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Mauritania

Robert Friedland, Barrick and other mining majors' 'non-core' assets sell like hotcakes

Junior mining companies listed in Canada or Australia are gobbling up West African gold projects identified by global industry leaders.

Subscribers only Mining 26.05.2021

Changing tides for Norway's Aker in West Africa

The Røkke family company quickly took West African oil services and exploration by storm but its future there is not looking so rosy.

Subscribers only Energy 20.05.2021

The president of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. © OLIVIER HOSLET / POOL/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

In AU commissioner race, Mauritania plays deft hand to gain Algeria's support

Behind the scenes, Nouakchott has been rallying influential supporters to back its candidacy in the upcoming election for the AU education commissioner seat.

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running story - Battle for African Union 11.05.2021

Rory Young, founder of Chengeta Wildlife, securing a ranger team in April 2021. © Chengeta Wildlife/Facebook

Triple murder raises questions about paramilitaries who protect Africa's national parks

Rory Young, who was killed along with two Spanish journalists in eastern Burkina Faso on 26 April, was a key figure in wildlife protection circles, a closed community in which former special forces soldiers rub shoulders with NGOs and international financial institutions.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.04.2021

IFC finances Ruggieri family's African hotels

Weighed down by Covid-19, the Ruggieri business dynasty's Onomo hotel network has received a loan from the World Bank's sister institution, the International Finance Corporation.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 30.04.2021

Monaco Resources teams up with Ould Noueigued to vie for Tortue logistics contracts

R-Logitech, the logistics arm of Monaco Resources, has created a joint venture with Mauritanian magnate Ould Noueigued hoping to boost its chances of winning contracts with oil services firm developing the vast gas field Grand Tortue.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 29.04.2021

Kosmos execs between a rock and a hard place as frontier exploration ends

The US junior now wants to limit itself to exploration near its existing infrastructure. The decision has led to the departure of several executives who favour the firm's traditional frontier exploration approach.

Subscribers only Energy 27.04.2021

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

Despite his reelection, Patrice Talon's main opponent remains behind bars on vague suspicions of "financing terrorism". But he will have to reckon with Madougou's powerful supporters among whom are two of the region's sitting presidents as well as oligarch Mahamadou Bonkoungou and lawyer Antoine Vey, a former associate of French justice minister Dupond-Moretti.

Subscribers only Politics 19.04.2021

The Beninese opposition leader Reckya Madougou.

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

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

Accused Aziz prepares international legal counter-offensive

Former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, who was placed under judicial supervision in mid-March, plans to take his case to the African Union, the Arab League and the International League for Human Rights.

Subscribers only Politics 05.04.2021

Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.

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.

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.

Charges against ex-president Aziz centre on national mining company

As Mauritanian prosecutors investigate the former head of state Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz's handling of various industries, it is clearly the mining sector that has their main attention.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 24.03.2021

SNIM takes precautions after Beirut port drama

Mauritania's national mining company SNIM uses ammonium nitrate to manufacture its mines explosives and has decided to improve the security of its storage facilities.

Subscribers only Mining 23.03.2021

Ghazouani carefully times resumption of relations with Qatar

Mauritania, a loyal ally of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, is very carefully restoring its diplomatic relations with Qatar.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.03.2021

Royalties and taxes at heart of battle between Quantum Minerals and Nouakchott

Mauritanian Copper Mines, a subsidiary of Canada's giant First Quantum Minerals, has launched an arbitration against the Mauritanian state, arguing that it was not liable for certain taxes it has paid.

Subscribers only Mining 15.03.2021

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

Beginning of Rosso bridge build never so close

An appeal, the last obstacle standing in the way of the construction of the Rosso Bridge, which will span the Senegal River separating Senegal from Mauritania by the town of Rosso, has been rejected.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 09.03.2021

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.

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Burkina Faso, Mali
Gold traders cast in uncertainty as jihadist threat looms

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Mauritania

Robert Friedland, Barrick and other mining majors' 'non-core' assets sell like hotcakes

Changing tides for Norway's Aker in West Africa

In AU commissioner race, Mauritania plays deft hand to gain Algeria's support

Triple murder raises questions about paramilitaries who protect Africa's national parks

IFC finances Ruggieri family's African hotels

Monaco Resources teams up with Ould Noueigued to vie for Tortue logistics contracts

Kosmos execs between a rock and a hard place as frontier exploration ends

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

Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

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

Accused Aziz prepares international legal counter-offensive

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

Portuguese-speaking countries discreetly lobby for ECOWAS presidency

Charges against ex-president Aziz centre on national mining company

SNIM takes precautions after Beirut port drama

Ghazouani carefully times resumption of relations with Qatar

Royalties and taxes at heart of battle between Quantum Minerals and Nouakchott

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

Beginning of Rosso bridge build never so close

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

Nexeya equips patrol boats in Nouakchott but loses out in Dakar

Strauss-Kahn pursues his business prospecting marathon in Cotonou

Vinci, Mota-Engil, Power China jockey for SNIM iron tender

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Mauritania

Robert Friedland, Barrick and other mining majors' 'non-core' assets sell like hotcakes

Changing tides for Norway's Aker in West Africa

In AU commissioner race, Mauritania plays deft hand to gain Algeria's support

Triple murder raises questions about paramilitaries who protect Africa's national parks

IFC finances Ruggieri family's African hotels

Monaco Resources teams up with Ould Noueigued to vie for Tortue logistics contracts

Kosmos execs between a rock and a hard place as frontier exploration ends

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

Moscow struggles to meet Sputnik V delivery deadlines in Africa

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

Accused Aziz prepares international legal counter-offensive

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

Portuguese-speaking countries discreetly lobby for ECOWAS presidency

Charges against ex-president Aziz centre on national mining company

SNIM takes precautions after Beirut port drama

Ghazouani carefully times resumption of relations with Qatar

Royalties and taxes at heart of battle between Quantum Minerals and Nouakchott

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

Beginning of Rosso bridge build never so close

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

Nexeya equips patrol boats in Nouakchott but loses out in Dakar

Strauss-Kahn pursues his business prospecting marathon in Cotonou

Vinci, Mota-Engil, Power China jockey for SNIM iron tender

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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Burkina Faso, Mali
Gold traders cast in uncertainty as jihadist threat looms

Gabon
The secrets behind the FGIS, a sovereign wealth fund set adrift

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