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Eramet goes on offensive against critics of its Grande Côte mineral sands mine

A man stands next to a sign that reads 'Grande Cote Operations (the former name of Eramet Grande Cote) Leave' in Lompoul, 11 February 2025. — A man stands next to a sign that reads "Grande Cote Operations (the former name of Eramet Grande Cote) Leave" in Lompoul, 11 February 2025. © Patrick Meinhardt/AFP

Subscribers only Mining 27.03.2025

Faced with attempted coup d'état accusations, General Kandé seeks to clear his name

Nine months after being brutally sacked by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, the former head of the army has gone to court to denounce comments made by a former corporal suggesting that he was planning a coup.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 26.03.2025

The challenges facing Yuval Waks, Israel's new ambassador to Dakar

Newly arrived in Dakar, Israeli diplomat Yuval Waks will be trying to iron out the wrinkles in a bilateral relationship that has been strained since President Bassirou Diomaye Faye's election.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.03.2025

Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi, in Beirut, on 3 April 2023. © Wael Hamzeh/EPA/MaxPPP

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Sahelian juntas turn to Qatar to end their international exiles

Nigeria and Mali's leaders were not shy in asking for help to mend diplomatic fences when the Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs came to visit their countries.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.03.2025

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye during the Gambia's 60th Independence Day in Banjul, 18 February 2025. © Muhamadou Bittaye/AFP

Behind Dakar and Bamako's military rapprochement

Widely publicised by their governments, increased cooperation between the Senegalese and Malian armies follows confidential guidelines given by President Faye earlier this year.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 19.03.2025

Amadou Ba, former Senegalese PM, in Dakar, 25 March 2024. © Jérôme Favre/EPA/MaxPPP

Former PM Amadou Ba to set up advisory firm for governments

The former premier plans to open his own company specialising in financial support for African countries, which could bring him into close contact with President Faye.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics, Business 17.03.2025

Apix Energy, Lukoil's new vehicle in Africa

Several Litasco employees have joined forces to form a new Dubai-based trading company, Apix Energy, which has set its sights on the African continent. However, management denies any link between the two structures.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 24.03.2025

France's Ellipse eyes new construction contracts in Dakar

Ellipse Group, a company specialising in building infrastructure in emerging countries, wants to take advantage of its foothold in Senegal to land further contracts.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 18.03.2025

Lufthansa Consulting offers help to Senegal's struggling aviation sector

Lufthansa Consulting, a subsidiary of the German airline which provides aviation sector consultancy services, has been prospecting in Senegal in recent months. The firm's Africa director, Catrin Drawer, travelled to Dakar in February to meet with the director of Blaise Diagne international airport (AIBD), Cheikh Bamba Dièye.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 13.03.2025

Government considers postponing April's international investment forum

Initially scheduled for 24 and 25 April, the Forum Invest in Senegal event is in danger of being postponed until November for budgetary reasons.

Subscribers only Business 10.03.2025

Enshore Subsea continues Dakar cable project despite US funding freeze

Britain’s Enshore Subsea, a key contractor in a major project to install submarine power cables off the Senegal capital Dakar, will continue its work there despite the suspension of funding from the US Millennium Challenge Corp.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 07.03.2025

French Minister of State Thani Mohamed-Soilihi due in Dakar

French Minister of State Thani Mohamed-Soilihi is planning to visit the Senegalese capital on 9 March, at a time when relations between Paris and Dakar are going through a turbulent phase.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.03.2025

Dakar secures guarantees from Washington in fight against terrorism

Senegalese authorities have managed to obtain assurances for the renewal of a counter-terrorism programme financed by the US Department of State. It had been halted since Donald Trump's return to the White House.

Free access Defence 05.03.2025

Military parade marking Senegal's Independence Day in Dakar, 4 April 2023.

Sicilian operator on the cusp of winning GTA-Gandon gas pipeline project

After intense competition, Sicilsaldo is the favourite over two Chinese consortia to win the contract to build the gas pipeline between the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim gas field and Saint-Louis.

Subscribers only Energy 03.03.2025

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Dakar-Washington axis threatened by Trump's cost-cutting diplomacy

With the freeze on US funding being felt on both the economic and security fronts, Bassirou Diomaye Faye's government is worried about a possible reversal of the IMF's position, spurred on by the new US president.

Subscribers only Defence, Finance, Diplomacy 25.02.2025

At the Ouakam base in Dakar, Senegal, 22 March 2018.

Moscow boosts staff at its Dakar embassy

Moscow is increasing the number of staff at its embassy in Dakar and stepping up initiatives to strengthen multi-sector cooperation with the country.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.02.2025

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

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

© 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

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 Armed Forces of Senegal at the Thiaroye Military Camp, near Dakar, Senegal, 1 December 2024.

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

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

The CEO of the Eramet Group, Christel Bories, in Argentina, in July 2024.

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Eramet goes on offensive against critics of its Grande Côte mineral sands mine

Faced with attempted coup d'état accusations, General Kandé seeks to clear his name

The challenges facing Yuval Waks, Israel's new ambassador to Dakar

Spotlight Sahelian juntas turn to Qatar to end their international exiles

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Apix Energy, Lukoil's new vehicle in Africa

France's Ellipse eyes new construction contracts in Dakar

Lufthansa Consulting offers help to Senegal's struggling aviation sector

Government considers postponing April's international investment forum

Enshore Subsea continues Dakar cable project despite US funding freeze

French Minister of State Thani Mohamed-Soilihi due in Dakar

Dakar secures guarantees from Washington in fight against terrorism

Sicilian operator on the cusp of winning GTA-Gandon gas pipeline project

Spotlight Dakar-Washington axis threatened by Trump's cost-cutting diplomacy

Moscow boosts staff at its Dakar embassy

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

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Sanctions-hit Dubai trader Coral Energy reinvents itself again

In Focus Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

EU considering €15m payment to Senegalese army

Germany's purchase of Senegalese gas back on the table

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Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Spotlight
Sahelian juntas turn to Qatar to end their international exiles

Spotlight
Dakar-Washington axis threatened by Trump's cost-cutting diplomacy

In Focus
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations