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West Africa

The new US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield. © Greg Nash/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Africa, United States
Linda Thomas-Greenfield appoints her Africa team at the UN

New US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who was previously Barack Obama's assistant secretary of state for African affairs, has begun gathering around her Africa specialists she has already worked with.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.02.2021

SMB's Boffa-Boké Bauxite Project © Africa Intelligence/Indigo Publications 2021

Guinea
Feasibility studies approved for Santou and Houda, making SMB's railway look all the more profitable

Guinean authorities approved the feasibility study to mine bauxite on the Santou II and Houda blocks early January. SMB is currently building a railway to use for export.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 24.02.2021

Ivory Coast
Guggenheim clan want greater share of country's mines

The wealthy American Guggenheim family has applied for new exploration permits in Ivory Coast, this time adding other minerals to its coltan activities. But the Ivorian government has still not granted its previous applications.

Subscribers only Mining 23.02.2021

Ivory Coast
Adama Coulibaly crafts Ivory Coast eurobond, sidelines prime minister

Ivorian Ministry of Economy and Finance Adama Coulibaly.

Subscribers only Politics 23.02.2021

Senegal
Egis and Sinohydro glum after CRBC marks another AIBD victory

The highway to Dakar's Blaise-Diagne International Airport © Africa Intelligence/IndigoPublications-2021

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 23.02.2021

Benin
Special border surveillance units in front line as presidential poll looms

Faced with a two-part security challenge of tensions surrounding the presidential election coupled with rising terrorism on its northern borders, Benin plans to redefine the scope of action of its special border surveillance units, the USSF.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 23.02.2021

Guinea
South Africa's Ronnie Ntuli challenges Chinese monopoly on mining railway

Thelo DB, a company chaired by South African businessman Ronnie Ntuli, has been approaching iron ore and bauxite explorers in Guinea to offer rail solutions for their future exports, a sector that has until now been dominated by Chinese giants.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 22.02.2021

Mali
EU frets about fraud as Bamako stocks up on military gear

The EU, worried that the latest military aid to Mali might be misappropriated, may take initatives to encourage Bamako to keep its promises on traceability.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 22.02.2021

Inner circles | Liberia
Weah keeps tight control of Liberia's ship registry and maritime diplomacy

The ship registry, which is Liberia's principal source of international influence and foreign currency, has always been jealously guarded by the country's leaders. George Weah, who has been in office in January 2018, is no exception.

Subscribers only Politics 19.02.2021

Sahel
3,000-strong African Union force in Sahel abandoned

The project spearheaded by the African Union's former peace and security commissioner Smaïl Chergui to create a pan-African force of 3,000 men looks like being dropped by his successor Bankole Adeoye, who is nevertheless keen for the AU to play a central role in the Sahel as France prepares for a "substantial" troop withdrawal this summer.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.02.2021

Africa
AfDB banks on African economic resilience to Covid-19

African Development Bank president Akinwumi Adesina is due to hold an event in Abidjan in mid-March dedicated to the resilience of African economies to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.02.2021

Ivory Coast
Ouattara to do without acting PM as Bakayoko is hospitalised in Paris

The medical evacuation by presidential jet of Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko to France, where he already underwent a battery of tests during a private stay just last month, will deprive President Alassane Ouattara of a head of government on health grounds for the second time in the space of a year.

Subscribers only Politics 19.02.2021

Ghana
Akufo-Addo's Sahelian agenda

The current holder of the ECOWAS rotating chair, Ghanaian president Nana Akufo-Addo, is intending to make the Sahel a central priority of his term at the helm of the regional organisation at a time when jihadist groups are extending their networks into countries lying on the west African coast.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.02.2021

President of the Republic of Ghana Nana Akufo-Addo.

West Africa
Erstwhile military ops stalwart ICS faces liquidation

International Chartering Systems (ICS) boss Philippe de Jonquières, whose firm has carried out countless airlifts for the French military, plans to shut down the company after nearly four years of judicial investigation that has failed to lead to an indictment.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 18.02.2021

West Africa
From posh presidential jets to cargo planes, Bonkoungou has something for everyone

Mahamadou Bonkoungou, owner of Air transport company LTI, recently purchased a new luxury jet, used by the president of Burkina Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, among others. He also invested in a freighter for his construction company Ebomaf.

Subscribers only Business 18.02.2021

Chadian President Idriss Deby welcomes his Burkinabé counterpart Roch Marc Christian Kabore to N'Djamena on 15 February.

