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Mauritania

Paris issues fresh tender for Barhkane logistics

Bolloré's competitors now have until mid-January to eat into the French giant's transportation action in West Africa after France re-issued a request for bids it had abandoned.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 21.12.2020

French firms Okan, IFP Training, and Sfere rule the roost in consulting

Since gas discoveries in 2015, the oil ministry has been calling on international experts to advise it on Mauritania's future strategy. French groups have carved out the lion's share of the market.

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.2020

MBDA hopes to sell its IED solutions to Sahel armies

Since early Novemver MBDA France (owned by Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo) has been beating a path to the Sahel.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 21.12.2020

Adovelande and Derreumaux help Finactu to design its strategy

Christian Adovelande, chairman of the West African Development Bank (BOAD). © Aliou Mbaye/Panapress/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Finance, Business 18.12.2020

G20 debt moratorium ushers in golden age for sovereign advisor

By making the extension of its moratorium on sovereign debt in October conditional on beneficiary countries treating all their lenders with parity, the G20 has opened up fresh opportunities for advisory banks and law firms. The first to step into the breach look like being Franklin and Finexem, which are set to be retained as consultants by Mauritania.

Subscribers only Finance, Business Running story - Debt diplomacy 18.12.2020

Insurance giant Prudential's African path points towards Orabank

After buying the West African firm Beneficial last year, the British insurer is considering taking a share in another of the region's banking and insurance companies, Orabank.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 17.12.2020

Bolloré gets a free run on contract to supply French troops in Barkhane and Sabre operations

By setting particularly short deadlines on tender calls for French army transport contracts in West Africa, France has pulled the rug from under the feet of potential competitors of the existing contractor, Bolloré group, which should thus be able to continue to provide its services.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 15.12.2020

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Tortue gas field: BP drastically lowers its expectations, to Sall and Ghazouani's dismay

The second development phase of the giant Grand Tortue Ahmeyim gas field will not be as ambitious as Macky Sall and Mohamed Ould Ghazouani had hoped. As for the third...

Subscribers only Energy 09.12.2020

Endeavour prepares for London Stock Exchange listing with bargain basement asset sell-off

Having acquired Semafo and merged with Teranga, the gold producer Endeavour Mining, partly owned by the Egyptian magnate Naguib Sawiris, is in the process of selling off three sites in Mali, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso.

Subscribers only Mining 04.12.2020

Panoro takes on Tim O'Hanlon, the best connected ex-Tullow exec

The Norwegian junior oil firm has treated itself to the services of one of the masterminds of Tullow Oil's rise in Africa.

Free access Energy 03.12.2020

Embaló snubs Turkish business

A Turkish protégé since his 2019 election, Guinea-Bissau president Umaro Sissoco Embaló has not returned the favour, preferring to use an Emirati operator rather than a Turkish conglomerate for the future Bissau airport build.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 01.12.2020

Le président bissau-guinéen Umaro Sissoco Embaló.

Nouakchott port: Arise accepts peace deal with Mauritanian government in secret

After six months of intense negotiations, the Arise Port & Logistics/Meridiam joint venture has signed an amendment to its new concession contract for the construction and running of a terminal at the Port Autonome de Nouakchott.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 30.11.2020

Construction magnate Mahamadou Bonkoungou's banking ambitions

Already the owner of Burkina's International Business Bank, the CEO of the construction firm Ebomaf has his sights set on the Togolese banks UTB and BTCI as well as the pan-African company Orabank, in which the Ivorian civil servants' pension fund recently acquired a majority stake.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 27.11.2020

Mahamadou Bonkoungou, CEO of Ebomaf Group and Liza Transport International.

After Dakar, Insign sets up shop in Abidjan

Insign Africa communications agency, which is already established in Senegal, is due to open an office in Ivory Coast early next year.

Subscribers only Business 26.11.2020

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As he steers Endeavour to London flotation, Sébastien de Montessus faces legal headwinds in Paris

After buying Semafo and deciding to merge with Teranga, Endeavour Mining is preparing to list on the London Stock Exchange. At the same time, the French courts have resumed their probe into several operations carried out by CEO Sébastien de Montessus while he was working at Areva.

Subscribers only Mining 23.11.2020

Sébastien de Montessus, CEO of Endeavour Mining.

Moustapha Chafi courted from all sides since his return to Nouakchott

The country's business and political elite have been eagerly paying visits to the former opponent of the Aziz regime since his return to the capital in the hopes of finding out what he plans to do next.

