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Abdourahamane Tchiani

Niger
How Niger's Somair keeps running without Orano

Local managers at Société des Mines de l'Air have managed to keep it running after French parent company Orano cut the cord on 4 December. But with no uranium exports and no cash injection from shareholders, the company's future is far from certain.

Subscribers only Mining 20.12.2024

Spotlight | Niger
Niger junta seeks €100m in back taxes and late fees from CNPC arm

Niamey's cash-strapped ruling generals are putting the squeeze on the Chinese oil giant in its capacity as majority shareholder of a delinquent oil refinery.

Subscribers only Energy 19.12.2024

General Abdourahamane Tchiani at the the first Alliance of Sahel States summit in Niamey, Niger, 6 July 2024.

Spotlight | Morocco, Niger
Moroccan intelligence services' secret talks to free Mohamed Bazoum

With the utmost discretion, the kingdom's foreign intelligence agency has been holding talks with Niamey's junta since September with a view to freeing Niger's former president, who has been detained for 18 months.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.12.2024

Niger's former president, Mohamed Bazoum, in Niamey on 2 May 2022.

Niger
Niamey junta steps up pressure on diplomats and NGOs with passport seizures

Reports have emerged in recent months of Nigerien authorities seizing travel documents belonging to foreign nationals visiting the country. International agency employees and the diplomatic corps are among those affected.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.12.2024

The Diori Hamani International airport in Niamey in September 2023.

Spotlight | West Africa
West African leaders meet to address financial turmoil

West African Economic and Monetary Union heads of state are due to meet on 14 December to discuss the financial woes of the French-speaking economic organisation, which is burdened by a dearth of foreign currency, difficulties in borrowing on the markets and major unpaid debts.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 13.12.2024

The Ivorian leader and current WAEMU president Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan on 5 December 2022.

Spotlight | Cameroon
Ex-Boko Haram groups put security services to test in Far North Region

Army officers and political leaders in the Far North Region are worried about the recent increase in attacks by jihadist groups previously linked to Boko Haram. Yaoundé is following the situation closely but is reluctant for the time being to take further containment measures.

Subscribers only Defence 12.12.2024

Niger
EU ambassador's recall slows down Niamey-Berlin rapprochement

A diplomatic crisis between Niger and the European Union has derailed Germany's bid to resume its development aid. For several weeks, Berlin has been quietly trying to re-engage with the junta.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.11.2024

Inner circles | Africa
Kamala Harris's African networks

Africa may not be high on the Democrat candidate's list of priorities, but her advisers are starting to think about a strategy for the continent in the event that she wins on 5 November. Her approach is unlikely to depart radically from the Biden administration's.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.11.2024

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Accra, Ghana, on 28 March 2023.

Niger
Aviation group Menzies tries to maintain pressure on Niamey

The British aircraft ground handling services provider has filed a request with a US district court.

Subscribers only Business 24.10.2024

Niger
Junta places €80m order for five Turkish military drones

Abdourahamane Tchiani's administration is about to finalise an unprecedented acquisition from Turkish drone manufacturer Lentatek.

Subscribers only Defence 10.10.2024

Algeria
In run-up to the presidential election, Tebboune's lacklustre diplomatic record under scrutiny

The Algerian president's foreign policy record is unlikely to win him many votes as he runs for a second term in tomorrow's election, not least because of Algiers' souring relations with its neighbours.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.09.2024

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at the G7 summit in Borgo Egnazia, Puglia, Italy, 14 June 2024.

Niger
Niamey and French airship maker A-NSE clash over military contract

The French airship manufacturer A-NSE is planning to take legal action against Niger's defence ministry headed by General Salifou Modi over a contract signed in 2018 for the delivery of two T-C60L surveillance airships to the Nigerien Armed Forces.

Subscribers only Defence 05.09.2024

Benin, Niger
Despite an easing of tensions, CNPC oil remains cut off between Niger and Benin

As the crisis between Niamey and Cotonou drags on, the local subsidiary of oil giant China National Petroleum Corp has decided to send its employees in the Agadem region of eastern Niger on forced leave.

Subscribers only Energy 26.07.2024

Sahel
Despite criticism, EU special envoy for Sahel seeks re-election

Italy's Emanuela Del Re, the European Union's special envoy for the Sahel, is seeking re-election, yet several European capitals are far from keen.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.07.2024

Benin
EU readies further €35m in military aid for Cotonou

Brussels is poised to offer fresh financial help to the Beninese army in its combat against terrorism, having already released funds last year.

Subscribers only Defence 18.07.2024

Niger
Abdourahamane Tchiani's junta's IMF operation

The International Monetary Fund is due to approve decisive financial support for the junta on 17 July. In recent weeks, the country's authorities have been discreetly trying to settle several debts in order to maximise their chances.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 16.07.2024

Niger's Prime Minister Ali Lamine Zeine during an official visit to Ankara, Turkey on 1 February, 2024.

Benin, Niger
Boni Yayi and Soglo head to Niamey for junta talks

The two former Beninese presidents have been trying since mid-June to negotiate with the Nigerien authorities to unblock the route between Cotonou and Niamey. A joint commission may be set up shortly.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.07.2024

Former Beninese presidents Thomas Boni Yayi (left) and Nicéphore Soglo in 2019 in Cotonou.

