West Africa
IMF brings hidden debts into open

The nine heads of state invited to Dakar by the new IMF boss Kristalina Georgieva have received a private, but stern lecture on abusing state guarantees. [...]

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Ivory Coast
Construction king Bonkoungou gives wings to Ouattara's presidential campaign

Ouattara will be jetting around the country campaigning for a third mandate on a plane belonging to banking and building king Mahamadou Bonkoungou.

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In Focus | Burkina Faso, Central Africa, West Africa
Mahamadou Bonkoungou flies high in construction thanks to presidential aviation business

As business magnates Michel Tomi and Samuel Dossou see their business aviation companies go into nosedive, the aircraft operated by Burkina Faso's Mahamadou Bonkoungou are attracting bookings from presidencies throughout West Africa and will soon start flying from Central Africa as well.

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Liza Transport International's Falcon 7X in Ebomaf Force One video featuring Chocki.

Spotlight | Central Africa, West Africa
Why African presidents are looking beyond France for their healthcare

For many years regulars at the Val de Grace military hospital in Paris, African heads of state are now increasingly likely to get their check-ups in Saudi Arabia, Morocco or Israel rather than checking into a clinic in the French [.

Subscribers only Politics 28.11.2018

Spotlight | Africa
A new generation of spy chiefs settle in to their posts

Over recent months, several leaders in West and Central Africa have appointed new intelligence chiefs so as to better counter terrorism, organized crime and post-election violence. In some instances, senior officers, especially those drawn from the gendarmerie, appear to have [.

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Spotlight | Africa, France
Where presidents dine in Paris, the walls have no ears and the food c'est tres bon indeed

Far from official buildings crawling with potential eavesdroppers, the plush premises of Paris' more fashionable eateries have over the years become veritable extensions of African presidential palaces. Over fine Chinese food, heads of state can meet discreet emissaries, brainstorm and [.

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