The transition from military regime to civil democracy isn’t always easy. Confusion and divisions within the Guinea’s electoral authority, the CENI, gerrymandering and ethnic violence have tarnished the historic presidential vote in Guinea, whose second round could well take place [.
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Despite the closure in June 2009 of the 43th naval infantry battalion (BIMA) in Port Bouet, the French Army hasn’t [...]
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On his upcoming trip to Ivory Coast, Claude Gueant the general secretary of the French president's office, will be accompanied by a plethora of intermediaries, West Africa Newsletter can exclusively reveal.
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It is not certain that prime minister will take a sabbatical after Ivory Coast’s presidential elections.
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How the Senegalese president’s architectural work ended up in court in Paris. Exclusive.
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Back from a visit to the United States, Ali Bongo spent a busy couple of days in Paris at the end of September.
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The kidnapping of two Belgians off the coast of Douala on September 12 might have been avoided.
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After the August 15 festivities marking the 50 years of independence, the country is on go-slow, like its president.
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The 92 Angolan soldiers in the Unidade da Guarda Presidencial [...]
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Colonel N’Dah Bio, the director of intelligence, and an ethnic [...]
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Ivory Coast’s first lady Simone Gbagbo has been visiting Israel. [...]
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In a sign of troubled relations between Mali and Algeria [...]
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The financial difficulties of the utilities company, Societe d’Energie et [...]
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Already present in Angola, the Israeli group LR, manufacturer of [...]
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The Biarritz-based helicopter manufacturer BHR Aircraft Helicopteres, headed by Pascal [...]
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Kouassy Oussou, the chairman of the board of the publicly-owned [...]
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Under contract to Areva since 2007, the Epee group had [...]
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Talks are underway with the Moroccan telecoms operator Maroc Telecom [...]
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The partnership agreement between the Public Markets Regulatory Authority (ARMP) [...]
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The former general officer of Ivory Coast’s national armed forces [...]
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Former CEO of the Sotonam (Societe Togolaise de Navigation Maritime), [...]
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