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France's Delair gets its surveillance drones off the ground in the Sahel

The Nigerien National Guard (GNN), commanded by General Mahamadou Sidi, took delivery of three DT-26 surveillance drones built by French [...]

Subscribers only Business 29.11.2019

Emerging Capital Partners sells off Orabank to Ivorian state

On 14 November, Vincent Le Guennou, one of the two co-directors of the private equity firm Emerging Capital Partners (ECP), [...]

Subscribers only Business 20.11.2019

Europeans debate special forces deployment in Sahel behind closed doors

A meeting devoted to Operation Takuba, which will involve the deployment of several hundred members of European special forces, was [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 20.11.2019

Duel in the skies between Air Sénégal and Air Côte d'Ivoire

To counter the new services of Air Sénégal (WAN 805), [...]

Subscribers only Business 20.11.2019

Cheng Cunzhi from CNPC in open war with Issoufou

It was a meeting that has so far escaped the press. Cheng Cunzhi, who took over the helm of CNPC's [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.11.2019

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Uranium: Rosatom full steam ahead while Orano rubber stamps cutbacks

Although the French nuclear group Orano (formerly Areva) has decided to make drastic cuts to its activities in Niger, the Niamey authorities have found a new potential ally to develop the country's uranium resources: Russian industrial Rosatom. Summit sessions - [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.11.2019

High-stakes Sahel visit for Florence Parly

On 4 November, the French armed forces minister Florence Parly embarked on a trip to the Sahel with France forced into reviewing its strategy in the region.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 06.11.2019

Ibrahim Yacouba's mini-European tour

The former Nigerien foreign minister Ibrahim Yacouba, the candidate of the Mouvement patriotique nigérien-Kiishin Kassa (MPN) for the 2021 presidential [...]

Subscribers only Politics 06.11.2019

Hama Amadou prevented from attending mother's funeral

Mahamadou Issoufou's principal political adversary, Hama Amadou, did not receive [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.11.2019

Société générale active on every front

Unlike its eternal rival BNP Paribas, which has completely withdrawn [...]

Subscribers only Finance, Business 06.11.2019

Attijariwafa steps up a gear on loans

Through its 51%-owned subsidiary Société ivoirienne de banque, Morocco's Attijariwafa [...]

Subscribers only Finance, Business 06.11.2019

Mahamadou Issoufou reinvents himself

The president of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou, who has already declared [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.10.2019

US military intelligence takes over from special forces

In recent weeks, the Pentagon has switched strategy in Niger [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 23.10.2019

Behind the scenes of the rice wars

Officially intended to counter smuggling, the partial closure of the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.10.2019

Who is David Lawrie, Aidan Heavey's right-hand-man at Boru Energy?

As we anticipated he would in June 2019 (AEI 842), the founder and former chairman of Tullow Oil, Aidan Heavey, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 22.10.2019

To electrify the continent, USAID turns again to CrossBoundary

The investment advisory firm is setting up shop in Dakar to help the US development agency put together finance for electricity projects in West and Central Africa.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 14.10.2019

Why the EU is holding back its latest G5 Sahel contribution

Due to the slowness of operators managing its contributions to the Sahel force, the EU may decide to disburse its funds directly through budgetary aid.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 09.10.2019

Issoufou's burgeoning assets since 2011

According to an assessment based on official documents, the form [...]

Subscribers only Politics 09.10.2019

Patrice Talon and Boni Yayi fail to hook up

Patrice Talon had asked his Nigerien counterpart, Mahamadou Issoufou, to [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.10.2019

CNPC: secret financial arrangement afoot for export pipeline?

The Chinese major has already crunched the numbers to see how it will make a profit from the pipeline to Benin. The latest revelations.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy 08.10.2019

Why did oil minister Pierre Foumakoye Gado step up a rung?

Pierre Foumakoye Gado, who has been the Nigerien minister of petroleum without interruption since 2011, was appointed the higher role [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.10.2019

Africarail arbitration ruling due in early 2020

West African rail loop contract is at the heart of a legal row pitting company against Niger and Benin.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 07.10.2019

Tracks of the Africarail West African rail loop project.

EU and GIZ back diamond traceability in Mano River

The European Union (EU) and German cooperation agency GIZ will [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.10.2019

Activist Kemi Seba takes aim at Sahel

The founder of the NGO Urgences panafricanistes, and militant Franco-Beninese activist Kemi Seba, who was been extremely critical of France's [...]

Subscribers only Politics 25.09.2019

COFINA to plant its flag in France

Launched five years ago by the Ivorian banker Jean-Luc Konan, [...]

Subscribers only Business 25.09.2019

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Niger

France's Delair gets its surveillance drones off the ground in the Sahel

Emerging Capital Partners sells off Orabank to Ivorian state

Europeans debate special forces deployment in Sahel behind closed doors

Duel in the skies between Air Sénégal and Air Côte d'Ivoire

Cheng Cunzhi from CNPC in open war with Issoufou

Spotlight
Uranium: Rosatom full steam ahead while Orano rubber stamps cutbacks

High-stakes Sahel visit for Florence Parly

Ibrahim Yacouba's mini-European tour

Hama Amadou prevented from attending mother's funeral

Société générale active on every front

Attijariwafa steps up a gear on loans

Mahamadou Issoufou reinvents himself

US military intelligence takes over from special forces

Behind the scenes of the rice wars

Who is David Lawrie, Aidan Heavey's right-hand-man at Boru Energy?

To electrify the continent, USAID turns again to CrossBoundary

Why the EU is holding back its latest G5 Sahel contribution

Issoufou's burgeoning assets since 2011

Patrice Talon and Boni Yayi fail to hook up

CNPC: secret financial arrangement afoot for export pipeline?

Why did oil minister Pierre Foumakoye Gado step up a rung?

Africarail arbitration ruling due in early 2020

EU and GIZ back diamond traceability in Mano River

Activist Kemi Seba takes aim at Sahel

COFINA to plant its flag in France

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France's Delair gets its surveillance drones off the ground in the Sahel

Emerging Capital Partners sells off Orabank to Ivorian state

Europeans debate special forces deployment in Sahel behind closed doors

Duel in the skies between Air Sénégal and Air Côte d'Ivoire

Cheng Cunzhi from CNPC in open war with Issoufou

Spotlight Uranium: Rosatom full steam ahead while Orano rubber stamps cutbacks

High-stakes Sahel visit for Florence Parly

Ibrahim Yacouba's mini-European tour

Hama Amadou prevented from attending mother's funeral

Société générale active on every front

Attijariwafa steps up a gear on loans

Mahamadou Issoufou reinvents himself

US military intelligence takes over from special forces

Behind the scenes of the rice wars

Who is David Lawrie, Aidan Heavey's right-hand-man at Boru Energy?

To electrify the continent, USAID turns again to CrossBoundary

Why the EU is holding back its latest G5 Sahel contribution

Issoufou's burgeoning assets since 2011

Patrice Talon and Boni Yayi fail to hook up

CNPC: secret financial arrangement afoot for export pipeline?

Why did oil minister Pierre Foumakoye Gado step up a rung?

Africarail arbitration ruling due in early 2020

EU and GIZ back diamond traceability in Mano River

Activist Kemi Seba takes aim at Sahel

COFINA to plant its flag in France

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Uranium: Rosatom full steam ahead while Orano rubber stamps cutbacks