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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.

Djibouti
Djibouti fights back against DP World's US legal offensive

Djibouti's lawyers are betting on a particular interpretation of American law in their bid to prevent the port operator DP World from getting the $485.5m in damages it is claiming in US courts.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 22.02.2021

Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT), in which DP World has a 33.34% stake.

Inner circles | DRC
The parallel government of Tshisekedi's special advisors

President Tshisekedi has a team of nine special advisors he likes to call on. Playing on rivalries among the members of Joseph Kabila's Front Commun pour le Congo, some have taken charge of state matters even if that means encroaching on the portfolios of the ministers concerned.

Subscribers only Politics 05.02.2021

Spotlight | Angola
After the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar jostle for influence in Luanda

Despite a breakthrough in the Doha-Riyadh feud in January, the Angolan president Joao Lourenço is methodically positioning his players to make the most of the ongoing competition between the Gulf countries.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.01.2021

Algeria, Turkey, UAE
Algeria walks a tightrope between Ankara and Abu Dhabi

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's desire to get closer to Ankara without breaking with Abu Dhabi has put Algeria in a delicate position.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.12.2020

DRC
DP World to return to Banana port negotiating table with Tshisekedi

The deepwater Banana port project, bogged down for months by the Covid-19 pandemic and tensions between President Félix Tshisekedi and ministers loyal to his predecessor Joseph Kabila, now looks like it might move forward by the end of the year.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 25.11.2020

Angola, UAE
Dubai aims to tap into Angola's return to the international coffee scene

Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) executive chairman Ahmed bin Sulayem used the presence of several Angolan officials at his diamonds webinar on 19 November to pass on an important message.

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.2020

Angola, UAE
Luanda left over a barrel as DP World steams to port victory

President Lourenço would have preferred a shipping company to take on Luanda's multipurpose terminal rather than DP World. But it finally resigned itself to choosing the Dubai-based port operator, which spared no expense to win its first major contract in southern Africa.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy 23.11.2020

DRC
US businessman Rubar Sandi gets busy with railways, roads, and solar farms

Entrepreneur Rubar Sandi made a fortune in Iraq after the US-led invasion in 2003. With the help of Indonesian authorities, he has now embarked on several major infrastructure projects in DRC.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 06.11.2020

China, Djibouti
China Merchants steps up maritime operations in Djibouti

Sinotrans, the logistics subsidiary of China Merchants, is gearing up for a large-scale deployment in Djibouti having received a significant injection of capital investment.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 05.11.2020

Central Africa
CEMAC seeks $3.3bn to finance infrastructure projects

The six members of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) are planning a round table in November to raise funds for the construction of roads and electricity plants.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 07.10.2020

DRC
Banana Port: Kinshasa sends HFW legal team to negotiate with DP World

President Félix Tshisekedi has tasked the French lawyers of UK firm Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) to urgently settle the last points of contention with Dubai port operator DP World over Banana Port.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 23.09.2020

Djibouti
DP World resumes court battle with Djibouti

After the failure of negotiations with President Ismail Omar Guelleh over the Doraleh port concession, the Dubai operator has turned to the US justice system in its efforts to recover $485m.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 18.09.2020

Djibouti
China Merchants Holdings set to expand Doraleh port

Already ubiquitous at Djibouti's ports, the Hong Kong company is expanding its activities in conjunction with another Chinese giant.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 17.09.2020

Mozambique
Zakher leads way on gas services partnership between Maputo and Abu Dhabi

The firm owned by the businessman Hassan El Ali recently signed a deal with Mozambique's national oil company ENH, thereby becoming one of the first Dubai-based operators to invest in the country's gas sector.

Subscribers only Energy 20.08.2020

Djibouti
Doraleh Port: UAE oil port manager Abass moves into supply services with Marine Tankers

Ships passing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait can now refuel from a new supplier, the brand new Marine Tankers Offshore Services Supply that opened its doors mid-July.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 24.07.2020

DRC
Banana Port: Kabila's FCC plays another trick on Tshisekedi

Despite a series of meetings between Felix Tshisekedi's office and Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba's government, the deepwater Banana port project is still distilling discord within the top Congolese executive.

Subscribers only Politics 20.07.2020

DRC
How Kabila's ministers scuppered top-level Banana port negotiations

Without telling the head of state, Sylvestre Ilunga's government has okayed the extension of DP World's Banana port contract.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 09.07.2020

Senegal
Minister Youm makes room for WB to fund Dakar-Bamako line

With the creation of a state railway company, Senegal's minister of infrastructure and land transport is opening the door to World Bank funding to rehabilitate the Dakar-Bamako line.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 05.06.2020

Djibouti
Guelleh gives Captain Abar oversight of Emirates Oil

President Ismail Omar Guelleh has asked one of his officials to keep a close eye on Emirates National Oil Co, which Djibouti suspects is playing a double game over the port.

