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Ghana gears up for its first consignment of Shell LNG

Tema gas terminal is getting ready to receive its first delivery of LNG from Shell, the Anglo-Dutch major having already agreed its price with the state-owned GNPC.

Subscribers only Energy 26.04.2021

Yves Rocher sets it sights on Accra

The cosmetics company Yves Rocher run by Bris Rocher, the founder's grandson, is aiming to set up shop in Accra in the second half of this year.

Subscribers only Business 26.04.2021

Reckya Madougou rallies legal, political and business elite for her release

The Beninese opposition leader Reckya Madougou. © Reckya Madougou/Facebook

Subscribers only Politics 19.04.2021

Investors rush to open refineries and apply for trading licences as gold prices stay high

Thanks to the boom in gold prices, two new gold refineries are set to open in Ghana, while applications for gold trading licences are increasing and local traders are opening companies in Dubai to market their stocks.

Subscribers only Mining 14.04.2021

Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

Russia is struggling to meet delivery deadlines for its Sputnik V vaccines, with several African capitals still waiting for their first doses.

Subscribers only Business 13.04.2021

Accra hopes to capitalise on Conakry's mining success

Ghana is best known for its gold, but is now hoping to convince companies interested in bauxite and iron to invest there, as they have done in Guinea.

Subscribers only Mining 08.04.2021

Bolloré and Daher battle for French military logistics deal from Gabon to Chad

French logistics leaders Bolloré and Daher are competing for a €41m contract to provide logistics services for French forces deployed in Central Africa.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 08.04.2021

ECOWAS heads of state quietly rally to Reckya Madougou's cause

Beninese presidential candidate Reckya Madougou has been detained since 5 March accused of financing terrorism. Across West Africa, where the former minister is very close to several heads of state, presidential offices are getting into action on her behalf.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.03.2021

Beninese opposition presidential candidate Reckya Madougou.

Accra reaches out to global celebrities

Since the 1990s, Accra has fast-tracked residency permits for US celebrities such as Stevie Wonder and Richard Bona who, in return, have become Ghana's informal ambassadors.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.03.2021

Musician Stevie Wonder announced on 24 February that he would be moving to Ghana.

Portuguese-speaking countries discreetly lobby for ECOWAS presidency

Portuguese-speaking countries have been busy behind the scenes trying to get their voices heard in ECOWAS, which is dominated by French- and English-speaking members. The president of Guinea-Bissau has even reached out to foes Alassane Ouattara and Alpha Condé.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.03.2021

Bissau-Guinean President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and his Cape Verdean counterpart Jorge Carlos Fonseca, 19 January 2021.

Transport minister urged to take action over Maersk's new Tema Port fee

The new $60 tax Danish shipping giant Maersk will apply as of 15 March to each container unloaded in the Merdian Port Services has sent shock waves among the importers, exporters and freight companies that use the port.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 15.03.2021

Mota-Engil pays off its ex-partners on Accra-Tema highway project

The Portuguese construction company Mota-Engil has reached a financial arrangement with its French and South African partners Egis, Stoa Infra & Energy and AIIM, who have found themselves frozen out of the contract to upgrade the Accra-Tema highway.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 11.03.2021

African leaders' phones red hot as they scramble for news of Hamed Bakayoko

Since prime minister Hamed Bakayoko was evacuated to France on 18 February, his allies and associates have been phoning their contacts frantically to try to get news of him. The Ivorian presidency delayed making announcements to avoid disrupting the parliamentary election count but has now appointed two key presidency figures to take care of pressing government business.

Subscribers only Politics 09.03.2021

Adm Seth Amoama to steer Accra's bid for Security Council seat

With Ghana in the running for a UN Security Council seat, new military chief Seth Amoama has an ace up his sleeve in the game of military diplomacy: his country's blue helmets.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.03.2021

Ukraine's AutoKrAZ hopes to dominate West African military logistics market

Although it is still struggling to get its industrial partnership in Nigeria off the ground, AutoKrAZ is looking to start producing its military trucks in Senegal, Ghana, and Angola. These new plants could give it leadership of the West African military logistics markets.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 05.03.2021

Libreville and Accra win right to vie for UN Security Council seat

Although the Congolese president and current African Union chairperson, Félix [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.03.2021

Inner circles
Which of his many connections is Idrissa Nassa calling on to boost business?

The Burkinabe businessman Idrissa Nassa wants to make his investment holding company Coris one of the driving forces behind the development of west Africa's economies, largely through mining, and has a network of entrepreneurs and contacts close to power to help him do it.

Subscribers only Finance, Mining, Business 01.03.2021

The Burkinabe businessman Idrissa Nassa.

Faure Gnassingbé to review progress on transition in Lomé on 8 March

La deuxième réunion du Groupe de soutien de la transition au Mali se déroulera dans la capitale togolaise. Plusieurs ministres des affaires étrangères de la Cedeao devraient faire le déplacement.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.03.2021

Ex-Tullow Oil boss Paul McDade's new life

Since being forced into retirement a year ago, Paul McDade has embarked on a new adventure in west African oil thanks to Sterling Energy and is now keen to start buying assets.

