascal Bodjona eyes a political comeback

Macky Sall hijacks China's west African train

A good return on investment for Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani

Those who are opening the doors of Africa to the Emir of Qatar

Sarkozy, Ouattara's VIP emissary in Qatar

French touch for Africa's politicians

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