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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 Running story - The Sahel security crisis 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

As uranium market soars, ex-Paladins return to their first love

In recent months, the Australian junior mining company Kopore Metals has been making a shift from Botswana copper to Nigerien uranium. This is an area its general manager Caroline Keats, who previously led Tiger Resources, knows well from her years at Paladin Energy.

Subscribers only Mining 21.03.2022

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

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister for Africa and the Middle East, Mikhail Bogdanov. © Russian Embassy in Benin and Togo

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running story - Russia-Ukraine war 17.03.2022

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

After pressure from new oil minister Abba, CNPC forced to turn to local companies

Until recently, the Chinese major has been able to run its oil operations in Niger almost entirely as it wished, yet the Bazoum government has recently decided to get tough.

Subscribers only Energy 01.03.2022

Turkish Nurol and Aselsan favoured to arm Niamey after TAI and Baykar

After having chosen Turkish TB2 combat drones and Hurkus attack aircraft, Niamey is also likely to choose armoured vehicles manufacturer Nurol Makina and electronics expert Aselsan to boost its military capability.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 28.02.2022

Nurol Makina's armoured vehicle Ejder Yalcin model.

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

The umpteenth attempt to resurrect the huge Trans Saharan Gas Pipeline infrastructure is likely yet again to end in failure given the increasing hurdles the project faces.

Subscribers only Energy 25.02.2022

Top buyer Bangladesh struggles to source enough African cotton

As shipping companies ramp up their container freight prices, cotton mills in Bangladesh may have to slash output as supply is bottlenecked.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 23.02.2022

Cotton containers ready to be transported, in Senegal.

British CDC quietly breaks alliance with Moroccan BCP

The British developement agency has co-invested in West Africa along with the Moroccan Central People's Bank since 2017 but now wants to sell its stake in their joint holding company, which controls the West African financial group Banque Atlantique.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 22.02.2022

Former interior minister hopes to represent French expats in parliament

Christophe Castaner, the head of President Emmanuel Macron's political party, plans to enter the National Assembly race for one of France's 11 overseas constituencies, the one representing citizens living in the Maghreb and West Africa.

Subscribers only Politics 22.02.2022

Christophe Castaner, president of the LREM party in France's National Assembly.

Sonatrach wins its bid for another 10 years on Kafra

On 4 February the MD of Sipex (Sonatrach), Nacera Meraghni, went to Niamey as the head of an important delegation to sign a new 10-year production-sharing contract (PSC) on the Kafra block, located in the north of Niger.

Subscribers only Energy 14.02.2022

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

Paris is trying to work out how to deliver hundreds of its old armoured personnel carriers to the armies of Ivory Coast, Ghana, Senegal and others. The EU may help finance the plan, but this is still far from certain.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 09.02.2022

CNPC going full steam ahead on export pipeline

China is revving up the bulldozers on its huge Agadem oil pipeline project now that it has lifted its Covid-19 ban. This massive undertaking will stretch 2,000km from south-east Niger to Benin.

Subscribers only Energy 08.02.2022

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

Under pressure from its shipowners, Brussels is set to launch its SWAIMS anti-piracy programme for countries in the Gulf of Guinea that lack the resources to respond effectively to the problem on their own account.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 07.02.2022

An armed Somali pirate along the coast, 7 January 2010. In the background, the Greek cargo ship MV Filitsa is anchored off the town of Hobyo in northeast Somalia, where it is being held by pirates.

Erdogan in business mode in Antalya

Turkey's Recep Tayip Erdogan has invited a dozen African heads of state to the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, which will take place from 11 to 13 March.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.02.2022

Two Algerians sentenced to death over 2013 Areva attack

At the end of December, the Niamey Court of Appeal handed down two death sentences and five acquittals in the case of the alleged instigators of the May 2013 terrorist attacks against a subsidiary of Orano (formerly Areva) and the Nigerien town of Agadez.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 02.02.2022

Why Bazoum's party is in no hurry to find new leader

Under the Nigerien constitution, as the president of his country Mohamed Bazoum cannot also be the chairman of the PNDS, the party that carried him to power in February of last year. But to appoint a new party leader would effectively amount to designating a successor to him as president.

Subscribers only Politics 27.01.2022

OECD prepares to enlist banks in fight against gold fraud

Recognising that high banking fees are among the factors contributing to illegal gold trafficking, particularly in the west of the continent, the OECD plans to shortly engage in discussions with financial institutions and governments in the region.

Subscribers only Finance, Mining 25.01.2022

French defence cooperation falls back on DCI

Défense Conseil International (DCI), a private-sector service provider within the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, will train Nigerien air force personnel to strengthen a helicopter unit. This is a rare incursion into Africa, where Paris is reluctant to "privatise" its military cooperation.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 19.01.2022

Ex-president Ousmane bets on ECOWAS court to contest election result

Mahamane Ousmane has put together a team to help him take his legal battle to the ECOWAS Court of Justice to try to overturn the results of last year's presidential election, which he claims he won but which officially went to President Mohamed Bazoum.

Subscribers only Politics 19.01.2022

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Niger

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

As uranium market soars, ex-Paladins return to their first love

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

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

After pressure from new oil minister Abba, CNPC forced to turn to local companies

Turkish Nurol and Aselsan favoured to arm Niamey after TAI and Baykar

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

Sonatrach wins its bid for another 10 years on Kafra

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

CNPC going full steam ahead on export pipeline

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

Erdogan in business mode in Antalya

Two Algerians sentenced to death over 2013 Areva attack

Why Bazoum's party is in no hurry to find new leader

OECD prepares to enlist banks in fight against gold fraud

French defence cooperation falls back on DCI

Ex-president Ousmane bets on ECOWAS court to contest election result

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Niger

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

As uranium market soars, ex-Paladins return to their first love

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

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

After pressure from new oil minister Abba, CNPC forced to turn to local companies

Turkish Nurol and Aselsan favoured to arm Niamey after TAI and Baykar

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

Sonatrach wins its bid for another 10 years on Kafra

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

CNPC going full steam ahead on export pipeline

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

Erdogan in business mode in Antalya

Two Algerians sentenced to death over 2013 Areva attack

Why Bazoum's party is in no hurry to find new leader

OECD prepares to enlist banks in fight against gold fraud

French defence cooperation falls back on DCI

Ex-president Ousmane bets on ECOWAS court to contest election result

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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Africa
Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

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