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Libya
How Macron derailed UNSMIL head Stephanie Williams' peace plan

France's attempt to organise a meeting meeting between Fayez Sarraj, Khalifa Haftar and Aguila Salah Issa provoked a wave of protests in Tripoli. Its intervention has disrupted the crisis exit negotiations led by the United States and the United Nations.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.09.2020

French president Emmanuel Macron tried to organise a mini-summit on the Libyan crisis on 17 September in Paris.

Algeria
French Embassy stays in diplomatic quarantine as François Gouyette takes charge

France's new ambassador in Algeria will have the difficult job of reviving bilateral relations, which are currently at a particularly low ebb. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune believes that France backed the "hirak" protest movement and his presidential rival Azzedine Mihoubi.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.09.2020

French ambassador in Algeria François Gouyette.

Libya
Macron makes changes to handlers of Libyan crisis

The French president has moved Paul Soler, his erstwhile main advisor on Libyan affairs, to Jordan, giving more control to diplomatic advisor Patrick Durel.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.09.2020

Madagascar, United States
Culmen International bids for US contract to reorganise the Madagascan navy

The United States is to call in private contractors to draft a new strategy for the Madagascan navy. In this way, it hopes to obtain strategic support in the Indian Ocean and steal a march on France in an area where the European country has traditionally played a dominant role.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 09.09.2020

Tunisia
Poivre d'Arvor plans to continue to squat on new ambassador's patch in Tunis

As France's new ambassador to Tunisia prepares to take up his post, his predecessor, Olivier Poivre d'Arvor, plans to stay in the country, where he will continue to play a role in economic and cultural affairs.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.09.2020

Former French ambassador to Tunisia Olivier Poivre d'Arvor.

Ivory Coast
Presidential election: Patrick Achi handles back channels with France

As Ouattara's campaign for a third mandate continues full steam ahead, causing alarm bells to ring in Paris, the Ivorian head of state's secretary general, Patrick Achi, is working to defuse the sparks.

Subscribers only Politics 09.09.2020

Ivorian head of state's secretary general Patrick Achi.

France, Ivory Coast, Turkey
Soro rides on anti-French wave in Ankara

Well-connected within the Turkish business community, the Ivorian opposition leader Guillaume Soro has found himself the inadvertent beneficiary of the heated relations between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and French head of state Emmanuel Macron.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.09.2020

Libya
New French military attaché Thomas Billard to mediate with Tripoli

Following a posting in Tunis, the new French defence attaché Thomas Billard will now have to restore good relations with Fayez Sarraj's Government of National Accord. He comes from the same intelligence unit as Emmanuel Macron's former Libyan adviser, Paul Soler, whom he knows well.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 01.09.2020

Morocco
Former Jet Contractors executive Nicolas Kepel moves into PPP consulting

Frenchman Nicolas Kepel, former head of development at leading Moroccan construction group Jet Contractors, has activated his financial and business strategy consulting company Add Equatio.

Subscribers only Business 01.09.2020

Madagascar
Rajoelina's advisor misses out on top job at Air Mad

Now that Madagascar's national social insurance fund has taken over Air Austral's stake in Air Madagascar, the national airline is preparing to appoint a new chief executive to bolster its freight activities and establish a partnership with Ethiopian Airlines.

Subscribers only Business 27.08.2020

DRC
Kinshasa tries to persuade French companies to get on board Inga III

The Congolese authorities, who are concerned that South Africa might renege on its commitment to take a share of the future giant dam's electricity output, are looking for potential "offtakers" in France to enable it to proceed with the project.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 26.08.2020

Ivory Coast
Amid growing tension, French MP Bruno Fuchs takes pulse of presidential poll

Bruno Fuchs, a Macronist member of France's parliament who has significant experience in Africa, travelled to Abidjan from 11 to 16 August to discuss the upcoming presidential election with several Ivorian politicians.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.08.2020

Africa, Morocco
Guillaume Chaban-Delmas quits Boury Tallon for African lobbyist MGH Partners

Until recently the director of consultancy at the French institutional relations advisor Boury, Tallon & associés, Guillaume Chaban-Delmas this month became a founding partner of the lobbying firm MGH Partners.