Niger
Niger junta cashes in CNPC millions but Benin oil exports at standstill

Niamey's military rulers are in no hurry to resume crude exports via the Niger-Benin pipeline, already hit by tensions with Cotonou and attacks by the Front Patriotique de Libération, an armed ethnic Tubu group hostile to the junta.

Subscribers only Energy 03.07.2024

Niger
Niamey turns to UN for medical equipment

Niger's health ministry has signed a $14.6m contract with UNICEF and UNOPS.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.06.2024

Niger
CNPC's first cargo of Nigerien crude oil heads to France

The law of supply and demand has determined the destination of the first shipment of oil from the Agadem zone. It will be unloaded in Marseille, in the south of France.

Subscribers only Energy 22.05.2024

Tankers at Marseille port on 17 October 2010.

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Abdourahamane Tchiani

Niger
How Niger's Somair keeps running without Orano

Spotlight | Niger
Niger junta seeks €100m in back taxes and late fees from CNPC arm

Spotlight | Morocco, Niger
Moroccan intelligence services' secret talks to free Mohamed Bazoum

Niger
Niamey junta steps up pressure on diplomats and NGOs with passport seizures

Spotlight | West Africa
West African leaders meet to address financial turmoil

Spotlight | Cameroon
Ex-Boko Haram groups put security services to test in Far North Region

Niger
EU ambassador's recall slows down Niamey-Berlin rapprochement

Inner circles | Africa
Kamala Harris's African networks

Niger
Aviation group Menzies tries to maintain pressure on Niamey

Niger
Junta places €80m order for five Turkish military drones

Algeria
In run-up to the presidential election, Tebboune's lacklustre diplomatic record under scrutiny

Niger
Niamey and French airship maker A-NSE clash over military contract

Benin, Niger
Despite an easing of tensions, CNPC oil remains cut off between Niger and Benin

Sahel
Despite criticism, EU special envoy for Sahel seeks re-election

Benin
EU readies further €35m in military aid for Cotonou

Niger
Abdourahamane Tchiani's junta's IMF operation

Benin, Niger
Boni Yayi and Soglo head to Niamey for junta talks

Niger
Niger junta cashes in CNPC millions but Benin oil exports at standstill

Niger
Niamey turns to UN for medical equipment

Niger
CNPC's first cargo of Nigerien crude oil heads to France

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Abdourahamane Tchiani

Niger How Niger's Somair keeps running without Orano

Spotlight | Niger Niger junta seeks €100m in back taxes and late fees from CNPC arm

Spotlight | Morocco, Niger Moroccan intelligence services' secret talks to free Mohamed Bazoum

Niger Niamey junta steps up pressure on diplomats and NGOs with passport seizures

Spotlight | West Africa West African leaders meet to address financial turmoil

Spotlight | Cameroon Ex-Boko Haram groups put security services to test in Far North Region

Niger EU ambassador's recall slows down Niamey-Berlin rapprochement

Inner circles | Africa Kamala Harris's African networks

Niger Aviation group Menzies tries to maintain pressure on Niamey

Niger Junta places €80m order for five Turkish military drones

Algeria In run-up to the presidential election, Tebboune's lacklustre diplomatic record under scrutiny

Niger Niamey and French airship maker A-NSE clash over military contract

Benin, Niger Despite an easing of tensions, CNPC oil remains cut off between Niger and Benin

Sahel Despite criticism, EU special envoy for Sahel seeks re-election

Benin EU readies further €35m in military aid for Cotonou

Niger Abdourahamane Tchiani's junta's IMF operation

Benin, Niger Boni Yayi and Soglo head to Niamey for junta talks

Niger Niger junta cashes in CNPC millions but Benin oil exports at standstill

Niger Niamey turns to UN for medical equipment

Niger CNPC's first cargo of Nigerien crude oil heads to France

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Niger
How Niger's Somair keeps running without Orano

Spotlight | Niger
Niger junta seeks €100m in back taxes and late fees from CNPC arm

Spotlight | Morocco, Niger
Moroccan intelligence services' secret talks to free Mohamed Bazoum

Niger
Niamey junta steps up pressure on diplomats and NGOs with passport seizures

Spotlight | West Africa
West African leaders meet to address financial turmoil

Spotlight | Cameroon
Ex-Boko Haram groups put security services to test in Far North Region

Niger
EU ambassador's recall slows down Niamey-Berlin rapprochement

Inner circles | Africa
Kamala Harris's African networks

Niger
Aviation group Menzies tries to maintain pressure on Niamey

Niger
Junta places €80m order for five Turkish military drones

Algeria
In run-up to the presidential election, Tebboune's lacklustre diplomatic record under scrutiny

Niger
Niamey and French airship maker A-NSE clash over military contract

Benin, Niger
Despite an easing of tensions, CNPC oil remains cut off between Niger and Benin

Sahel
Despite criticism, EU special envoy for Sahel seeks re-election

Benin
EU readies further €35m in military aid for Cotonou

Niger
Abdourahamane Tchiani's junta's IMF operation

Benin, Niger
Boni Yayi and Soglo head to Niamey for junta talks

Niger
Niger junta cashes in CNPC millions but Benin oil exports at standstill

Niger
Niamey turns to UN for medical equipment

Niger
CNPC's first cargo of Nigerien crude oil heads to France