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Burkina Faso

Ukraine war prompts Brussels to delay delivery of French armoured vehicles to Africa

The armed forces of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Gabon will have to wait a little longer to receive the first transfers of French armoured personnel carriers under the Integrated Ground Mobility and Protection Programme that Paris launched last year.

Subscribers only Defence Running story - Russia-Ukraine war 06.10.2022

ECOWAS split over how to deal with Doumbouya junta

The Economic Community of West African States' decision to impose sanctions on Guinea's junta was the result of a fragile consensus and is far from being unanimously backed by its member countries.

Subscribers only Politics Running story - Transition in Guinea 03.10.2022

France to provide Burkina Faso with military and financial support

While France has just completed its withdrawal from Mali, Paris is preparing to provide nearly €15m in budgetary aid to Ouagadougou. It is also considering a military support programme to strengthen Burkina Faso's armed forces as they face increased threats from Islamist militant groups.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy Running story - The Sahel security crisis 26.09.2022

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Nordgold gets creative to refine its African gold in the Emirates

Alexei Mordashov, Nordgold's main shareholder, has been targeted by European sanctions. © Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

Subscribers only Mining Running story - Russia-Ukraine war 23.09.2022

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Inside the EU's new security lab

The European Union is drawing up the contours of a new programme to boost the armies of the countries of the Sahel and Gulf of Guinea. Already widely used to support Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion, the European Peace Facility must be at the center of this new West African strategy.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 21.09.2022

Néré Mining rocked by shareholders' dispute

After the Karma gold mine was raided once again by attackers on 20 August, forcing owner Néré Mining to temporarily halt its extraction operations, the firm's deputy managing director Stefan Maré was fired by its co-founders Grégory Quérel and Elie Justin Ouédraogo.

Subscribers only Finance, Mining, Business 09.09.2022

Turkey's armed drones make third Sahel conquest

The Burkina Faso army has started operating five Turkish Bayraktar TB2 attack drones.

Free access Defence 08.09.2022

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High hopes and pitfalls ahead after Marriott, Loum Diagne and Fakhoury take over Club Med sites

Businessmen in Senegal and Ivory Coast are dreaming of building luxury resorts on sites abandoned by the French operator Club Med. But Covid has hit the tourism sector hard.

Subscribers only Business 29.08.2022

Archive photo of the Club Med Amun hotel in Aswan, Egypt.

UN expert panels at the heart of Security Council tensions

The appointment of UN-mandated expert panels is being increasingly hotly debated in New York. On one side are the P3 members of the US, France and UK, and on the other the P2 of Russia and China.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.08.2022

Why the next ECOWAS summit will be held in Abuja

Although he has been president of the Economic Community of West African States since July, Umaro Sissoco Embaló will not host the next summit of the regional organisation in Guinea-Bissau.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.08.2022

French ex-foreign minister coaches successor and new defence minister on African issues

French President Emmanuel Macron has asked his ex-minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to brief the new defence minister Sébastien Lecornu and the new foreign minister Catherine Colonna on African issues.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.07.2022

Volion Global Logistics gears up to take post-Antonov African pickings

The fledgling company found by a pool of military veterans and Africa experts is hoping to provide solutions to the shortage of wide-body cargo planes caused by the war in Ukraine. It is exploring several options, including a highly hypothetical plan to refit certain US military aircraft for civilian use.

Free access Defence 18.07.2022

Canada aid cut riles Burkinabe government but indirect funding continues

Some officials in Burkina Faso have expressed dismay at Ottawa's suspension of its direct budgetary support in the wake of the coup d'état. But Canada, the country's leading foreign investor through its mining companies, is maintaining the bulk of its aid.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.07.2022

Abidjan and Accra allied against multinationals in new cocoa war

The heads of Ghana Cocobod and Ivory Coast's Conseil Café Cacao were in Accra last week to refine their joint strategy in the face of the industry's trading giants and industrialists, who are considering diversifying their supplies elsewhere.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 12.07.2022

New ECOWAS commissioners unveiled following intense lobbying

Following the change of president at the ECOWAS commission, seven new commissioners were appointed at the regional organisation's 3 July summit in Accra. Yet Dakar is not happy that it didn't get the "peace and security" post.

Free access Diplomacy 07.07.2022

Umaro Sissoco Embaló (centre), president of Guinea-Bissau and new chairman of ECOWAS, in Accra, Ghana, on July 3, 2022.

Ouagadougou ponders G5 Sahel membership after Mali's exit

Ces dernières semaines, la question sensible de l'appartenance du Burkina Faso au cadre de coopération sécuritaire et de développement du G5 Sahel a été abordée durant au moins trois conseil des ministres.

Subscribers only Politics 05.07.2022

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From Abidjan to Doha: the secret missions of former minister Djibrill Bassolé

Legal problems prevent the erstwhile foreign minister of Burkina Faso setting foot in his own country, but that hasn't stopped him discreetly advising junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba. Thanks to his people skills, he is also doing diplomatic work in Qatar, Ivory Coast and Paris.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.07.2022

Former Burkina Faso Foreign Minister Djibrill Yipènè Bassolé (photo from April 2012).