Subscribers only Business 01.06.2020

DRC
DP World gets 18-month extension on Banana seaport talks

DP World and the DRC government have mutually agreed to add another 18 months to the deadline for the signature of an amendment to the Banana port contract.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 21.05.2020

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DP World

Djibouti
Djibouti fights back against DP World's US legal offensive

Inner circles | DRC
The parallel government of Tshisekedi's special advisors

Spotlight | Angola
After the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar jostle for influence in Luanda

Algeria, Turkey, UAE
Algeria walks a tightrope between Ankara and Abu Dhabi

DRC
DP World to return to Banana port negotiating table with Tshisekedi

Angola, UAE
Dubai aims to tap into Angola's return to the international coffee scene

Angola, UAE
Luanda left over a barrel as DP World steams to port victory

DRC
US businessman Rubar Sandi gets busy with railways, roads, and solar farms

China, Djibouti
China Merchants steps up maritime operations in Djibouti

Central Africa
CEMAC seeks $3.3bn to finance infrastructure projects

DRC
Banana Port: Kinshasa sends HFW legal team to negotiate with DP World

Djibouti
DP World resumes court battle with Djibouti

Djibouti
China Merchants Holdings set to expand Doraleh port

Mozambique
Zakher leads way on gas services partnership between Maputo and Abu Dhabi

Djibouti
Doraleh Port: UAE oil port manager Abass moves into supply services with Marine Tankers

DRC
Banana Port: Kabila's FCC plays another trick on Tshisekedi

DRC
How Kabila's ministers scuppered top-level Banana port negotiations

Senegal
Minister Youm makes room for WB to fund Dakar-Bamako line

Djibouti
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DRC
DP World gets 18-month extension on Banana seaport talks

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DP World

Djibouti Djibouti fights back against DP World's US legal offensive

Inner circles | DRC The parallel government of Tshisekedi's special advisors

Spotlight | Angola After the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar jostle for influence in Luanda

Algeria, Turkey, UAE Algeria walks a tightrope between Ankara and Abu Dhabi

DRC DP World to return to Banana port negotiating table with Tshisekedi

Angola, UAE Dubai aims to tap into Angola's return to the international coffee scene

Angola, UAE Luanda left over a barrel as DP World steams to port victory

DRC US businessman Rubar Sandi gets busy with railways, roads, and solar farms

China, Djibouti China Merchants steps up maritime operations in Djibouti

Central Africa CEMAC seeks $3.3bn to finance infrastructure projects

DRC Banana Port: Kinshasa sends HFW legal team to negotiate with DP World

Djibouti DP World resumes court battle with Djibouti

Djibouti China Merchants Holdings set to expand Doraleh port

Mozambique Zakher leads way on gas services partnership between Maputo and Abu Dhabi

Djibouti Doraleh Port: UAE oil port manager Abass moves into supply services with Marine Tankers

DRC Banana Port: Kabila's FCC plays another trick on Tshisekedi

DRC How Kabila's ministers scuppered top-level Banana port negotiations

Senegal Minister Youm makes room for WB to fund Dakar-Bamako line

Djibouti Guelleh gives Captain Abar oversight of Emirates Oil

DRC DP World gets 18-month extension on Banana seaport talks

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Djibouti
Djibouti fights back against DP World's US legal offensive

Inner circles | DRC
The parallel government of Tshisekedi's special advisors

Spotlight | Angola
After the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar jostle for influence in Luanda

Algeria, Turkey, UAE
Algeria walks a tightrope between Ankara and Abu Dhabi

DRC
DP World to return to Banana port negotiating table with Tshisekedi

Angola, UAE
Dubai aims to tap into Angola's return to the international coffee scene

Angola, UAE
Luanda left over a barrel as DP World steams to port victory

DRC
US businessman Rubar Sandi gets busy with railways, roads, and solar farms

China, Djibouti
China Merchants steps up maritime operations in Djibouti

Central Africa
CEMAC seeks $3.3bn to finance infrastructure projects

DRC
Banana Port: Kinshasa sends HFW legal team to negotiate with DP World

Djibouti
DP World resumes court battle with Djibouti

Djibouti
China Merchants Holdings set to expand Doraleh port

Mozambique
Zakher leads way on gas services partnership between Maputo and Abu Dhabi

Djibouti
Doraleh Port: UAE oil port manager Abass moves into supply services with Marine Tankers

DRC
Banana Port: Kabila's FCC plays another trick on Tshisekedi

DRC
How Kabila's ministers scuppered top-level Banana port negotiations

Senegal
Minister Youm makes room for WB to fund Dakar-Bamako line

Djibouti
Guelleh gives Captain Abar oversight of Emirates Oil

DRC
DP World gets 18-month extension on Banana seaport talks