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Burkinabe business leaders in three-way fight for Orabank

Orabank's re-entry into the market has resulted in three Burkina Faso business leaders battling it out to buy the Togo-based regional banking group.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 14.04.2022

Competition hots up for Northwestern African constituency between Pro-Macron candidates

Mehdi Reddad (left) and M'Jid El Guerrab (right). © Mehdi Reddad/M'Jid el-Guerrab/Twitter

Subscribers only Politics, Business 13.04.2022

China's Cnooc drilling plans in limbo

In search of a drilling platform for almost a year to sink a well in Gabon and two optional wells in the AGC, the state-owned major Cnooc has still not found a good fit.

Subscribers only Energy 13.04.2022

Dakar eyes Korean FA-50 warplanes after Czech deal falls through

An FA-50 jet from Korean Aerospace Industries. © Korean Aerospace Industries

Subscribers only Defence, Business 12.04.2022

Ousmane Sonko, president of the PASTEF party. © pastef.org

From Paris to Montreal, Sonko's plans to pick up votes from nationals around the world

In the run-up to the legislative elections in July and the 2024 presidentials, opposition politician Ousmane Sonko and his allies in the Yewwi Askan Wi coalition are stepping up efforts to win the votes of Senegalese living abroad.

Subscribers only Politics 11.04.2022

BICICI's headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. © bicici.com

Bidders face fierce competition for BNP's Ivory Coast subsidiary BICICI

Two West African moguls are poised to make an offer to buy French bank BNP Paribas' lucrative subsidiary in Ivory Coast, the Banque Internationale pour le Commerce et pour l'Industrie de Côte d'Ivoire (BICICI), in what promises to be a bitter battle for its aquisition.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 07.04.2022

Bolloré's French army foreign operations' contract renewed for over €200m

After much hemming and hawing, French Bolloré Logistics has renewed its contract with the French army in Sahel.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 07.04.2022

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 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

Race to be prime minister whets the appetite of Macky Sall's barons

The Senegalese president is still mulling options over who to appoint PM after the legislative election in July, with the two men initially thought to be prime candidates seem to have lost the lead as others enter the race.

Subscribers only Politics 31.03.2022

Ankara trapped between its two West African allies over Casamance

Senegal's military operation against separatist bases in northern Casamance over the past two weeks relies heavily on Turkish expertise. But Ankara is also a close ally of Gambia, which has historic ties to the Casamance rebels and has been deeply affected by the crisis.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 28.03.2022

Gérard Askinazi's J5 Co, low-key organiser for Macky Sall's Water Forum

Just as the 9th edition of the Water Forum ended in Dakar, the Senegalese state called on a handful of subcontractors for the occasion. Among them: the J5 Co group, headed by the French PR specialist Gérard Askinazi.

Subscribers only Business 25.03.2022

Turkey key ally in Casamance military operations

The large-scale military operations carried out over the past two weeks by Senegalese soldiers on the Gambian border against the MFDC separatists have benefited from the strategic alliance between Turkey and Senegal.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 24.03.2022

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

Macky Sall launches plans for Renaissance dam roadmap

With only a few months to go before the dam's third reservoir is filled over the next rainy season, the pressure is weighing on the Senegalese president's shoulders. Sall, who is also the chairman of the Africa Union, knows his input on the decade-old thorny issue will be particularly scrutinised.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 22.03.2022

Macky Sall facing the headache of Senegalese overseas voters for 2022 legislative elections

In the run-up to the legislative elections scheduled for 31 July, the Senegalese authorities have adopted a conciliatory stance. To ensure the smooth running of the elections in France, Dakar has created several ad hoc committees that bring together the country's main parties.

Subscribers only Politics 18.03.2022

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

While its attention is focused on the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin is still taking care of its African networks, some of which are being used to help wage its diplomatic and media offensive against Kyiv.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.03.2022

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister for Africa and the Middle East, Mikhail Bogdanov.

