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Apogee-SSU to continue training west African pilots

The US Department of State has renewed the contract of the American service provider Apogee-SSU Joint Venture to train the Cessna C-208B crews of the Cameroonian, Nigerien and Chadian air forces.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 18.08.2020

Paris to equip west African air forces with surveillance aircraft to counter jihadist incursions

Tetras CS built by Humbert Aviation. This type of light plane will be used for ISR missions by Benin and Burkina Faso. © Humbert Aviation

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 17.08.2020

Franco-Tunisian publicist Lotfi Bel Hadj. © BFM Business

In Focus
Blacklisted by Facebook, Lotfi Bel Hadj becomes Togo's official publicist

After having had the spotlight turned on his confidential online political marketing activities by American think-tank Atlantic Council last month, Franco-Tunisian communications adviser Lotfi Bel Hadj has already moved on. Last month, he signed PR and lobbying contracts with the Togolese presidency.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 27.07.2020

Mines minister Oumarou Idani battles to save his political career

Although he knows that he is unlikely to be reappointed mines minister if Roch Marc Christian Kaboré is re-elected in the 2020 presidential election, Oumarou Idani hopes he will at least get elected as an MP. His chances of being selected to stand for his party are uncertain, however, as criticism of his management of the mining sector continues to grow.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 24.07.2020

Embalo makes energetic start on his 12 diplomatic labours

The President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo. © ANTONIO AMARAL/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.07.2020

Golden Rim steps up a gear on Kouri gold with mining tycoon Adonis Pouroulis

Despite the terrorist threat, Australia's Golden Rim is managing to raise financing for its Kouri gold project in eastern Burkina Faso, in part thanks to the reputation of mining magnate Adonis Pouroulis.

Subscribers only Mining 17.07.2020

Jim Chu seeks Africa's next top investor with The Nest

For the launch of the French version of his reality TV/start-up incubator, The Nest, US entrepreneur Jim Chu has enticed a line-up of leading finance whizzes to attend. Guest stars were former Beninese prime minister Lionel Zinsou and Reckya Madougouto, special advisor to the Togolese president.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 15.07.2020

Reckya Madougou and Lionel Zinsou during The Nest aired on 8 July.

Lawmakers seek overhaul of gold-sector fraud squad

Some members of parliament want to see a thorough overhaul of the body that is supposed to tackle fraud in the gold industry.

Subscribers only Mining 15.07.2020

Children working under a wooden tent on the terrain of an illegal gold mine.

Robert Bourgi surfs on Macron's second wind

Since the recent French government reshuffle announced by Emmanuel Macron, the lawyer Robert Bourgi, whose African network is now a shadow of its former self, has been touting his ties with the new ministerial team.

Subscribers only Politics 10.07.2020

China's Shandong aims to take on Barrick, Newmont and AngloGold

In bidding to take control of Cardinal Resources, which is developing Ghana's Namdini gold field, China's Shandong Gold aims to compete with the world's gold industry giants, all of which have a permanent presence in West Africa.

Subscribers only Mining 09.07.2020

Lowdown on international intervention to help unlock Bamako political standoff

ECOWAS mission, UN intervention and AU action - the international community is concerned to see a key country in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel at a political impasse and has stepped up its action.

Subscribers only Politics 24.06.2020

A large rally organised by the opposition coalition in Bamako on 18 June.

Military equipment specialist Marck opens first African branch in Abidjan

French military equipment producer Marck opened its first unit outside of France in Abidjan in June, the Compagnie Africaine de Défense et de Sécurité.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 23.06.2020

Governments seek guidance on hidden pitfalls of G20 debt moratorium

For African countries, taking advantage of the G20 moratorium on bilateral debt during the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to unforeseen consequences, especially in terms of their credit ratings. A number of banks and law firms have been guiding them through this financial minefield.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 22.06.2020

Action Air keen to deploy its planes over Libreville-to-Dakar coastline

French aerial mapping firm Action Air Environnement, which is already present in Togo, is in talks with Gabon and Senegal about making its observation planes available. The aim is to combat maritime pollution and strengthen coastal surveillance in a region rich in fisheries and oil resources.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 18.06.2020

Mining measures, Alassane Bala Sakandé's political springboard

The speaker of national assembly, Alassane Bala Sakandé, is working to present himself as a politician who takes the wellbeing of Burkina Faso's citizens to heart with his strong positions on mining that oppose not only operators but occasionally the head of state.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 17.06.2020

Operation Barkhane commanders' second life

Some of the generals who led France's largest overseas military operation are leaving the Army without their hoped-for promotion while others have been better in leveraging their experience in the Sahel.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.06.2020

General Pascal Facon, current commander of Operation Barkhane.