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
First lady's brother Candido Nsue Okomo caught between Spanish judges and UAE authorities

The former Equatorial Guinean minister is not likely to be free of his legal problems any time soon. He has been put under house arrest in Dubai and the Spanish authorities are continuing to do their utmost to question him about the Villarejo affair.

Subscribers only Politics 17.02.2021

Ghana
Europeans all in but Russians cold shouldered: Tema LNG's shifting alliances

The construction of Tema's new gas import terminal has brought in its wake a whole galaxy of foreign companies attracted by the opportunities of this future hub.

Subscribers only Energy 17.02.2021

Ghana
Accra forced to ask for more time to take over operation of Sheikh Dalmook Al Maktoum's power station

The Ghanaian authorities, who had been due to retake control of the 250-MW gas-fuelled power station on 1 February, are running behind schedule. As a result, the Emirates' Ameri Group is going to have to operate it for a few months longer than originally intended.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 17.02.2021

Ivory Coast
Jean-Claude Brou touted as next prime minister

Jean-Claude Brou is the name currently most heard in President Alassane Ouattara's entourage as the likely successor to Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko after parliamentary elections on 6 March.

Subscribers only Politics 17.02.2021

ECOWAS Commission President Jean-Claude Brou.

Guinea
Talks with government hamper SPIC's bauxite beginning

China's SPIC International & Development (Guinea) Co has not been able to start bauxite production trials on its Coliah site.

Subscribers only Mining 17.02.2021

Africa
France, Turkey, China and EU: the world war of Africa-themed summits

2021 is looking like the year of the Africa-themed summit, with major world powers all keen to show of their influence on the continent. The calendar is so busy, schedule clashes are almost inevitable.

Free access Diplomacy 16.02.2021

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Angolan counterpart Joao Lourenço, in 2018.

Africa
Too many caretakers: AU's new peace and security commissioner finds department in disarray

The African Union's Peace and Security Department is the bit of the bloc most coveted by the continent's major powers. But as Nigeria's newly installed commissioner, Bankole Adeoye, is finding out, it suffers from a surfeit of interim bosses.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.02.2021

Guinea
Winning Consortium appoints the companies that will carry out the Simandou 1 and 2 impact studies

Winning Consortium has chosen the companies which will assess the environmental and social impact of the development of blocks 1 and 2 of the Simandou iron ore project.

Subscribers only Mining 15.02.2021

Mali
El Ghassim Wane, the next head of MINUSMA

After months of deadlock, Washington has agreed to the idea of appointing Mauritanian diplomat El Ghassim Wane to head the UN mission in Mali, where he will replace Mahamat Saleh Annadif, who is due to leave office in April.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.02.2021

Senegal
Grand Tortue and Sangomar unlikely to bring medium-term current account relief

Despite being seen as potential accelerators of Senegal's economic development, the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim and Sangomar hydrocarbons projects, which are operated respectively by BP and Kosmos Energy and by Woodside Energy, are not expected to markedly improve the country's economic performance in the medium term.

Subscribers only Energy 15.02.2021

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Africa, United States
Linda Thomas-Greenfield appoints her Africa team at the UN

Guinea
Feasibility studies approved for Santou and Houda, making SMB's railway look all the more profitable

Ivory Coast
Guggenheim clan want greater share of country's mines

Ivory Coast
Adama Coulibaly crafts Ivory Coast eurobond, sidelines prime minister

Senegal
Egis and Sinohydro glum after CRBC marks another AIBD victory

Benin
Special border surveillance units in front line as presidential poll looms

Guinea
South Africa's Ronnie Ntuli challenges Chinese monopoly on mining railway

Mali
EU frets about fraud as Bamako stocks up on military gear

Inner circles | Liberia
Weah keeps tight control of Liberia's ship registry and maritime diplomacy

Sahel
3,000-strong African Union force in Sahel abandoned

Africa
AfDB banks on African economic resilience to Covid-19

Ivory Coast
Ouattara to do without acting PM as Bakayoko is hospitalised in Paris

Ghana
Akufo-Addo's Sahelian agenda

West Africa
Erstwhile military ops stalwart ICS faces liquidation

West Africa
From posh presidential jets to cargo planes, Bonkoungou has something for everyone

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
First lady's brother Candido Nsue Okomo caught between Spanish judges and UAE authorities

Ghana
Europeans all in but Russians cold shouldered: Tema LNG's shifting alliances

Ghana
Accra forced to ask for more time to take over operation of Sheikh Dalmook Al Maktoum's power station

