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Senegal

Ex-banker and minister favourites to replace Cheikh Diba as finance minister

With speculation rife about a government reshuffle in Senegal, two senior officials are being touted as possible replacements for Finance Minister Cheikh Diba, who is in a weakened position at the helm of the key ministry.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 21.02.2025

Qatari foreign minister to tour Sahel states

Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi is due to visit Niger, Mali and Senegal at some point next week, in an order that has yet to be defined.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 21.02.2025

Sanctions-hit Dubai trader Coral Energy reinvents itself again

After an initial name change to 2Rivers, oil trader Coral Energy has transferred its activities to a new entity, Safira Global Trading. Coral Energy was sanctioned in December for selling Russian oil below the floor price.

Subscribers only Energy 18.02.2025

© Illustrated by Julien Pacaud Photos: Z. Wang /Xinhua via AFP/J. Wessels/Z. Abdelkafi/AFP/Éléments Français du Sénégal/Facebook/M. Yalcin/Anadolu via AFP

In Focus
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

President Faye's support for the closure of French bases in Senegal has thrown the future of bilateral military cooperation into question. Negotiations are about to begin and the political leaders of the two countries are not ruling out a definitive break-up, much to the dismay of their armies.

Subscribers only Defence 17.02.2025

The Armed Forces of Senegal at the Thiaroye Military Camp, near Dakar, Senegal, 1 December 2024. © Jérôme Favre/EPA/MaxPPP

EU considering €15m payment to Senegalese army

Dakar's request last year to the European Union for financial support to secure its border with Mali is in the works, but the earmarked €15m must now be assessed by the organisation's member states.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 14.02.2025

The CEO of the Eramet Group, Christel Bories, in Argentina, in July 2024. © Luis Robayo/AFP

African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

Christel Bories had lofty ambitions for Africa when she took the Eramet helm in 2017. Yet she achieved few of them, and the French mining group is being challenged on its Gabonese and Senegalese sites.

Subscribers only Mining 03.02.2025

Germany's purchase of Senegalese gas back on the table

Interrupted during the final months of Macky Sall's presidential term, talks between Dakar and Berlin on the purchase of natural gas have quietly resumed in recent weeks.

Subscribers only Energy 11.02.2025

MP close to Macky Sall prepares defence against corruption allegations

In the sights of the Division des Investigations Criminelles, lawmaker Farba Ngom, whose immunity has been lifted, has just hired a French lawyer.

Subscribers only Politics 07.02.2025

Niamey, the blind spot in Dakar's bid to reconcile new Sahel bloc with ECOWAS

Senegal's president has been tasked with restoring links between the West African bloc and three junta-led states that spurned it to form the AES. His mission has taken him to Mali and Burkina Faso, but so far he has only initiated contact with Niger.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.02.2025

Tullow Oil may jettison assets to steady the ship

It is shaping up to be a decisive year for the British junior, which is set to sell off various assets to reduce its substantial debts.

Subscribers only Energy 31.01.2025

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BP narrowly avoids fresh crisis with Dakar and Nouakchott over Grand Tortue

On a visit to Nouakchott and Dakar, BP's Gordon Birrell managed to ease some of the tensions surrounding the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim gas project. These included Petrosen's refusal to validate cash calls.

Subscribers only Energy 30.01.2025

BP regional director Gordon Birrell in Baku, Azerbaijan, in June 2016.

Future of Air Senegal in doubt

The Senegalese airline is racking up unpaid bills from various service providers, including Rolls-Royce. This is a risky situation at a time when the government is questioning whether the airline can continue to operate.

Subscribers only Business 27.01.2025

Macron's Africa envoy Jean-Marie Bockel expected in London

He will be presenting France's vision for its future military presence in Africa to the British government.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 23.01.2025

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Macky Sall prepares his defence from Marrakech

Concerned that he may be the subject of a vendetta by his successor's administration, Sall is counting on the support of a group of heavyweights from the Senegalese legal world, ready to strike back in the event of prosecution of the former head of state or those close to him.

Subscribers only Politics 20.01.2025

Former Senegalese president Macky Sall in Paris, France, 8 June 2024.

Spotlight
Dakar destined to remain dependent on IMF support

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has struggled to attract new investors to revitalise Senegal's seriously cash-strapped economy since International Monetary Fund financing was frozen in October. Negotiations with the institution have, however, resumed.

Subscribers only Finance 15.01.2025

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in Doha, Qatar, 8 December 2024.

Former staff from French private security company EPEE train Senegalese soldiers

A handful of French military veterans, ex-employees of the private security company EPEE, provided training to around 20 Senegalese officers in November.

Subscribers only Defence 13.01.2025

Dakar struggles to respond as Eramet mineral sands project draws mounting opposition

Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has promised MPs he will look into their claims that mining activities conducted by France's Eramet are harming the environment. It's an issue that divides the ruling party.

Subscribers only Mining 08.01.2025

Activist Guy Marius Sagna at the Front pour une Révolution Anti-impérialiste Populaire et Panafricaine HQ in Dakar, Senegal, 25 March 2021.

