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DP World

DP World is a logistics and transportation firm, created through the merger of Dubai Ports Authority and Dubai Ports International in September 2005.

DRC
How Banana deepwater port got back on track

Félix Tshisekedi's government and the Dubai-based DP World have both had to make concessions to reach a deal on constructing the Banana deepwater port.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 15.12.2021

The Emirati Minister of State for Cooperation, Khalifa Shaheen al Marar, and the Congolese Minister of Transport and Disenclavement, Cherubin Okende, during the signing ceremony of the concession contract for the construction of the deepwater port of Banana between the Congolese State and DP World on 11 December 2021.

Egypt, Tanzania
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Samia Suluhu Hassan's honeymoon period

Since Samia Suluhu Hassan's coming to power in Dodoma, Tanzania has steadily edged closer to Egypt.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.11.2021

Tanzanian president Samia Suluhu Hassan with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Africa, France
Banks ready to pounce as rumours surface of the sale of Bolloré's African assets

A benchmark conducted by Morgan Stanley on the port and logistics assets of the Bolloré group sent African capitals into a panic last week.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Finance, Business 18.10.2021

Spotlight | Africa, UAE
How Abu Dhabi Ports is preparing its African push

The firm, hitherto overshadowed by its compatriot DP World, has forged numerous alliances with shipowners and commodities traders in recent months. It is now preparing to make offers for several African ports.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 30.09.2021

The container terminal at the port of Lobito (Angola), one of the targets of Abu Dhabi Ports.

Sudan
Hamburg Port Consulting quietly streamlines Port Sudan

For three months now, Hamburg Port Consulting has been working to reduce delays for unloading ships at Port Sudan, the only international port in the country.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 16.09.2021

Horn of Africa
UAE and China spar over Horn of Africa ports

Four months after opening the port of Berbera in Somaliland, DP World's chairman, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, tasked his teams to conduct a study on Chinese activism in the ports of the Horn of Africa.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 10.09.2021

Djibouti
Port of Djibouti barons at loggerheads

State-run Port of Djibouti, the country's main source of income along, in equal measure, with the rent from foreign military bases, is in the throes of a management war.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 06.09.2021

The Doraleh Multi-Purpose Port, managed by the state company Port of Djibouti.

Djibouti
The authorities try to reach agreement with Fortescue on electricity projects MOU

Three months after a visit to Djibouti by Andrew Forrest, the billionaire boss of Australia's Fortescue Metals Group (FMG), an online meeting is due to be held in mid-September between representatives of Ismaïl Omar Guelleh's presidential administration (IOG) and the mining group.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 30.08.2021

Ethiopia
Paris boosts new naval force with two Sillinger speedboats

France is equipping the Ethiopian navy with two Sillinger boats in a bid to capture a share of the market for its shipyards. Ethiopia does not have an access to the sea, but it hopes to house its fleet in a port in Eritrea or Djibouti.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 09.06.2021

Spotlight | Horn of Africa
Sisi tries two-pronged attack on Abiy via Khartoum and Djibouti

The Egyptian army wants to capitalise on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's visit to Djibouti last week to strengthen cooperation with the country in hope of securing a permanent presence there. Cairo generals, which have already firmed up ties with their counterparts in Sudan, are fighting Ethiopia's plans to continue filling the Renaissance dam this summer.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 04.06.2021

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh in Djibouti.

Spotlight | Africa, UAE
DP World looks at using shares to fundraise

Emirati Port operator DP World is ready to open up its capital to finance growth in Africa and elsewhere.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 01.06.2021

Spotlight | Sudan
Hamdok's difficult debt relief conversation with the Gulf

Germany and France may be happy to write off virtually all of Sudan's debts, but the Gulf states are asking for something in return before they will renegotiate.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.05.2021

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok at the Sudan Creditors' Summit in Paris on 17 May 2021.

Spotlight | Qatar, Somalia, UAE
Farmajo, spurned by Qatar, turns to UAE crown prince MBZ

The Somali president, on the verge of losing his job, is seeking financial support from new sources in the Gulf. The Emirati crown prince has agreed to talks, but remains cautious.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.05.2021

Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as Farmajo, addresses Parliament on May 1, 2021.

Djibouti
DP World asks US State Department for help in Doraleh Port case

Dennis Hranitzky, the US lawyer DP World hired to obtain an exequatur in the United States on several arbitration rulings made against Djibouti, is up against a wall.

Subscribers only Business 10.05.2021

Mozambique
Cornelder launches offensive on Mozambique's port terminals

With a foothold in Beira and in a number of Mozambican shipping companies, Rotterdam-based Cornelder Group is harnessing its many subsidiaries in order to win a bigger chunk of the country's port management sector.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 27.04.2021

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi and DP World wrangle over Port of Banana exclusive zone

The Emirati firm DP World wants an exclusive zone around the port they plan to build in Banana. Such a zone would prevent Australia's Fortescue from moving forward with their project. The Congolese authorities have asked the two companies to come to an agreement so that both projects can progress.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 01.04.2021

DRC, Qatar
Behind the scenes of Tshisekedi's Qatar trip

During a lightning visit to Qatar, the Congolese leader tried to play on the competition between Doha and Abu Dhabi to secure projects.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.03.2021

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi was received on March 29, 2021 by the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.

