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Senegal

Lufthansa Consulting offers help to Senegal's struggling aviation sector

Lufthansa Consulting, a subsidiary of the German airline which provides aviation sector consultancy services, has been prospecting in Senegal in recent months. The firm's Africa director, Catrin Drawer, travelled to Dakar in February to meet with the director of Blaise Diagne international airport (AIBD), Cheikh Bamba Dièye.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 13.03.2025

Government considers postponing April's international investment forum

Initially scheduled for 24 and 25 April, the Forum Invest in Senegal event is in danger of being postponed until November for budgetary reasons.

Subscribers only Business 10.03.2025

Enshore Subsea continues Dakar cable project despite US funding freeze

Britain’s Enshore Subsea, a key contractor in a major project to install submarine power cables off the Senegal capital Dakar, will continue its work there despite the suspension of funding from the US Millennium Challenge Corp.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 07.03.2025

Military parade marking Senegal's Independence Day in Dakar, 4 April 2023. © Zohra Bensemra/Reuters

Dakar secures guarantees from Washington in fight against terrorism

Senegalese authorities have managed to obtain assurances for the renewal of a counter-terrorism programme financed by the US Department of State. It had been halted since Donald Trump's return to the White House.

Free access Defence 05.03.2025

At the Ouakam base in Dakar, Senegal, 22 March 2018. © Seyllou/AFP

Spotlight
Dakar-Washington axis threatened by Trump's cost-cutting diplomacy

With the freeze on US funding being felt on both the economic and security fronts, Bassirou Diomaye Faye's government is worried about a possible reversal of the IMF's position, spurred on by the new US president.

Subscribers only Defence, Finance, Diplomacy 25.02.2025

© Illustrated by Julien Pacaud Photos: Z. Wang /Xinhua via AFP/J. Wessels/Z. Abdelkafi/AFP/Éléments Français du Sénégal/Facebook/M. Yalcin/Anadolu via AFP

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Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

President Faye's support for the closure of French bases in Senegal has thrown the future of bilateral military cooperation into question. Negotiations are about to begin and the political leaders of the two countries are not ruling out a definitive break-up, much to the dismay of their armies.

Subscribers only Defence 17.02.2025

French Minister of State Thani Mohamed-Soilihi due in Dakar

French Minister of State Thani Mohamed-Soilihi is planning to visit the Senegalese capital on 9 March, at a time when relations between Paris and Dakar are going through a turbulent phase.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.03.2025

Sicilian operator on the cusp of winning GTA-Gandon gas pipeline project

After intense competition, Sicilsaldo is the favourite over two Chinese consortia to win the contract to build the gas pipeline between the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim gas field and Saint-Louis.

Subscribers only Energy 03.03.2025

Moscow boosts staff at its Dakar embassy

Moscow is increasing the number of staff at its embassy in Dakar and stepping up initiatives to strengthen multi-sector cooperation with the country.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.02.2025

Ex-banker and minister favourites to replace Cheikh Diba as finance minister

With speculation rife about a government reshuffle in Senegal, two senior officials are being touted as possible replacements for Finance Minister Cheikh Diba, who is in a weakened position at the helm of the key ministry.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 21.02.2025

Qatari foreign minister to tour Sahel states

Qatari Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi is due to visit Niger, Mali and Senegal at some point next week, in an order that has yet to be defined.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 21.02.2025

Sanctions-hit Dubai trader Coral Energy reinvents itself again

After an initial name change to 2Rivers, oil trader Coral Energy has transferred its activities to a new entity, Safira Global Trading. Coral Energy was sanctioned in December for selling Russian oil below the floor price.

Subscribers only Energy 18.02.2025

EU considering €15m payment to Senegalese army

Dakar's request last year to the European Union for financial support to secure its border with Mali is in the works, but the earmarked €15m must now be assessed by the organisation's member states.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 14.02.2025

The Armed Forces of Senegal at the Thiaroye Military Camp, near Dakar, Senegal, 1 December 2024.

Germany's purchase of Senegalese gas back on the table

Interrupted during the final months of Macky Sall's presidential term, talks between Dakar and Berlin on the purchase of natural gas have quietly resumed in recent weeks.

Subscribers only Energy 11.02.2025

MP close to Macky Sall prepares defence against corruption allegations

In the sights of the Division des Investigations Criminelles, lawmaker Farba Ngom, whose immunity has been lifted, has just hired a French lawyer.

Subscribers only Politics 07.02.2025

Niamey, the blind spot in Dakar's bid to reconcile new Sahel bloc with ECOWAS

Senegal's president has been tasked with restoring links between the West African bloc and three junta-led states that spurned it to form the AES. His mission has taken him to Mali and Burkina Faso, but so far he has only initiated contact with Niger.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.02.2025

African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

Christel Bories had lofty ambitions for Africa when she took the Eramet helm in 2017. Yet she achieved few of them, and the French mining group is being challenged on its Gabonese and Senegalese sites.