ECOWAS leaders at loggerheads over successor to Akufo-Addo

The summit in Accra on 3 July should officialise the appointment of a new ECOWAS chairperson to succeed the Ghanaian Nana Akufo-Addo as well of new commissioners for the regional organisation. Two electric subjects that have greatly increased tensions between West Africa's leaders.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.07.2022

EU wants four African navies to fight piracy together

The European Union plans to use the European Peace Facility to provide operational support to four West African navies, which are to take on a regional leadership role to counter the persistent threat of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

Subscribers only Defence 29.06.2022

Former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya'alon undertook discreet African tour

Earlier this month, the former head of Israel's armed forces, who is now chairman of the board of directors of the Synaptech Capital fund that invests in defence equipment, visited Abidjan and Conakry.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 28.06.2022

Tsahal's former Chief of Staff and former Israeli defence minister Moshe Ya'alon.

Tycoon Bonkoungou launches new airline in Togo

Following on from his company Liza Transport International (LTI), Mahamadou Bonkoungou, head of the EBOMAF group, is preparing to launch a new carrier in Togo dedicated to regular flights.

Subscribers only Business 27.06.2022

GEOS and Securicom to provide security for the European delegation

In May, two successful private security companies walked away with an important contract for European diplomats in Burkina Faso, worth €11m over six years.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 27.06.2022

Doumbouya confident of facing down ECOWAS

ECOWAS leaders are making no secret of their irritation with the head of the Guinean transition Mamadi Doumbouya, who has disregarded their calls for a short transition period. He believes his country has sufficient cards in its hand to weather any potential sanctions.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.06.2022

In Focus
How religion and politics provide Moscow with a path to influence

In its efforts to gain sway in the Sahel, Russia is increasingly forging links with Burkina Faso's political and civil society circles. In so doing, it enjoys the unprecedented support of Wahhabist organisations. So far, the government has turned down Wagner's advances.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.06.2022

A demonstrator holding a pro-Russian banner in Ouagadougou, 19 February 2022.

New Karma gold mine owner Nere Mining already worried about its prospects

Nere Mining, which bought Burkina Faso's Karma gold mine from Endeavour Mining in March, recently told the authorities that it was worried about the security situation around the site. It is also in the middle of negotiations regarding the relocation of a cemetery on land where it intends to start mining shortly.

Subscribers only Mining 13.06.2022

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Burkina Faso

Ukraine war prompts Brussels to delay delivery of French armoured vehicles to Africa

ECOWAS split over how to deal with Doumbouya junta

France to provide Burkina Faso with military and financial support

Spotlight
Nordgold gets creative to refine its African gold in the Emirates

Spotlight
Inside the EU's new security lab

Néré Mining rocked by shareholders' dispute

Turkey's armed drones make third Sahel conquest

In Focus
High hopes and pitfalls ahead after Marriott, Loum Diagne and Fakhoury take over Club Med sites

UN expert panels at the heart of Security Council tensions

Why the next ECOWAS summit will be held in Abuja

French ex-foreign minister coaches successor and new defence minister on African issues

Volion Global Logistics gears up to take post-Antonov African pickings

Canada aid cut riles Burkinabe government but indirect funding continues

Abidjan and Accra allied against multinationals in new cocoa war

New ECOWAS commissioners unveiled following intense lobbying

Ouagadougou ponders G5 Sahel membership after Mali's exit

In Focus
From Abidjan to Doha: the secret missions of former minister Djibrill Bassolé

ECOWAS leaders at loggerheads over successor to Akufo-Addo

EU wants four African navies to fight piracy together

Former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya'alon undertook discreet African tour

Tycoon Bonkoungou launches new airline in Togo

GEOS and Securicom to provide security for the European delegation

Doumbouya confident of facing down ECOWAS

In Focus
How religion and politics provide Moscow with a path to influence

New Karma gold mine owner Nere Mining already worried about its prospects

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Burkina Faso

Ukraine war prompts Brussels to delay delivery of French armoured vehicles to Africa

ECOWAS split over how to deal with Doumbouya junta

France to provide Burkina Faso with military and financial support

Spotlight Nordgold gets creative to refine its African gold in the Emirates

Spotlight Inside the EU's new security lab

Néré Mining rocked by shareholders' dispute

Turkey's armed drones make third Sahel conquest

In Focus High hopes and pitfalls ahead after Marriott, Loum Diagne and Fakhoury take over Club Med sites

UN expert panels at the heart of Security Council tensions

Why the next ECOWAS summit will be held in Abuja

French ex-foreign minister coaches successor and new defence minister on African issues

Volion Global Logistics gears up to take post-Antonov African pickings

Canada aid cut riles Burkinabe government but indirect funding continues

Abidjan and Accra allied against multinationals in new cocoa war

New ECOWAS commissioners unveiled following intense lobbying

Ouagadougou ponders G5 Sahel membership after Mali's exit

In Focus From Abidjan to Doha: the secret missions of former minister Djibrill Bassolé

ECOWAS leaders at loggerheads over successor to Akufo-Addo

EU wants four African navies to fight piracy together

Former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Ya'alon undertook discreet African tour

Tycoon Bonkoungou launches new airline in Togo

GEOS and Securicom to provide security for the European delegation

Doumbouya confident of facing down ECOWAS

In Focus How religion and politics provide Moscow with a path to influence

New Karma gold mine owner Nere Mining already worried about its prospects

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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Spotlight
Nordgold gets creative to refine its African gold in the Emirates

Spotlight
Inside the EU's new security lab

In Focus
High hopes and pitfalls ahead after Marriott, Loum Diagne and Fakhoury take over Club Med sites

In Focus
From Abidjan to Doha: the secret missions of former minister Djibrill Bassolé

In Focus
How religion and politics provide Moscow with a path to influence