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The EU's big business meeting in Niamey

On 7 and 8 February 2023, the EU-Niger Business Forum will be held in Niamey. The event is expected to be chaired by Nigerien president, Mohamed Bazoum. Several ministers from EU member states are expected to attend. [...]

Published on 12/01/2023 at 06:00 GMT

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Niger
China's Nuctech bids for deal to supply Niger with border control equipment

The Chinese security equipment company hopes to bag a contract in Niger to equip the country's customs border posts. The firm, which has close links to the Beijing regime and China's military complex, has come under fire over suspicions of espionage and corruption.

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Denmark, Niger
Copenhagen working on plans for embassy in Niger

The Danish foreign ministry, headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Lars Løkke Rasmussen has for several months been deliberating over plans to open an embassy in Niamey.

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Giorgia Meloni's Africa policy

The new Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni has been busy working on her Africa policy. She has surrounded herself with a tight-knit team actively involved in African matters, and for the moment has kept in place the foreign ministry staff in charge of the continent.

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Qatar's grand mediator ambitions in Sahel

After intervening in Sudan, Afghanistan and, most recently, Chad, Doha is now looking to mediate in the Sahel, where jihadist groups are increasingly active and insecurity is spreading fast.

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Qatar's Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani on 8 August 2022 in Doha.

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Inside the EU's new security lab

The European Union is drawing up the contours of a new programme to boost the armies of the countries of the Sahel and Gulf of Guinea. Already widely used to support Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion, the European Peace Facility must be at the center of this new West African strategy.

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Macron mulls France's future in Sahel

Ever since the demise of Operation Barkhane was announced, French diplomats and military brass have been pondering their country's next steps in the region. A strategy paper is being prepared for Emmanuel Macron.

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French president Emmanuel Macron visits the troops of France's Barkhane counter-terrorism operation in Africa's Sahel region in Gao, northern Mali, 19 May 2017.

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Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Niger
The EU's big business meeting in Niamey

Niger
China's Nuctech bids for deal to supply Niger with border control equipment

Denmark, Niger
Copenhagen working on plans for embassy in Niger

Spotlight | Africa, Italy
Giorgia Meloni's Africa policy

Spotlight | Mali
Qatar's grand mediator ambitions in Sahel

Spotlight | West Africa
Inside the EU's new security lab

Spotlight | France, Sahel
Macron mulls France's future in Sahel