In Brazzaville's corridors of power, the Arab Spring and its possible spread to sub-Saharan Africa are of less concern than the Republic of Congo's weaker ties with Paris. Having not been received at the Elysee Palace since July 2010, President [.
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Over the years dozens of Ivorian officials have quaffed champagne in the VIP lounges of France's airports. But the Ivoirian [...]
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President Alassane Ouattara is under growing pressure from Henri Konan Bedie’s PDCI to honour his campaign promises and remove Guillaume Soro as prime minister.
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Tensions at the French embassy in Conakry led to the departure of ambassador Jean Graebling last week. His successor Bertrand Cochery is under orders to restore peace.
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Aware they could inherit an insurrection if they win the presidential election in April, a couple of key contenders are pushing for Bamako to negotiate with the MNLA Tuareg separatists.
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France and the United States are more or less on the same wavelength as people in Senegal who think that trouble is ahead if Wade insists on holding on to power.
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Joseph Kabila has hardly been seen since December, raising speculation about his health that West Africa Newsletter can shed some light on.
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Four years after the disappearance of Chad opposition leader Ibni Oumar Mahamat Saleh, his family are hoping to obtain justice internationally.
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President Thomas Boni Yayi has reduced the number of presidential [...]
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Most of them were given senior jobs in the Forces [...]
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Before leaving for Europe on January 31, President Paul Biya [...]
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After training the officers of the ruling Parti Congolais du [...]
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The catering contract for French nuclear group Areva’s Imouraren uranium [...]
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Despite the insistence of the French and Ivorian presidents’ offices, [...]
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Kitea, the Moroccan furniture group, is negotiating with the Ivorian [...]
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The PR event organiser Richard Attias & Associates will organise [...]
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Guinean President Alpha Conde has renewed the contract of French [...]
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Pierre Fery-Zendel, the managing director and administrator of Editions Michel [...]
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The agro-industrial group Somdiaa’s sugar production in Ivory Coast is [...]
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Boosted by African mining projects, the Bollore Group’s transport and [...]
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Currently vice-president of Societe Financiere Internationale (SFI), the World Bank’s [...]
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Founder of Securite Plus Services-Action Assistance in Abidjan, Guy-Patrick Wodie, [...]
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