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The World Bank chooses DS Avocats to assist economy minister Amadou Hott with PPP reform

La Banque mondiale a finalement choisi le cabinet DS Avocats pour accompagner le projet de réforme des partenariats publics-privé (PPP).

Subscribers only Politics 19.05.2020

First two Korea Aerospace attack aircraft touch down in Dakar

Korea Aerospace Industries KA-1S. Two of these light aircraft have already landed in Senegal as part of a bigger order. © KAI

Subscribers only Defence, Business 15.05.2020

BNP gives up on idea of single buyer for its West African portfolio

After six months of trying to sell its branches in Mali, Burkina Faso and Guinea as a single West African portfolio, the French bank BNP Paribas is now looking at options to sell them in batches.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 14.05.2020

WAPP sets up task force for Dorsale Nord project

The West African Power Pool (WAPP) cooperation working to provide a reliable power grid for the region hopes to soon be making headway on the Dorsale Nord interconnector project.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 13.05.2020

Foreign Investment Promotion Agency's boss Mountaga Sy undermined by exodus of senior management

Over the course of the last year, several APIX executives have resigned from the powerful public body in charge of investment in the country, weakening the position of its boss Mountaga Sy.

Subscribers only Politics 07.05.2020

Sangomar arbitration: Woodside and ConocoPhillips show fair play with FAR

Despite its crushing defeat against ConocoPhillips, FAR has been spared a drawn-out legal bill battle.

Subscribers only Energy 06.05.2020

Covid-19: Paris works closely with NGOs to develop its health diplomacy

To lay the groundwork for its medical support to African states affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Elysée Palace has set up a coordination cell with eight hand-picked NGOs.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.05.2020

French President Emmanuel Macron and Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian in videoconference on the Covid-19 crisis on 4 May 2020.

International firms queue up to advise economy minister Amadou Hott on PPP reform

No less than seven international firms, among them Gide Loyrette Nouel, Fidal and DS Avocats, have been short-listed by the World Bank for a contract to help Senegalese economic minister Amadou Hott with his public-private partnership reform.

Subscribers only Business 29.04.2020

Senegalese economic minister Amadou Hott

Vinci shifts into top gear on Sambagalou hydropower project

Vinci Construction Grands Projets is determined to not let the economic uncertainty created by the Covid-19 pandemic stop it from starting construction of its Sambagalou hydropower plant in southeast Senegal.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 29.04.2020

BCEAO could prove a hurdle for rapper Akon's African cryptocurrency

The "revolutionary" Akoin cryptocurrency that the American rapper Akon is hoping to launch on the continent seems to pay little heed to Africa's existing regulations on digital currencies and may fall foul of African central banks, not least BCEAO.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 27.04.2020

Rapper Akon presenting his Akoin cryptocurrency at the Lisbon WebSummit in November 2019.

GES-Petrogaz boss set to gift petroleum register to Wone, Macky Sall's former new technologies boss

Khassoum Wone's Innov4Africa is tipped to win the contract to create a petroleum licence register in Senegal following a call for expressions of interest by GES-Petrogaz.

Subscribers only Energy 27.04.2020

G5 Sahel: virtual summit on April 28

The president of the European Council will discuss EU support for the regional body with the heads of its five member states via videoconference on April 28.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.04.2020

Israel Shipyards to deliver third patrol boat to Dakar this summer

Israel Shipyards has started sea trials of a third Shaldag MK II patrol craft to be sent to the Senegalese navy midway through this year. Dakar is making headway in its ambitious programme to strengthen its maritime surveillance capacities.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 23.04.2020

The Shaldag MK II patrol booat Soungrougrou, delivered to the port of Dakar in 2019.

Tension rises between Senelec and Akilee

Senelec's managing director Pape Demba Bitèye no longer wants to deal exclusively with the Senegalese smart meter maker.

Subscribers only Business 22.04.2020

African bankers Thiam, Kaberuka, Onkojo-Iwelea reinvent themselves as debt reduction crusaders

In a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, a small group of financiers are lobbying intensely to get holders of African eurobonds to postpone their redemption dates for two years. The campaign is as advantageous for those waging it, however, as it is for its potential beneficiaries.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 16.04.2020

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Senegal

The World Bank chooses DS Avocats to assist economy minister Amadou Hott with PPP reform

First two Korea Aerospace attack aircraft touch down in Dakar

BNP gives up on idea of single buyer for its West African portfolio

WAPP sets up task force for Dorsale Nord project

Foreign Investment Promotion Agency's boss Mountaga Sy undermined by exodus of senior management

Sangomar arbitration: Woodside and ConocoPhillips show fair play with FAR

Covid-19: Paris works closely with NGOs to develop its health diplomacy

International firms queue up to advise economy minister Amadou Hott on PPP reform

Vinci shifts into top gear on Sambagalou hydropower project

BCEAO could prove a hurdle for rapper Akon's African cryptocurrency

GES-Petrogaz boss set to gift petroleum register to Wone, Macky Sall's former new technologies boss

G5 Sahel: virtual summit on April 28

Israel Shipyards to deliver third patrol boat to Dakar this summer

Tension rises between Senelec and Akilee

African bankers Thiam, Kaberuka, Onkojo-Iwelea reinvent themselves as debt reduction crusaders

Covid-19 upsets Macky Sall's reshuffle plans

Amadou Hott fine-tunes his PPP reforms

Powercom on a charm offensive at Senelec

IamGold wins over all creditors but Morgan Stanley

Boris Johnson seeks to drum up post-Brexit business in Africa

Macky Sall rocked by crisis in Bissau

Olam anxious over inquiry into Nouakchott port

France's Byblos vies for airport security contract

Karim Benhamouda seeks to attract VIP passengers

Shawcor, Subsea 7's new AID on Sangomar, has African mavens at the ready

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The World Bank chooses DS Avocats to assist economy minister Amadou Hott with PPP reform

First two Korea Aerospace attack aircraft touch down in Dakar

BNP gives up on idea of single buyer for its West African portfolio

WAPP sets up task force for Dorsale Nord project

Foreign Investment Promotion Agency's boss Mountaga Sy undermined by exodus of senior management

Sangomar arbitration: Woodside and ConocoPhillips show fair play with FAR

Covid-19: Paris works closely with NGOs to develop its health diplomacy

International firms queue up to advise economy minister Amadou Hott on PPP reform

Vinci shifts into top gear on Sambagalou hydropower project

BCEAO could prove a hurdle for rapper Akon's African cryptocurrency

GES-Petrogaz boss set to gift petroleum register to Wone, Macky Sall's former new technologies boss

G5 Sahel: virtual summit on April 28

Israel Shipyards to deliver third patrol boat to Dakar this summer

Tension rises between Senelec and Akilee

African bankers Thiam, Kaberuka, Onkojo-Iwelea reinvent themselves as debt reduction crusaders

Covid-19 upsets Macky Sall's reshuffle plans

Amadou Hott fine-tunes his PPP reforms

Powercom on a charm offensive at Senelec

IamGold wins over all creditors but Morgan Stanley

Boris Johnson seeks to drum up post-Brexit business in Africa

Macky Sall rocked by crisis in Bissau

Olam anxious over inquiry into Nouakchott port

France's Byblos vies for airport security contract

Karim Benhamouda seeks to attract VIP passengers

Shawcor, Subsea 7's new AID on Sangomar, has African mavens at the ready

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