Dakar's new ambassador set to arrive in Doha

Cheikh Tidiane Sall, the country's new ambassador in Doha, will arrive in Qatar in the coming days. President Faye is eager to rebuild relations, which have been strained since 2017.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.01.2025

Diomaye and Sonko differ over Air Sénégal solution

The Senegalese president and his prime minister do not see eye to eye over how to handle the national airline's uncertain future, especially when it comes to pouring extra funds into the company.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 24.12.2024

Africa-Russia-Eurasia Chamber of Commerce prepares first big bash in Dakar

The new Africa-Russia-Eurasia Chamber of Commerce and Investment is making plans to hold its first summit in Dakar after opening this year in June.

Subscribers only Business 18.12.2024

France's Eramet group under fire from its neighbours at Grande Côte mining site

Politicians close to the PASTEF party and local entrepreneurs have begun a campaign to alert public opinion to the damage they say is being caused by Eramet's Grande Côte mineral sand mining activities. The protests are growing despite Eramet's denials.

Subscribers only Mining 17.12.2024

CEO of French mining group Eramet, Christel Bories, in Rittershoffen, eastern France, on 13 February 2023.

Air France ditches Amarante in Dakar

The French private security group Amarante International will soon cease its operations at Dakar’s Blaise Diagne International Airport.

Subscribers only Business 16.12.2024

Spotlight
West African leaders meet to address financial turmoil

West African Economic and Monetary Union heads of state are due to meet on 14 December to discuss the financial woes of the French-speaking economic organisation, which is burdened by a dearth of foreign currency, difficulties in borrowing on the markets and major unpaid debts.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 13.12.2024

The Ivorian leader and current WAEMU president Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan on 5 December 2022.

French army withdrawal leaves question mark over Rufisque transmitter station

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's announcement on 28 November that France must close its military bases in his country calls into question the future of a transmitter centre that for many years fulfilled a mission linked to nuclear deterrence.

Subscribers only Defence 09.12.2024

Spotlight
Mazars' scathing audit of BP in Senegal's Tortue field

A confidential report by the French audit firm commissioned by Senegal's oil and mines ministry found that the British major overestimated its costs surrounding the GTA project. A valuable trump card for the Senegalese government, which must repay BP's costs before getting any money in its own coffers.

Subscribers only Energy 04.12.2024

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Senegal

Ex-banker and minister favourites to replace Cheikh Diba as finance minister

Qatari foreign minister to tour Sahel states

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In Focus
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

EU considering €15m payment to Senegalese army

African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

Germany's purchase of Senegalese gas back on the table

MP close to Macky Sall prepares defence against corruption allegations

Niamey, the blind spot in Dakar's bid to reconcile new Sahel bloc with ECOWAS

Tullow Oil may jettison assets to steady the ship

Spotlight
BP narrowly avoids fresh crisis with Dakar and Nouakchott over Grand Tortue

Future of Air Senegal in doubt

Macron's Africa envoy Jean-Marie Bockel expected in London

Spotlight
Macky Sall prepares his defence from Marrakech

Spotlight
Dakar destined to remain dependent on IMF support

Former staff from French private security company EPEE train Senegalese soldiers

Dakar struggles to respond as Eramet mineral sands project draws mounting opposition

Dakar's new ambassador set to arrive in Doha

Diomaye and Sonko differ over Air Sénégal solution

Africa-Russia-Eurasia Chamber of Commerce prepares first big bash in Dakar

France's Eramet group under fire from its neighbours at Grande Côte mining site

Air France ditches Amarante in Dakar

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West African leaders meet to address financial turmoil

French army withdrawal leaves question mark over Rufisque transmitter station

Spotlight
Mazars' scathing audit of BP in Senegal's Tortue field

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Senegal

Ex-banker and minister favourites to replace Cheikh Diba as finance minister

Qatari foreign minister to tour Sahel states

Sanctions-hit Dubai trader Coral Energy reinvents itself again

In Focus Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

EU considering €15m payment to Senegalese army

African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

Germany's purchase of Senegalese gas back on the table

MP close to Macky Sall prepares defence against corruption allegations

Niamey, the blind spot in Dakar's bid to reconcile new Sahel bloc with ECOWAS

Tullow Oil may jettison assets to steady the ship

Spotlight BP narrowly avoids fresh crisis with Dakar and Nouakchott over Grand Tortue

Future of Air Senegal in doubt

Macron's Africa envoy Jean-Marie Bockel expected in London

Spotlight Macky Sall prepares his defence from Marrakech

Spotlight Dakar destined to remain dependent on IMF support

Former staff from French private security company EPEE train Senegalese soldiers

Dakar struggles to respond as Eramet mineral sands project draws mounting opposition

Dakar's new ambassador set to arrive in Doha

Diomaye and Sonko differ over Air Sénégal solution

Africa-Russia-Eurasia Chamber of Commerce prepares first big bash in Dakar

France's Eramet group under fire from its neighbours at Grande Côte mining site

Air France ditches Amarante in Dakar

Spotlight West African leaders meet to address financial turmoil

French army withdrawal leaves question mark over Rufisque transmitter station

Spotlight Mazars' scathing audit of BP in Senegal's Tortue field

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Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Morocco
US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

In Focus
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Spotlight
BP narrowly avoids fresh crisis with Dakar and Nouakchott over Grand Tortue

Spotlight
Macky Sall prepares his defence from Marrakech

Spotlight
Dakar destined to remain dependent on IMF support

Spotlight
West African leaders meet to address financial turmoil

Spotlight
Mazars' scathing audit of BP in Senegal's Tortue field