Subscribers only Business 17.08.2020

Ivory Coast, United States
US to bankroll counter-terrorism academy with Paris

Recent Jihadist attacks in Ivory Coast have revived interest in the international counter-terrorism academy project initiated by France during François Hollande's tenure, with the US now ready to get involved.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 22.07.2020

Libya
Eastern parliament speaker Aguila Salah Issa seeks friends in Paris

The speaker of the Tobruk-based Libyan House of Representatives wants to end his European tour with a visit to France but is struggling to find anyone willing to meet him.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.07.2020

President of the Libyan House of Representatives Aguila Salah Issa in Moscow, Russia, 3 July.

Ivory Coast
Cornered, Ouattara makes plans for a third mandate

The Ivorian head of state didn't hesitate for long following prime minister and presidential candidate Amadou Gon Coulibaly's death to inform his inner circle of his plans to run for another term.

Subscribers only Politics 15.07.2020

Mauritania
After Macron's intervention, Nouakchott lies in wait for Arise Mauritanie

Visiting Nouakchott on 30 June, the French president pleaded the case of the Franco-Singaporean joint venture Arise Mauritanie, which has been under pressure from Mauritanian authorities for months. Its concession contract is now expected be renegotiated.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 14.07.2020

French President Emmanuel Macron during a meeting with the presidents of the G5 Sahel in Nouakchott.

In Focus | France, Tunisia
Saïed and Macron call each other's bluff over OIF anniversary summit

As Tunisia continues to drag its feet over the organisation of the next summit of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie, France is starting to run out of patience, while event-planning companies, which have been destabilised by the Covid-19 pandemic, still hope to take advantage of the gathering to restore their fortunes.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.07.2020

French President Emmanuel Macron and his Tunisian counterpart Kaïs Saïed on June 22 in Paris.

France, West Africa
Robert Bourgi surfs on Macron's second wind

Since the recent French government reshuffle announced by Emmanuel Macron, the lawyer Robert Bourgi, whose African network is now a shadow of its former self, has been touting his ties with the new ministerial team.

Subscribers only Politics 10.07.2020

Africa, France
French government reshuffle: Presidential Council for Africa pleaded for the appointment of 'African' ministers

The inclusion of HP Africa director Elisabeth Moreno in the new French government was the result of lobbying by the Presidential Council for Africa, a consultative body set up by President Emmanuel Macron.

Subscribers only Politics 08.07.2020

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Emmanuel Macron

Libya
How Macron derailed UNSMIL head Stephanie Williams' peace plan

Algeria
French Embassy stays in diplomatic quarantine as François Gouyette takes charge

Libya
Macron makes changes to handlers of Libyan crisis

Madagascar, United States
Culmen International bids for US contract to reorganise the Madagascan navy

Tunisia
Poivre d'Arvor plans to continue to squat on new ambassador's patch in Tunis

Ivory Coast
Presidential election: Patrick Achi handles back channels with France

France, Ivory Coast, Turkey
Soro rides on anti-French wave in Ankara

Libya
New French military attaché Thomas Billard to mediate with Tripoli

Morocco
Former Jet Contractors executive Nicolas Kepel moves into PPP consulting

Madagascar
Rajoelina's advisor misses out on top job at Air Mad

DRC
Kinshasa tries to persuade French companies to get on board Inga III

Ivory Coast
Amid growing tension, French MP Bruno Fuchs takes pulse of presidential poll

Africa, Morocco
Guillaume Chaban-Delmas quits Boury Tallon for African lobbyist MGH Partners