Angola
Dos Santos asset hunt, catalyst of growing Abu Dhabi-Luanda bond

The Angolan president's quiet trip to Abu Dhabi last week is the latest sign of a fast-tracked rapprochement between the UAE and Angola. But this blossoming diplomatic and economic alliance depends on the UAE's willingness to hunt down the dos Santos family's assets.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.03.2021

Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of Angola's former president.

Djibouti
DP World undeterred by Djibouti's latest legal ploy

The legal proceedings initiated in the United States by the Emirati port operator DP World, which wants several arbitration rulings against Djibouti relating to the Doraleh port container terminal to be enforced, now hinge on the legal status of an email.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 19.03.2021

Spotlight | Angola
Away from the courtrooms, the government and the dos Santos clan wage a secret war

Already engaged in innumerable court cases and arbitration battles, the smallest details of which are dutifully publicized by their respective PR teams, the family of ex-president dos Santos and the Angolan state are also fighting another less public, much less procedural battle.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.03.2021

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DRC
How Banana deepwater port got back on track

Egypt, Tanzania
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Samia Suluhu Hassan's honeymoon period

Africa, France
Banks ready to pounce as rumours surface of the sale of Bolloré's African assets

Spotlight | Africa, UAE
How Abu Dhabi Ports is preparing its African push

Sudan
Hamburg Port Consulting quietly streamlines Port Sudan

Horn of Africa
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Djibouti
Port of Djibouti barons at loggerheads

Djibouti
The authorities try to reach agreement with Fortescue on electricity projects MOU

Ethiopia
Paris boosts new naval force with two Sillinger speedboats

Spotlight | Horn of Africa
Sisi tries two-pronged attack on Abiy via Khartoum and Djibouti

Spotlight | Africa, UAE
DP World looks at using shares to fundraise

Spotlight | Sudan
Hamdok's difficult debt relief conversation with the Gulf

Spotlight | Qatar, Somalia, UAE
Farmajo, spurned by Qatar, turns to UAE crown prince MBZ

Djibouti
DP World asks US State Department for help in Doraleh Port case

Mozambique
Cornelder launches offensive on Mozambique's port terminals

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi and DP World wrangle over Port of Banana exclusive zone

DRC, Qatar
Behind the scenes of Tshisekedi's Qatar trip

Angola
Dos Santos asset hunt, catalyst of growing Abu Dhabi-Luanda bond

Djibouti
DP World undeterred by Djibouti's latest legal ploy

Spotlight | Angola
Away from the courtrooms, the government and the dos Santos clan wage a secret war

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Sudan Hamburg Port Consulting quietly streamlines Port Sudan

Horn of Africa UAE and China spar over Horn of Africa ports

Djibouti Port of Djibouti barons at loggerheads

Djibouti The authorities try to reach agreement with Fortescue on electricity projects MOU

Ethiopia Paris boosts new naval force with two Sillinger speedboats

Spotlight | Horn of Africa Sisi tries two-pronged attack on Abiy via Khartoum and Djibouti

Spotlight | Africa, UAE DP World looks at using shares to fundraise

Spotlight | Sudan Hamdok's difficult debt relief conversation with the Gulf

Spotlight | Qatar, Somalia, UAE Farmajo, spurned by Qatar, turns to UAE crown prince MBZ

Djibouti DP World asks US State Department for help in Doraleh Port case

Mozambique Cornelder launches offensive on Mozambique's port terminals

Spotlight | DRC Tshisekedi and DP World wrangle over Port of Banana exclusive zone

DRC, Qatar Behind the scenes of Tshisekedi's Qatar trip

Angola Dos Santos asset hunt, catalyst of growing Abu Dhabi-Luanda bond

Djibouti DP World undeterred by Djibouti's latest legal ploy

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

DRC
How Banana deepwater port got back on track

Egypt, Tanzania
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Samia Suluhu Hassan's honeymoon period

Africa, France
Banks ready to pounce as rumours surface of the sale of Bolloré's African assets

Spotlight | Africa, UAE
How Abu Dhabi Ports is preparing its African push

Sudan
Hamburg Port Consulting quietly streamlines Port Sudan

Horn of Africa
UAE and China spar over Horn of Africa ports

Djibouti
Port of Djibouti barons at loggerheads

Djibouti
The authorities try to reach agreement with Fortescue on electricity projects MOU

Ethiopia
Paris boosts new naval force with two Sillinger speedboats

Spotlight | Horn of Africa
Sisi tries two-pronged attack on Abiy via Khartoum and Djibouti

Spotlight | Africa, UAE
DP World looks at using shares to fundraise

Spotlight | Sudan
Hamdok's difficult debt relief conversation with the Gulf

Spotlight | Qatar, Somalia, UAE
Farmajo, spurned by Qatar, turns to UAE crown prince MBZ

Djibouti
DP World asks US State Department for help in Doraleh Port case

Mozambique
Cornelder launches offensive on Mozambique's port terminals

Spotlight | DRC
Tshisekedi and DP World wrangle over Port of Banana exclusive zone

DRC, Qatar
Behind the scenes of Tshisekedi's Qatar trip

Angola
Dos Santos asset hunt, catalyst of growing Abu Dhabi-Luanda bond

Djibouti
DP World undeterred by Djibouti's latest legal ploy

Spotlight | Angola
Away from the courtrooms, the government and the dos Santos clan wage a secret war