Subscribers only Mining 03.02.2025

The CEO of the Eramet Group, Christel Bories, in Argentina, in July 2024.

Tullow Oil may jettison assets to steady the ship

It is shaping up to be a decisive year for the British junior, which is set to sell off various assets to reduce its substantial debts.

Subscribers only Energy 31.01.2025

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BP narrowly avoids fresh crisis with Dakar and Nouakchott over Grand Tortue

On a visit to Nouakchott and Dakar, BP's Gordon Birrell managed to ease some of the tensions surrounding the Grand Tortue Ahmeyim gas project. These included Petrosen's refusal to validate cash calls.

Subscribers only Energy 30.01.2025

BP regional director Gordon Birrell in Baku, Azerbaijan, in June 2016.

Future of Air Senegal in doubt

The Senegalese airline is racking up unpaid bills from various service providers, including Rolls-Royce. This is a risky situation at a time when the government is questioning whether the airline can continue to operate.

Subscribers only Business 27.01.2025

Macron's Africa envoy Jean-Marie Bockel expected in London

He will be presenting France's vision for its future military presence in Africa to the British government.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 23.01.2025

Spotlight
Macky Sall prepares his defence from Marrakech

Concerned that he may be the subject of a vendetta by his successor's administration, Sall is counting on the support of a group of heavyweights from the Senegalese legal world, ready to strike back in the event of prosecution of the former head of state or those close to him.

Subscribers only Politics 20.01.2025

Former Senegalese president Macky Sall in Paris, France, 8 June 2024.

Spotlight
Dakar destined to remain dependent on IMF support

President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has struggled to attract new investors to revitalise Senegal's seriously cash-strapped economy since International Monetary Fund financing was frozen in October. Negotiations with the institution have, however, resumed.

Subscribers only Finance 15.01.2025

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye in Doha, Qatar, 8 December 2024.

Former staff from French private security company EPEE train Senegalese soldiers

A handful of French military veterans, ex-employees of the private security company EPEE, provided training to around 20 Senegalese officers in November.

Subscribers only Defence 13.01.2025

Dakar struggles to respond as Eramet mineral sands project draws mounting opposition

Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has promised MPs he will look into their claims that mining activities conducted by France's Eramet are harming the environment. It's an issue that divides the ruling party.

Subscribers only Mining 08.01.2025

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Lufthansa Consulting offers help to Senegal's struggling aviation sector

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Dakar secures guarantees from Washington in fight against terrorism

Spotlight
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Moscow boosts staff at its Dakar embassy

Ex-banker and minister favourites to replace Cheikh Diba as finance minister

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EU considering €15m payment to Senegalese army

Germany's purchase of Senegalese gas back on the table

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Niamey, the blind spot in Dakar's bid to reconcile new Sahel bloc with ECOWAS

African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

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BP narrowly avoids fresh crisis with Dakar and Nouakchott over Grand Tortue

Future of Air Senegal in doubt

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Senegal

Lufthansa Consulting offers help to Senegal's struggling aviation sector

Government considers postponing April's international investment forum

Enshore Subsea continues Dakar cable project despite US funding freeze

Dakar secures guarantees from Washington in fight against terrorism

Spotlight Dakar-Washington axis threatened by Trump's cost-cutting diplomacy

In Focus Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

French Minister of State Thani Mohamed-Soilihi due in Dakar

Sicilian operator on the cusp of winning GTA-Gandon gas pipeline project

Moscow boosts staff at its Dakar embassy

Ex-banker and minister favourites to replace Cheikh Diba as finance minister

Qatari foreign minister to tour Sahel states

Sanctions-hit Dubai trader Coral Energy reinvents itself again

EU considering €15m payment to Senegalese army

Germany's purchase of Senegalese gas back on the table

MP close to Macky Sall prepares defence against corruption allegations

Niamey, the blind spot in Dakar's bid to reconcile new Sahel bloc with ECOWAS

African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

Tullow Oil may jettison assets to steady the ship

Spotlight BP narrowly avoids fresh crisis with Dakar and Nouakchott over Grand Tortue

Future of Air Senegal in doubt

Macron's Africa envoy Jean-Marie Bockel expected in London

Spotlight Macky Sall prepares his defence from Marrakech

Spotlight Dakar destined to remain dependent on IMF support

Former staff from French private security company EPEE train Senegalese soldiers

Dakar struggles to respond as Eramet mineral sands project draws mounting opposition

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Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Spotlight
Dakar-Washington axis threatened by Trump's cost-cutting diplomacy

In Focus
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Spotlight
BP narrowly avoids fresh crisis with Dakar and Nouakchott over Grand Tortue

Spotlight
Macky Sall prepares his defence from Marrakech

Spotlight
Dakar destined to remain dependent on IMF support