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West Africa

Ivory Coast
Ouattara steers clear of rebel stronghold

During a state visit to the Tonkpi region that lies in the mineral-rich mountainous region of western Ivory Coast, president [...]

Subscribers only Mining 14.05.2013

Spotlight | Africa
Behind every great man

While Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf or Malawi's Joyce Banda testify to the rise of women in African politics, women are also making their mark behind the scenes in Africa's corridors of power. Whether dressed in Western business suits or [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.05.2013

Ivory Coast
Michel Gbagbo may be freed

The imprisonment of Michel Gbagbo, which was discussed during François Hollande and Alassane Ouattara's meeting in Paris on April 11, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.05.2013

Ivory Coast
Local elections change political game

Alassane Ouattara has emerged weaker from Ivory Coast's local elections on April 14. More than a warning, the vote has underscored a shift among the Ivorian electorate towards independent candidates.

Subscribers only Politics 01.05.2013

Senegal
Corruption drive leads to minister’s ex.

Aminata Toure, Senegal’s justice minister and a former Time magazine “leader of the 21st century” will apparently stop at nothing to bring corruption to its knees in Senegal - even if that means detaining her ex-husband.

Subscribers only Politics 01.05.2013

Mali
Challenging presidential heavyweights

In a country that already has 160 political parties, a number of plucky outsiders have decided to throw their hat into the ring in Mali’s upcoming presidential elections.

Subscribers only Politics 01.05.2013

Ivory Coast
Ouattara gives in to Bedie

On the advice of Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore, Ivory [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.05.2013

Benin
Boni Yayi's largesse to Adrien Houngbedji

According to a confidential document obtained by West Africa Newsletter [...]

Subscribers only Politics 01.05.2013

Mali
Havas handles PR for Malian presidential hopeful Keita

The crisis in Mali has not scared away Havas Worldwide, [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.05.2013

Ivory Coast
Bouygues International snags Tiama contract in Abidjan

French construction group Bouygues has won the contract to extend [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.05.2013

Niger
CIC wins contract to protect mines in Niger

Continued instability in the Sahel has drawn private security companies [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.05.2013

Ivory Coast
Max Air takes on Corporate Elite in Abidjan

Max Air, a new local private airline, received the green-light [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.05.2013

Ivory Coast
ALI GHAZAL (Cotraf)

Lebanese businessman Ali Ghazal is planning to build a CFA [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.05.2013

Niger
CNPC finds itself in the dock

Niger president Mahamadou Issoufou and his oil minister, Foumakoye Gado, are to have the final word on an audit concerning [...]