Millenium Challenge Corp: Engie and Akuo among eight selected for mini-grid build

Eight foreign power producers and Millennium Challenge Account Benin II (MCA-Benin II) are now days away from signing their co-financing deal delayed by the outbreak of the global Covid-19 pandemic.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 16.06.2020

American Hospital of Paris turns itself into Covid-19 treatment centre but not just for VIPs

At the suggestion of several military doctors who had previously been at Paris's Val de Grace Hospital, the privately owned American Hospital of Paris, which has traditionally been a favourite with ailing African VIPs, reinvented itself as a specialised Covid-19 treatment centre for the duration of the crisis

Subscribers only Business 15.06.2020

Avisa Partners brings in former French presidential aides to handle its African business

Avisa Partners, which is tasked with lobbying urgently for Mauritius and organising this year's Dakar peace forum, has put its African business in the hands of two former French presidential aides, Sylvain Fort and Maurice Gourdalt-Montagne.

Subscribers only Politics 12.06.2020

OpinionWay plumps for Abidjan as regional base

In the coming days, the French polling company is due to officially announce the opening of a west African regional office in the Ivorian economic capital.

Subscribers only Business 12.06.2020

June is Sahel month for French diplomats

What with the presidency of the UN Security Council, the renewal of MINUSMA's mandate and the Coalition for the Sahel in June, and the G5 Sahel summit in early July in Mauritania, the Sahel region is set to keep French diplomats very busy during the next few weeks.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.06.2020

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.

Chambrier and Gondjout queen it over African logistics

Roselyne Chambrier Chalobah and Laura Olga Gondjout, both from Gabonese political dynasties which went into opposition, respectively represent the interests of competing African logistics giants Arise P&L and Monaco Resources.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 11.06.2020

Algiers strives to return to centre stage in the Sahel

Algerian president Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been trying for several weeks to bring his influence to bear on the situation in the Sahel. He is relying particularly on African Union peace and security commissioner Smaïl Chergui, who is leading an intense lobbying operation in favour of deployment of a 3,000-strong AU force in the region.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.06.2020

Smaïl Chergui, Africa Union peace and security commissioner.

Africa Ren speeds up Bobo-Dioulasso solar farm project

French renewables firm Africa Ren, which is finalising the finance and choice of contractor for its plant in Burkina Faso, could break ground later this year.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 05.06.2020

Inner circles
Gagan Gupta's French troops

Though now active in Africa via the three Arise mega-funds, Indian-Singaporean agribusiness giant Olam still relies on French advisors to help guide its path.

Subscribers only Business 04.06.2020

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Apogee-SSU to continue training west African pilots

Paris to equip west African air forces with surveillance aircraft to counter jihadist incursions

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Blacklisted by Facebook, Lotfi Bel Hadj becomes Togo's official publicist

Mines minister Oumarou Idani battles to save his political career

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Apogee-SSU to continue training west African pilots

Paris to equip west African air forces with surveillance aircraft to counter jihadist incursions

In Focus Blacklisted by Facebook, Lotfi Bel Hadj becomes Togo's official publicist

Mines minister Oumarou Idani battles to save his political career

Embalo makes energetic start on his 12 diplomatic labours

Golden Rim steps up a gear on Kouri gold with mining tycoon Adonis Pouroulis

Jim Chu seeks Africa's next top investor with The Nest

Lawmakers seek overhaul of gold-sector fraud squad

Robert Bourgi surfs on Macron's second wind

China's Shandong aims to take on Barrick, Newmont and AngloGold

Lowdown on international intervention to help unlock Bamako political standoff

Military equipment specialist Marck opens first African branch in Abidjan

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Mining measures, Alassane Bala Sakandé's political springboard

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Millenium Challenge Corp: Engie and Akuo among eight selected for mini-grid build

American Hospital of Paris turns itself into Covid-19 treatment centre but not just for VIPs

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OpinionWay plumps for Abidjan as regional base

June is Sahel month for French diplomats

Chambrier and Gondjout queen it over African logistics

Algiers strives to return to centre stage in the Sahel

Africa Ren speeds up Bobo-Dioulasso solar farm project

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Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

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The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

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Blacklisted by Facebook, Lotfi Bel Hadj becomes Togo's official publicist

Inner circles
Gagan Gupta's French troops