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Mauritania

Tortue gas trading: BP gets Ghazouani and Sall to yield at last

An ultimate marathon leg of talks ended in a deal, settling the final question marks for the development of Tortue. Here's how they reached this point.

Subscribers only Energy 04.02.2020

Institut Français du Pétrole cashes in on BP-Kosmos duo

Years on from BP and Kosmos Energy's April 2015 discoveries on the cross-border Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) project, located offshore [...]

Subscribers only Energy 04.02.2020

SNIM's anti-waste strategy takes hold

In its fight to reduce pollution from its iron ore [...]

Subscribers only Mining 28.01.2020

Guinea-Bissau leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo in Paris to meet Nicolas Sarkozy

In the early afternoon of 22 January in a lounge at the Paris hotel Claridge, the former French president Nicolas [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.01.2020

Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to build himself a new embassy

The absence of a Mauritanian ambassador in Morocco has not [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.01.2020

Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to build himself a new embassy

The absence of a Mauritanian ambassador in Morocco has not [...]

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 23.01.2020

Paris manoeuvres to persuade Trump to limit his disengagement

For the last month, Washington has been playing a game of bluff with its allies in the Sahel by dangling the threat of withdrawal as it did a year ago.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 22.01.2020

Hababou, Miclet: who are Umaro Sissoco Embalo's sponsors?

The consultancy activities of the new president of Guinea-Bissau have afforded Umaro Sissoco Embalo a solid network among the most active business figures on the continuent.

Subscribers only Politics 22.01.2020

Jihadists settle on Beninese-Burkina border

Several west African capitals are openly expressing concern at the risk of jihadist groups seeking sanctuary in W National Park, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.01.2020

Jihadists settle on Beninese-Burkina border

Several west African capitals are openly expressing concern at the risk of jihadist groups seeking sanctuary in W National Park, [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.01.2020

First European mini-tour for Mohamed Ould Ghazouani

Despite persistent tensions with his predecessor Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.01.2020

Dubai's Great Minds Events Management moves into African forum market

The Dubai-based company Great Minds Event Management (GM) was actively [...]

Subscribers only Business 22.01.2020

BP's attempts to save Tortue gas purchase deal

British major BP, which will be selling gas from the first phase of the field, is applying maximum pressure on Sall and Ghazouani.

Subscribers only Energy 21.01.2020

President's club disrupted by newly elected Umaro Sissoco Embalo in Bissau

From Ouagadougou to Conakry and Abidjan, the election of Umaro Sissoco Embalo as president in Guinea Bissau has gone down badly. The well-connected consultant and former prime minister has a network throughout the region.

Subscribers only Politics 08.01.2020

Mohamed Ould Bouamatou slips into Aziz and Ghazouani breach

With the relationship between the former president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and his successor Mohamed Ould Ghazouani continuing to deteriorate [...]

Subscribers only Politics 08.01.2020

Summa seeks other airports to (re)build

Like other Turkish operators, the construction firm Summa owned by [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 08.01.2020

Koç and Nurol target the land armies

The Cobra II of Otokar, a subsidiary of the Turkish [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Business 08.01.2020

BMO counsels Centamin over proposed Endeavour merger

Days after taking up his new job as head of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.12.2019

Paris plans to downsize Operation Barkhane

Following the death of 13 French soldiers in Mali on 25 November, Paris is bringing forward plans, under consideration since September, to downsize its operations.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 18.12.2019

Mauritania to host Flintlock in 2020

America's annual military exercise Flintlock will take place in Mauritania [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 18.12.2019

Mauritania to host Flintlock in 2020

America's annual military exercise Flintlock will take place in Mauritania [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.12.2019

SNIM improves cash flow by alternating buyers

Mauritania's financially-weakened national mining and industry firm Société nationale industrielle et minière (SNIM) has been able to take some of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.12.2019

Alpha Condé complicates sale of BNP Paribas network

The French bank has shortlisted two candidates to take over its subsidiaries in Mali, Burkina and Guinea, but one of the two firms is not to the liking of a wary Guinean government.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 04.12.2019

CGRAE beats off competition for Orabank

Made official on 21 November, the sale of the majority [...]

Subscribers only Finance, Business 04.12.2019

Nox bankruptcy creates domino effect

Six months after the liquidation of the Nantes-based construction project [...]

Subscribers only Business 04.12.2019

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

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

Mauritania

Tortue gas trading: BP gets Ghazouani and Sall to yield at last

Institut Français du Pétrole cashes in on BP-Kosmos duo

SNIM's anti-waste strategy takes hold

Guinea-Bissau leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo in Paris to meet Nicolas Sarkozy

Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to build himself a new embassy

Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to build himself a new embassy

Paris manoeuvres to persuade Trump to limit his disengagement

Hababou, Miclet: who are Umaro Sissoco Embalo's sponsors?

Jihadists settle on Beninese-Burkina border

Jihadists settle on Beninese-Burkina border

First European mini-tour for Mohamed Ould Ghazouani

Dubai's Great Minds Events Management moves into African forum market

BP's attempts to save Tortue gas purchase deal

President's club disrupted by newly elected Umaro Sissoco Embalo in Bissau

Mohamed Ould Bouamatou slips into Aziz and Ghazouani breach

Summa seeks other airports to (re)build

Koç and Nurol target the land armies

BMO counsels Centamin over proposed Endeavour merger

Paris plans to downsize Operation Barkhane

Mauritania to host Flintlock in 2020

Mauritania to host Flintlock in 2020

SNIM improves cash flow by alternating buyers

Alpha Condé complicates sale of BNP Paribas network

CGRAE beats off competition for Orabank

Nox bankruptcy creates domino effect

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Mauritania

Tortue gas trading: BP gets Ghazouani and Sall to yield at last

Institut Français du Pétrole cashes in on BP-Kosmos duo

SNIM's anti-waste strategy takes hold

Guinea-Bissau leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo in Paris to meet Nicolas Sarkozy

Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to build himself a new embassy

Mohamed Ould Ghazouani to build himself a new embassy

Paris manoeuvres to persuade Trump to limit his disengagement

Hababou, Miclet: who are Umaro Sissoco Embalo's sponsors?

Jihadists settle on Beninese-Burkina border

Jihadists settle on Beninese-Burkina border

First European mini-tour for Mohamed Ould Ghazouani

Dubai's Great Minds Events Management moves into African forum market

BP's attempts to save Tortue gas purchase deal

President's club disrupted by newly elected Umaro Sissoco Embalo in Bissau

Mohamed Ould Bouamatou slips into Aziz and Ghazouani breach

Summa seeks other airports to (re)build

Koç and Nurol target the land armies

BMO counsels Centamin over proposed Endeavour merger

Paris plans to downsize Operation Barkhane

Mauritania to host Flintlock in 2020

Mauritania to host Flintlock in 2020

SNIM improves cash flow by alternating buyers

Alpha Condé complicates sale of BNP Paribas network

CGRAE beats off competition for Orabank

Nox bankruptcy creates domino effect

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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