Subscribers only Energy 26.02.2021

Aker Energy's commitment to training locals bites the dust

The Covid-19 pandemic is a welcome excuse for the Norwegian company to suspend financial aid for Ghanaian state initiatives.

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.2021

Strauss-Kahn pursues his business prospecting marathon in Cotonou

Former International Monetary Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who now heads his own Parnasse International consulting company, has been in the Beninese capital, Cotonou, since Sunday 21 February.

Subscribers only Business 25.02.2021

Akufo-Addo's Sahelian agenda

The current holder of the ECOWAS rotating chair, Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo, is intending to make the Sahel a central priority of his term at the helm of the regional organisation at a time when jihadist groups are extending their networks into countries lying on the west African coast.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.02.2021

President of the Republic of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo.

Erstwhile military ops stalwart ICS faces liquidation

International Chartering Systems (ICS) boss Philippe de Jonquières, whose firm has carried out countless airlifts for the French military, plans to shut down the company after nearly four years of judicial investigation that has failed to lead to an indictment.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 18.02.2021

From posh presidential jets to cargo planes, Bonkoungou has something for everyone

Mahamadou Bonkoungou, owner of Air transport company LTI, recently purchased a new luxury jet, used by the president of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, among others. He also invested in a freighter for his construction company Ebomaf.

Subscribers only Business 18.02.2021

Chadian President Idriss Deby welcomes his Burkinabé counterpart Roch Marc Christian Kabore to N'Djamena on 15 February.

Accra forced to ask for more time to take over operation of Sheikh Dalmook Al Maktoum's power station

The Ghanaian authorities, who had been due to retake control of the 250-MW gas-fuelled power station on 1 February, are running behind schedule. As a result, the Emirates' Ameri Group is going to have to operate it for a few months longer than originally intended.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 17.02.2021

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Ghana

Ghana gears up for its first consignment of Shell LNG

Yves Rocher sets it sights on Accra

Reckya Madougou rallies legal, political and business elite for her release

Investors rush to open refineries and apply for trading licences as gold prices stay high

Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

Accra hopes to capitalise on Conakry's mining success

Bolloré and Daher battle for French military logistics deal from Gabon to Chad

ECOWAS heads of state quietly rally to Reckya Madougou's cause

Accra reaches out to global celebrities

Portuguese-speaking countries discreetly lobby for ECOWAS presidency

Transport minister urged to take action over Maersk's new Tema Port fee

Mota-Engil pays off its ex-partners on Accra-Tema highway project

African leaders' phones red hot as they scramble for news of Hamed Bakayoko

Adm Seth Amoama to steer Accra's bid for Security Council seat

Ukraine's AutoKrAZ hopes to dominate West African military logistics market

Libreville and Accra win right to vie for UN Security Council seat

Inner circles
Which of his many connections is Idrissa Nassa calling on to boost business?

Faure Gnassingbé to review progress on transition in Lomé on 8 March

Ex-Tullow Oil boss Paul McDade's new life

Aker Energy's commitment to training locals bites the dust

Strauss-Kahn pursues his business prospecting marathon in Cotonou

Akufo-Addo's Sahelian agenda

Erstwhile military ops stalwart ICS faces liquidation

From posh presidential jets to cargo planes, Bonkoungou has something for everyone

Accra forced to ask for more time to take over operation of Sheikh Dalmook Al Maktoum's power station

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Ghana

Ghana gears up for its first consignment of Shell LNG

Yves Rocher sets it sights on Accra

Reckya Madougou rallies legal, political and business elite for her release

Investors rush to open refineries and apply for trading licences as gold prices stay high

Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

Accra hopes to capitalise on Conakry's mining success

Bolloré and Daher battle for French military logistics deal from Gabon to Chad

ECOWAS heads of state quietly rally to Reckya Madougou's cause

Accra reaches out to global celebrities

Portuguese-speaking countries discreetly lobby for ECOWAS presidency

Transport minister urged to take action over Maersk's new Tema Port fee

Mota-Engil pays off its ex-partners on Accra-Tema highway project

African leaders' phones red hot as they scramble for news of Hamed Bakayoko

Adm Seth Amoama to steer Accra's bid for Security Council seat

Ukraine's AutoKrAZ hopes to dominate West African military logistics market

Libreville and Accra win right to vie for UN Security Council seat

Inner circles Which of his many connections is Idrissa Nassa calling on to boost business?

Faure Gnassingbé to review progress on transition in Lomé on 8 March

Ex-Tullow Oil boss Paul McDade's new life

Aker Energy's commitment to training locals bites the dust

Strauss-Kahn pursues his business prospecting marathon in Cotonou

Akufo-Addo's Sahelian agenda

Erstwhile military ops stalwart ICS faces liquidation

From posh presidential jets to cargo planes, Bonkoungou has something for everyone

Accra forced to ask for more time to take over operation of Sheikh Dalmook Al Maktoum's power station

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Inner circles
Which of his many connections is Idrissa Nassa calling on to boost business?