Subscribers only Politics 20.11.2020

China's Poly Changda clinches Rosso bridge contract

After a tender involving 17 international companies, China's Poly Changda Engineering won the contract to build a bridge linking Senegal to Mauritania.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 09.11.2020

BPC, HPS and OpenWay in running to harmonise UEMOA mobile money systems

To gain better control over the development of mobile money, the Central Bank of West African States is planning to make digital financial services compatible in its eight member states.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 05.11.2020

After months of wrangling, Arise Mauritanie resumes operations at port of Nouakchott

Under pressure from the authorities for several months, the Franco-Singaporean joint venture Arise Mauritanie, which is constructing and will run the new container terminal at the Port autonome de Nouakchott, has finally reached a deal.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 29.10.2020

Barkhane, Sabre, FFCI... military services giant Ecolog struggles to win French army logistics contracts

Emirati group Ecolog was approached to challenge the Bolloré group for the contract to transport supplies to the French armed forces in the Sahel and Ivory Coast but, finally, failed to bid in time. It has nevertheless held on to its UN contract in Mali and is developing its business in South Sudan.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 26.10.2020

A group of Barkhane foot hunters during an operation to combat armed terrorist groups in Burkina Faso (2019).

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Mauritania

Paris issues fresh tender for Barhkane logistics

French firms Okan, IFP Training, and Sfere rule the roost in consulting

MBDA hopes to sell its IED solutions to Sahel armies

Adovelande and Derreumaux help Finactu to design its strategy

G20 debt moratorium ushers in golden age for sovereign advisor

Insurance giant Prudential's African path points towards Orabank

Bolloré gets a free run on contract to supply French troops in Barkhane and Sabre operations

Spotlight
Tortue gas field: BP drastically lowers its expectations, to Sall and Ghazouani's dismay

Endeavour prepares for London Stock Exchange listing with bargain basement asset sell-off

Panoro takes on Tim O'Hanlon, the best connected ex-Tullow exec

Embaló snubs Turkish business

Nouakchott port: Arise accepts peace deal with Mauritanian government in secret

Construction magnate Mahamadou Bonkoungou's banking ambitions

After Dakar, Insign sets up shop in Abidjan

Spotlight
As he steers Endeavour to London flotation, Sébastien de Montessus faces legal headwinds in Paris

Moustapha Chafi courted from all sides since his return to Nouakchott

China's Poly Changda clinches Rosso bridge contract

BPC, HPS and OpenWay in running to harmonise UEMOA mobile money systems

After months of wrangling, Arise Mauritanie resumes operations at port of Nouakchott

Barkhane, Sabre, FFCI... military services giant Ecolog struggles to win French army logistics contracts

Former opposition leader Mustapha Chafi due back in Nouakchott on Sunday after 12 years in exile

Erdogan aims to form a pro-Turkish bloc along the West African coast

West African financial intelligence agencies seek to earn international approval

From Cotonou lounge bars to Roissy's VIP lounges: Maixent Accrombessi's second life

WAPP hopes to tap into Saint-Paul River's hydropower

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Mauritania

Paris issues fresh tender for Barhkane logistics

French firms Okan, IFP Training, and Sfere rule the roost in consulting

MBDA hopes to sell its IED solutions to Sahel armies

Adovelande and Derreumaux help Finactu to design its strategy

G20 debt moratorium ushers in golden age for sovereign advisor

Insurance giant Prudential's African path points towards Orabank

Bolloré gets a free run on contract to supply French troops in Barkhane and Sabre operations

Spotlight Tortue gas field: BP drastically lowers its expectations, to Sall and Ghazouani's dismay

Endeavour prepares for London Stock Exchange listing with bargain basement asset sell-off

Panoro takes on Tim O'Hanlon, the best connected ex-Tullow exec

Embaló snubs Turkish business

Nouakchott port: Arise accepts peace deal with Mauritanian government in secret

Construction magnate Mahamadou Bonkoungou's banking ambitions

After Dakar, Insign sets up shop in Abidjan

Spotlight As he steers Endeavour to London flotation, Sébastien de Montessus faces legal headwinds in Paris

Moustapha Chafi courted from all sides since his return to Nouakchott

China's Poly Changda clinches Rosso bridge contract

BPC, HPS and OpenWay in running to harmonise UEMOA mobile money systems

After months of wrangling, Arise Mauritanie resumes operations at port of Nouakchott

Barkhane, Sabre, FFCI... military services giant Ecolog struggles to win French army logistics contracts

Former opposition leader Mustapha Chafi due back in Nouakchott on Sunday after 12 years in exile

Erdogan aims to form a pro-Turkish bloc along the West African coast

West African financial intelligence agencies seek to earn international approval

From Cotonou lounge bars to Roissy's VIP lounges: Maixent Accrombessi's second life

WAPP hopes to tap into Saint-Paul River's hydropower

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Tortue gas field: BP drastically lowers its expectations, to Sall and Ghazouani's dismay

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As he steers Endeavour to London flotation, Sébastien de Montessus faces legal headwinds in Paris