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

World Bank deals ASER a blow with scrapped funding

In early March, the World Bank announced the failure of its support programme for the Senegalese Rural Electrification Agency (ASER, an entity under the Ministry of Energy).

Subscribers only Energy, Business 10.03.2022

Sall's grand manoeuvrings ahead of legislatives

The Senegalese president could carry out the long-awaited cabinet reshuffle after the 31 July elections this year and his camp is already considering alliances with some parties of the opposition, starting with Abdoulaye Wade's APR.

Subscribers only Politics 07.03.2022

Senegalese President Macky Sall during the inauguration ceremony of the Abdoulaye Wade stadium in Diamniadio on 24 February 2022.

World Bank boss David Malpass to visit Dakar

The World Bank president David Malpass is to visit Dakar from 21 to 23 March and hold talks with President Macky Sall.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.03.2022

General Sarr cancels Aero Vodochody attack aircraft order

The decision of the Senegalese air force to drop its plans to buy four L-39 NG training and attack aircraft brings to an end a series of setbacks which have caused major delivery delays. The order would have been the Czech company's first export order for the aircraft.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 04.03.2022

General Papa Souleymane Sarr, air force chief of staff.

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

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Senegal

Burkinabe business leaders in three-way fight for Orabank

Competition hots up for Northwestern African constituency between Pro-Macron candidates

China's Cnooc drilling plans in limbo

Dakar eyes Korean FA-50 warplanes after Czech deal falls through

From Paris to Montreal, Sonko's plans to pick up votes from nationals around the world

Bidders face fierce competition for BNP's Ivory Coast subsidiary BICICI

Bolloré's French army foreign operations' contract renewed for over €200m

France redeploys its military staff after Mali withdrawal

Obiang plans his AU summit in Malabo

Race to be prime minister whets the appetite of Macky Sall's barons

Ankara trapped between its two West African allies over Casamance

Gérard Askinazi's J5 Co, low-key organiser for Macky Sall's Water Forum

Turkey key ally in Casamance military operations

After Friedland, Salle-Audet duo's projects spark interest of Sawiris and Eramet

Macky Sall launches plans for Renaissance dam roadmap

Macky Sall facing the headache of Senegalese overseas voters for 2022 legislative elections

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

World Bank deals ASER a blow with scrapped funding

Sall's grand manoeuvrings ahead of legislatives

World Bank boss David Malpass to visit Dakar

General Sarr cancels Aero Vodochody attack aircraft order

Seven out of 12 prisoners released from 2021 Cotonou drug seizure case

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Burkinabe business leaders in three-way fight for Orabank

Competition hots up for Northwestern African constituency between Pro-Macron candidates

China's Cnooc drilling plans in limbo

Dakar eyes Korean FA-50 warplanes after Czech deal falls through

From Paris to Montreal, Sonko's plans to pick up votes from nationals around the world

Bidders face fierce competition for BNP's Ivory Coast subsidiary BICICI

Bolloré's French army foreign operations' contract renewed for over €200m

France redeploys its military staff after Mali withdrawal

Obiang plans his AU summit in Malabo

Race to be prime minister whets the appetite of Macky Sall's barons

Ankara trapped between its two West African allies over Casamance

Gérard Askinazi's J5 Co, low-key organiser for Macky Sall's Water Forum

Turkey key ally in Casamance military operations

After Friedland, Salle-Audet duo's projects spark interest of Sawiris and Eramet

Macky Sall launches plans for Renaissance dam roadmap

Macky Sall facing the headache of Senegalese overseas voters for 2022 legislative elections

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

World Bank deals ASER a blow with scrapped funding

Sall's grand manoeuvrings ahead of legislatives

World Bank boss David Malpass to visit Dakar

General Sarr cancels Aero Vodochody attack aircraft order

Seven out of 12 prisoners released from 2021 Cotonou drug seizure case

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