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Mauritania

Between Mali pullout and Ukraine, French military cooperation budget reaches delicate equilibrium

Despite the reallocation of European security cooperation funds to Ukraine, Paris has made a point of reassuring its West African partners by releasing other funds their way.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy Running story - Russia-Ukraine war 15.04.2022

Burkinabe business leaders in three-way fight for Orabank

Orabank's re-entry into the market has resulted in three Burkina Faso business leaders battling it out to buy the Togo-based regional banking group.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 14.04.2022

Competition hots up for Northwestern African constituency between Pro-Macron candidates

Mehdi Reddad (left) and M'Jid El Guerrab (right). © Mehdi Reddad/M'Jid el-Guerrab/Twitter

Subscribers only Politics, Business 13.04.2022

Nouakchott mends fences with Qatar, one plank at a time

The presidential palace is taking baby steps to restore the ties it abruptly cut with the gas-rich emirate four years ago.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.04.2022

Bidders face fierce competition for BNP's Ivory Coast subsidiary BICICI

BICICI's headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. © bicici.com

Subscribers only Finance, Business 07.04.2022

Bolloré's French army foreign operations' contract renewed for over €200m

After much hemming and hawing, French Bolloré Logistics has renewed its contract with the French army in Sahel.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 07.04.2022

Mauritania Airlines gets help from Bulgaria's Fly2sky

Mauritania Airlines, faced with a lack of planes, has been getting help from the Bulgarian charter company Fly2sky for several weeks. Fly2sky has provided several Airbus A320s for the national airline's African routes.

Subscribers only Business 07.04.2022

France redeploys its military staff after Mali withdrawal

As the Barkhane convoys leave Mali one after the other, France has already begun to prepare its next steps in the Sahel.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 05.04.2022

Obiang plans his AU summit in Malabo

Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema is scheduled to hold an African Union (AU) summit on humanitarian issues from 25 to 27 May in Malabo.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.04.2022

After Friedland, Salle-Audet duo's projects spark interest of Sawiris and Eramet

Following on from Robert Friedland last year, Naguib Sawiris' La Mancha has just invested in a West Africa project of Canadian miners Benoît La Salle and Marc-Antoine Audet. French group Eramet also has its eye on a Guinean area the pair know well.

Subscribers only Mining 23.03.2022

Will Russian deputy foreign minister Bogdanov stick to West Africa tour as planned?

While its attention is focused on the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin is still taking care of its African networks, some of which are being used to help wage its diplomatic and media offensive against Kyiv.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.03.2022

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister for Africa and the Middle East, Mikhail Bogdanov.

Bamako tries to save its good relations with Nouakchott

Mauritanian head of state Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, who, until now, has opted for dialogue with the regime in Mali, could change position following a recent border incident in which a number of Mauritanians lost their lives.

Subscribers only Politics 16.03.2022

In Yaoundé, Brussels and Africa seek to strengthen their navies' cooperation

Cameroon's capital will host a summit on the war on piracy in the Gulf of Guinea between now and the end of March, as part of the Coordinated Maritime Presence (CMP) set up by the European Union.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 16.03.2022

Ukrainian Antonovs still supplying French forces in the Sahel, for now

Redeployed to reinforce NATO's eastern flank, Ukrainian operator Antonov Airlines' surviving fleet of An-124s are also backing France's military efforts in Africa. But the clock is ticking...

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 15.03.2022

Software bug hinders start of Obangame Express naval exercise

SeaVision, the US information system used to share data between African maritime security centres, has experienced technical failures on the sidelines of the Obangame Express 2022 military exercise.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 11.03.2022

Seven out of 12 prisoners released from 2021 Cotonou drug seizure case

More than half of the individuals imprisoned in the case of the seizure of 150kg of cocaine at the port of Cotonou in May 2021 have been released after eight months in jail, including three Bolloré employees and two from MSC.

Subscribers only Politics 04.03.2022

Algerian state throws lifeline to Algiers-Nouakchott sea link

A cargo ship belonging to Algerian state-owned CNAN Med that was recently banned from European waters, has been reassigned to serve Mauritania. The route was until now operated by an association of two private firms.

Subscribers only Business 03.03.2022

Addax-Oryx and the troublesome issue of the Mauritanian fuel contract

Oryx Energies seems determined to make a fresh offer in the round of tenders scheduled for 21 March for the supply of fuel to Mauritania, despite Nouakchott just reporting that all tenders on 6 January were unsuccessful and relations with the country's authorities remaining complicated.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 03.03.2022

Oryx Energies's fuel and gas oil terminal at Las Palmas in the Canary Islands, strategically placed to supply Mauritania.

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Mauritania

Between Mali pullout and Ukraine, French military cooperation budget reaches delicate equilibrium

Burkinabe business leaders in three-way fight for Orabank

Competition hots up for Northwestern African constituency between Pro-Macron candidates

Nouakchott mends fences with Qatar, one plank at a time

Bidders face fierce competition for BNP's Ivory Coast subsidiary BICICI

Bolloré's French army foreign operations' contract renewed for over €200m

Mauritania Airlines gets help from Bulgaria's Fly2sky

France redeploys its military staff after Mali withdrawal

Obiang plans his AU summit in Malabo

After Friedland, Salle-Audet duo's projects spark interest of Sawiris and Eramet

Will Russian deputy foreign minister Bogdanov stick to West Africa tour as planned?

Bamako tries to save its good relations with Nouakchott

In Yaoundé, Brussels and Africa seek to strengthen their navies' cooperation

Ukrainian Antonovs still supplying French forces in the Sahel, for now

Software bug hinders start of Obangame Express naval exercise

Seven out of 12 prisoners released from 2021 Cotonou drug seizure case

Algerian state throws lifeline to Algiers-Nouakchott sea link

Addax-Oryx and the troublesome issue of the Mauritanian fuel contract

Tebboune's pipe dream, the TSG Pipeline, makes return bid

Top buyer Bangladesh struggles to source enough African cotton

British CDC quietly breaks alliance with Moroccan BCP

Former interior minister hopes to represent French expats in parliament

France mulls how to get its second-hand military vehicles to West African allies

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Mauritania

Between Mali pullout and Ukraine, French military cooperation budget reaches delicate equilibrium

Burkinabe business leaders in three-way fight for Orabank

Competition hots up for Northwestern African constituency between Pro-Macron candidates

Nouakchott mends fences with Qatar, one plank at a time

Bidders face fierce competition for BNP's Ivory Coast subsidiary BICICI

Bolloré's French army foreign operations' contract renewed for over €200m

Mauritania Airlines gets help from Bulgaria's Fly2sky

France redeploys its military staff after Mali withdrawal

Obiang plans his AU summit in Malabo

After Friedland, Salle-Audet duo's projects spark interest of Sawiris and Eramet

Will Russian deputy foreign minister Bogdanov stick to West Africa tour as planned?

Bamako tries to save its good relations with Nouakchott

In Yaoundé, Brussels and Africa seek to strengthen their navies' cooperation

Ukrainian Antonovs still supplying French forces in the Sahel, for now

Software bug hinders start of Obangame Express naval exercise

Seven out of 12 prisoners released from 2021 Cotonou drug seizure case

Algerian state throws lifeline to Algiers-Nouakchott sea link

Addax-Oryx and the troublesome issue of the Mauritanian fuel contract

Tebboune's pipe dream, the TSG Pipeline, makes return bid

Top buyer Bangladesh struggles to source enough African cotton

British CDC quietly breaks alliance with Moroccan BCP

Former interior minister hopes to represent French expats in parliament

France mulls how to get its second-hand military vehicles to West African allies

In Focus Brussels, Washington and London battle for maritime ascendancy with anti-piracy programmes

Erdogan in business mode in Antalya

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Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (1/2): the Libreville oil mega-deal mystery

In Focus
Brussels, Washington and London battle for maritime ascendancy with anti-piracy programmes