Ivory Coast
Jean-Claude Brou touted as next prime minister

Guinea
Talks with government hamper SPIC's bauxite beginning

Africa
France, Turkey, China and EU: the world war of Africa-themed summits

Africa
Too many caretakers: AU's new peace and security commissioner finds department in disarray

Guinea
Winning Consortium appoints the companies that will carry out the Simandou 1 and 2 impact studies

Mali
El Ghassim Wane, the next head of MINUSMA

Senegal
Grand Tortue and Sangomar unlikely to bring medium-term current account relief

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West Africa

Africa, United States Linda Thomas-Greenfield appoints her Africa team at the UN

Guinea Feasibility studies approved for Santou and Houda, making SMB's railway look all the more profitable

Ivory Coast Guggenheim clan want greater share of country's mines

Ivory Coast Adama Coulibaly crafts Ivory Coast eurobond, sidelines prime minister

Senegal Egis and Sinohydro glum after CRBC marks another AIBD victory

Benin Special border surveillance units in front line as presidential poll looms

Guinea South Africa's Ronnie Ntuli challenges Chinese monopoly on mining railway

Mali EU frets about fraud as Bamako stocks up on military gear

Inner circles | Liberia Weah keeps tight control of Liberia's ship registry and maritime diplomacy

Sahel 3,000-strong African Union force in Sahel abandoned

Africa AfDB banks on African economic resilience to Covid-19

Ivory Coast Ouattara to do without acting PM as Bakayoko is hospitalised in Paris

Ghana Akufo-Addo's Sahelian agenda

West Africa Erstwhile military ops stalwart ICS faces liquidation

West Africa From posh presidential jets to cargo planes, Bonkoungou has something for everyone

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea First lady's brother Candido Nsue Okomo caught between Spanish judges and UAE authorities

Ghana Europeans all in but Russians cold shouldered: Tema LNG's shifting alliances

Ghana Accra forced to ask for more time to take over operation of Sheikh Dalmook Al Maktoum's power station

Ivory Coast Jean-Claude Brou touted as next prime minister

Guinea Talks with government hamper SPIC's bauxite beginning

Africa France, Turkey, China and EU: the world war of Africa-themed summits

Africa Too many caretakers: AU's new peace and security commissioner finds department in disarray

Guinea Winning Consortium appoints the companies that will carry out the Simandou 1 and 2 impact studies

Mali El Ghassim Wane, the next head of MINUSMA

Senegal Grand Tortue and Sangomar unlikely to bring medium-term current account relief

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Africa, United States
Linda Thomas-Greenfield appoints her Africa team at the UN

Guinea
Feasibility studies approved for Santou and Houda, making SMB's railway look all the more profitable

Ivory Coast
Guggenheim clan want greater share of country's mines

Ivory Coast
Adama Coulibaly crafts Ivory Coast eurobond, sidelines prime minister

Senegal
Egis and Sinohydro glum after CRBC marks another AIBD victory

Benin
Special border surveillance units in front line as presidential poll looms

Guinea
South Africa's Ronnie Ntuli challenges Chinese monopoly on mining railway

Mali
EU frets about fraud as Bamako stocks up on military gear

Inner circles | Liberia
Weah keeps tight control of Liberia's ship registry and maritime diplomacy

Sahel
3,000-strong African Union force in Sahel abandoned

Africa
AfDB banks on African economic resilience to Covid-19

Ivory Coast
Ouattara to do without acting PM as Bakayoko is hospitalised in Paris

Ghana
Akufo-Addo's Sahelian agenda

West Africa
Erstwhile military ops stalwart ICS faces liquidation

West Africa
From posh presidential jets to cargo planes, Bonkoungou has something for everyone

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
First lady's brother Candido Nsue Okomo caught between Spanish judges and UAE authorities

Ghana
Europeans all in but Russians cold shouldered: Tema LNG's shifting alliances

Ghana
Accra forced to ask for more time to take over operation of Sheikh Dalmook Al Maktoum's power station

Ivory Coast
Jean-Claude Brou touted as next prime minister

Guinea
Talks with government hamper SPIC's bauxite beginning

Africa
France, Turkey, China and EU: the world war of Africa-themed summits

Africa
Too many caretakers: AU's new peace and security commissioner finds department in disarray

Guinea
Winning Consortium appoints the companies that will carry out the Simandou 1 and 2 impact studies

Mali
El Ghassim Wane, the next head of MINUSMA

Senegal
Grand Tortue and Sangomar unlikely to bring medium-term current account relief