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Sangomar: Dakar wrestles a minimum deal with Woodside

The Senegalese authorities have managed to win an advantageous loan from Woodside, which will finance part of Petrosen's work on Sangomar.

Subscribers only Energy 07.01.2020

BMO counsels Centamin over proposed Endeavour merger

Days after taking up his new job as head of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.12.2019

Paris plans to downsize Operation Barkhane

Following the death of 13 French soldiers in Mali on 25 November, Paris is bringing forward plans, under consideration since September, to downsize its operations.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 18.12.2019

Macky Sall, facilitator to his peers

Although his party, the Alliance pour la République (APR), has been going through a sticky patch itself in recent days, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 18.12.2019

Robert Bourgi resurfaces in Dakar

Having kept a low profile on the African continent in [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.12.2019

Petrosen funding: behind the secenes of oil minister's talks with Woodside

According to our sources, the Senegalese minister of petroleum Mouhamadou Makhtar Cissé travelled to Perth, Australia, last week to meet [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.12.2019

How Control Risks became the go-to partner for CNPC-BP-Exxon

British security firm Control Risks has secured a foothold in every corner of the continent, targeting majors and their subcontractors, but one firm is still holding out: French major Total.

Subscribers only Energy 17.12.2019

Who will pre-finance FAR's share in Sangomar offshore?

Australian firm FAR, which holds a 15% share of the future field, is in talks over a funding round with several traders.

Subscribers only Energy 17.12.2019

G5 Sahel: weary of awaiting Saudi funds, Paris makes overtures to Doha

With the promised Saudi contribution of €100 million to the G5 Sahel still not having materialised, France is now courting Riyadh's enemy Qatar.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 04.12.2019

IMF brings hidden debts into open

The nine heads of state invited to Dakar by the new IMF boss Kristalina Georgieva have received a private, but stern lecture on abusing state guarantees.

Free access Politics 04.12.2019

Alpha Condé complicates sale of BNP Paribas network

The French bank has shortlisted two candidates to take over its subsidiaries in Mali, Burkina and Guinea, but one of the two firms is not to the liking of a wary Guinean government.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 04.12.2019

EDF covets Akilee

Visiting Dakar in late November, the CEO of EDF, Jean-Bernard Lévy, discussed with the MD of Akilee the modalities of acquiring a stake in the Senegalese startup.

Subscribers only Business 04.12.2019

New chief of staff Birame Diop to give air force a lift

Appointed in September as the chief of staff of the armed forces, the general and aviator Birame Diop has been [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 04.12.2019

Moustapha Ben Barka tipped for vice presidency of BOAD

The secretary-general at the Malian president's office with rank of [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.12.2019

CGRAE beats off competition for Orabank

Made official on 21 November, the sale of the majority [...]

Subscribers only Finance, Business 04.12.2019

Nox bankruptcy creates domino effect

Six months after the liquidation of the Nantes-based construction project [...]

Subscribers only Business 04.12.2019

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

Aly Ngouille Ndiaye takes gamble on visas

Forced through by the Senegalese interior minister Aly Ngouille Ndiaye, who announced the measure personally on 10 October, the reintroduction [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.11.2019

Regional express six months behind schedule

During his visit to Dakar, the French prime minister Edouard [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure, 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

SNE: why was Woodside's Peter Coleman in a secret meeting with Macky Sall?

The partners of Sangomar offshore have struck a deal with Dakar that finds a way around obstacles still holding back the development of SNE.

Subscribers only Energy 19.11.2019

Oil: Cameroonian billionaire Baba Ahmadou Danpullo's new obsession

The oil firm Best Petroleum is looking for partners to develop the Dôme Flore block in the joint development area [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.11.2019

David Grislain in a logistical nightmare with Woodside

There has been a new general manager in charge of Australian firm Woodside Energy's Senegalese activities for the past few [...]

Subscribers only Energy 19.11.2019

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

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Senegal

Sangomar: Dakar wrestles a minimum deal with Woodside

BMO counsels Centamin over proposed Endeavour merger

Paris plans to downsize Operation Barkhane

Macky Sall, facilitator to his peers

Robert Bourgi resurfaces in Dakar

Petrosen funding: behind the secenes of oil minister's talks with Woodside

How Control Risks became the go-to partner for CNPC-BP-Exxon

Who will pre-finance FAR's share in Sangomar offshore?

G5 Sahel: weary of awaiting Saudi funds, Paris makes overtures to Doha

IMF brings hidden debts into open

Alpha Condé complicates sale of BNP Paribas network

EDF covets Akilee

New chief of staff Birame Diop to give air force a lift

Moustapha Ben Barka tipped for vice presidency of BOAD

CGRAE beats off competition for Orabank

Nox bankruptcy creates domino effect

Emerging Capital Partners sells off Orabank to Ivorian state

Europeans debate special forces deployment in Sahel behind closed doors

Aly Ngouille Ndiaye takes gamble on visas

Regional express six months behind schedule

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

SNE: why was Woodside's Peter Coleman in a secret meeting with Macky Sall?

Oil: Cameroonian billionaire Baba Ahmadou Danpullo's new obsession

David Grislain in a logistical nightmare with Woodside

Attijariwafa steps up a gear on loans

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Senegal

Sangomar: Dakar wrestles a minimum deal with Woodside

BMO counsels Centamin over proposed Endeavour merger

Paris plans to downsize Operation Barkhane

Macky Sall, facilitator to his peers

Robert Bourgi resurfaces in Dakar

Petrosen funding: behind the secenes of oil minister's talks with Woodside

How Control Risks became the go-to partner for CNPC-BP-Exxon

Who will pre-finance FAR's share in Sangomar offshore?

G5 Sahel: weary of awaiting Saudi funds, Paris makes overtures to Doha

IMF brings hidden debts into open

Alpha Condé complicates sale of BNP Paribas network

EDF covets Akilee

New chief of staff Birame Diop to give air force a lift

Moustapha Ben Barka tipped for vice presidency of BOAD

CGRAE beats off competition for Orabank

Nox bankruptcy creates domino effect

Emerging Capital Partners sells off Orabank to Ivorian state

Europeans debate special forces deployment in Sahel behind closed doors

Aly Ngouille Ndiaye takes gamble on visas

Regional express six months behind schedule

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

SNE: why was Woodside's Peter Coleman in a secret meeting with Macky Sall?

Oil: Cameroonian billionaire Baba Ahmadou Danpullo's new obsession

David Grislain in a logistical nightmare with Woodside

Attijariwafa steps up a gear on loans

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