Ivory Coast, United States
US to bankroll counter-terrorism academy with Paris

Libya
Eastern parliament speaker Aguila Salah Issa seeks friends in Paris

Ivory Coast
Cornered, Ouattara makes plans for a third mandate

Mauritania
After Macron's intervention, Nouakchott lies in wait for Arise Mauritanie

In Focus | France, Tunisia
Saïed and Macron call each other's bluff over OIF anniversary summit

France, West Africa
Robert Bourgi surfs on Macron's second wind

Africa, France
French government reshuffle: Presidential Council for Africa pleaded for the appointment of 'African' ministers

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Emmanuel Macron

Libya How Macron derailed UNSMIL head Stephanie Williams' peace plan

Algeria French Embassy stays in diplomatic quarantine as François Gouyette takes charge

Libya Macron makes changes to handlers of Libyan crisis

Madagascar, United States Culmen International bids for US contract to reorganise the Madagascan navy

Tunisia Poivre d'Arvor plans to continue to squat on new ambassador's patch in Tunis

Ivory Coast Presidential election: Patrick Achi handles back channels with France

France, Ivory Coast, Turkey Soro rides on anti-French wave in Ankara

Libya New French military attaché Thomas Billard to mediate with Tripoli

Morocco Former Jet Contractors executive Nicolas Kepel moves into PPP consulting

Madagascar Rajoelina's advisor misses out on top job at Air Mad

DRC Kinshasa tries to persuade French companies to get on board Inga III

Ivory Coast Amid growing tension, French MP Bruno Fuchs takes pulse of presidential poll

Africa, Morocco Guillaume Chaban-Delmas quits Boury Tallon for African lobbyist MGH Partners

Ivory Coast, United States US to bankroll counter-terrorism academy with Paris

Libya Eastern parliament speaker Aguila Salah Issa seeks friends in Paris

Ivory Coast Cornered, Ouattara makes plans for a third mandate

Mauritania After Macron's intervention, Nouakchott lies in wait for Arise Mauritanie

In Focus | France, Tunisia Saïed and Macron call each other's bluff over OIF anniversary summit

France, West Africa Robert Bourgi surfs on Macron's second wind

Africa, France French government reshuffle: Presidential Council for Africa pleaded for the appointment of 'African' ministers

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Libya
How Macron derailed UNSMIL head Stephanie Williams' peace plan

Algeria
French Embassy stays in diplomatic quarantine as François Gouyette takes charge

Libya
Macron makes changes to handlers of Libyan crisis

Madagascar, United States
Culmen International bids for US contract to reorganise the Madagascan navy

Tunisia
Poivre d'Arvor plans to continue to squat on new ambassador's patch in Tunis

Ivory Coast
Presidential election: Patrick Achi handles back channels with France

France, Ivory Coast, Turkey
Soro rides on anti-French wave in Ankara

Libya
New French military attaché Thomas Billard to mediate with Tripoli

Morocco
Former Jet Contractors executive Nicolas Kepel moves into PPP consulting

Madagascar
Rajoelina's advisor misses out on top job at Air Mad

DRC
Kinshasa tries to persuade French companies to get on board Inga III

Ivory Coast
Amid growing tension, French MP Bruno Fuchs takes pulse of presidential poll

Africa, Morocco
Guillaume Chaban-Delmas quits Boury Tallon for African lobbyist MGH Partners

Ivory Coast, United States
US to bankroll counter-terrorism academy with Paris

Libya
Eastern parliament speaker Aguila Salah Issa seeks friends in Paris

Ivory Coast
Cornered, Ouattara makes plans for a third mandate

Mauritania
After Macron's intervention, Nouakchott lies in wait for Arise Mauritanie

In Focus | France, Tunisia
Saïed and Macron call each other's bluff over OIF anniversary summit

France, West Africa
Robert Bourgi surfs on Macron's second wind

Africa, France
French government reshuffle: Presidential Council for Africa pleaded for the appointment of 'African' ministers