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Chad
AU's special envoy soon to be named

The African Union is on the cusp of appointing its special envoy to Chad. The name of a former president from the Sahel seems to be on everyone's lips as the most likely candidate for the job.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.05.2021

Congo
Reality catches up with Sassou Nguesso's campaign promises

Ahead of his re-election President Denis Sassou Nguesso made a raft of campaign promises to launch major works. Some are already withering on the vine.

Subscribers only Politics 28.04.2021

Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso.

Niger
Bazoum keeps Issoufou's oil barons in their jobs for now

Niger's new president is appointing people close to his predecessor to key posts in a bid to ensure continuity. But how long will they stay in their jobs?

Subscribers only Energy 15.04.2021

Algeria, Morocco, Niger
Mohamed Bazoum does balancing act between Algiers and Rabat

Niger is still very much Algeria's special preserve but a number of Moroccan personalities nevertheless attended the investiture of new Nigerian president Mohamed Bazoum on 2 April on an unofficial basis.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.04.2021

Nigerien President Mohamed Bazoum, during his inauguration on 2 April 2021.

Sahel
Top Sahel Coalition official to tour region

Djimet Adoum, the newly installed high representative of the Coalition for the Sahel, starts his first tour of the region on 5 March, accompanied by France's Sahel envoy Frédéric Bontems.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.03.2021

Niger
Issoufou prepares for life after the presidency

As he prepares to hand over his position as head [...]

Subscribers only Politics 03.03.2021

Niger
Presidential hopeful Mohamed Bazoum dreams of exporting electricity

If Mohamed Bazoum, the candidate of the Parti Nigérien pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme (PNDS) of outgoing President Mahamadou Issoufou, wins the second round of the presidential election against Mahamane Ousmane on 21 February, he intends to turn Niger into an electricty-exporting country.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 05.02.2021

Mauritania
How President Ghazouani became a key diplomatic actor in Africa

Severing ties with his predecessor Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani has pushed himself to the forefront of regional diplomacy in less than two years. Now Saudia Arabia and the UAE's strategic ally in the Sahel, Mauritania may soon normalise relations with Qatar.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.02.2021

Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.

Spotlight | Benin, Niger
CNPC silently prepares massive battle plan for Agadem crude exportation

The Covid-19 pandemic has not stopped the Chinese major from rolling up its sleeves and getting ready to start Nigerien crude oil exports as soon as possible.

Subscribers only Energy 03.02.2021

France, Niger
French investigators try to find out who benefited from Areva's uranium sales as presidential battle continues

The French police financial brigade, which is investigating Areva's loss-making sale of five million tonnes of Nigerien uranium in 2011, is looking to see if two companies involved in the sale are linked to Niger's political leadership.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 27.01.2021

Niger
Bazoum's secret negotiations

President Mahamadou Issoufou's chosen heir, former interior minister Mohamed Bazoum, has secured the all-important support of Seini Oumarou and his MNSD party in return for promising Oumarou the position of speaker in the National Assembly.

Subscribers only Politics 26.01.2021

Djibouti
Omar Guelleh caught up in the queue to see President Macron

No date has yet been fixed for the visit to Paris planned by Djiboutian president Ismaïl Omar Guelleh for the end of January. According to our information, the French presidency is responsible for this delay.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.01.2021

Burkina Faso, France
Kaboré's turn to meet Macron to discuss Sahel

After presidents Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of Mauritania, Idriss Déby of Chad and Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger visited Emmanuel Macron in Paris, it's now Roch Marc Christian Kaboré's turn

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.01.2021

Burkinabe President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in December 2018.

Niger
Mohamed Bazoum takes presidential campaign to Paris

With less than a month to go before he faces Mahamne Ousmane in the second round of the presidential election, Mohamed Bazoum has been in Paris since 19 January with a host of press interviews already lined up.

Subscribers only Politics 20.01.2021

The Nigerien presidential candidate and former interior minister Mohamed Bazoum.

In Focus | Niger, Nigeria
Nigerian tycoon Dahiru Mangal plays king-maker as he backs Issoufou's heir Bazoum

Nigerian billionaire Alhaji Dahiru Mangal, who dominates the business sector in the border regions of Nigeria and Niger, is making great efforts to ensure that Mahamadou Issoufou's planned handover to his right-hand man Mohamed Bazoum does not jeopardise his interests in Niamey.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 11.01.2021

Nigerian businessman Alhaji Dahiru Mangal.

Niger
Presidential election: Bazoum and Ousmane prepare the final battle

With the second round of the presidential election due on 21 February, the two remaining candidates, Mohamed Bazoum and Mahamane Ousmane, are working hard behind the scenes to forge the alliances they need to win.

Subscribers only Politics 08.01.2021

Niger
Bazoum faces tense final stretch in presidential race

With barely a fortnight to go to the first round of voting on 27 December, Mahamadou Issoufou's designated successor, Mohamed Bazoum, is set to stage a series of major rallies in several key regions, some of them under opposition control.

Subscribers only Politics 14.12.2020

Niger
Hama Amadou plays his trumps cards, Buhari and Talon

The former prime minister and National Assembly speaker, who was banned from running in the presidential elections in mid-November, has begun a low-profile regional tour to plead his case in different ECOWAS capitals.

Subscribers only Politics 09.12.2020

Niger's former prime minister and National Assembly speaker Hama Amadou.

Mauritania
Moustapha Chafi courted from all sides since his return to Nouakchott

The country's business and political elite have been eagerly paying visits to the former opponent of the Aziz regime since his return to the capital in the hopes of finding out what he plans to do next.

Subscribers only Politics 20.11.2020

Ivory Coast
Ouattara manoeuvres to avoid election boycott

Running for re-election, President Alassane Ouattara has been dangling state campaign subsidies in front of his rivals and bringing pressure to bear from neighbouring states to persuade opponents such as Henri Konan Bédié to take part in the election.

Subscribers only Politics 23.10.2020

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is running for re-election. But his opponents look like boycotting the ballot.

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Mahamadou Issoufou

Chad
AU's special envoy soon to be named

Congo
Reality catches up with Sassou Nguesso's campaign promises

Niger
Bazoum keeps Issoufou's oil barons in their jobs for now

Algeria, Morocco, Niger
Mohamed Bazoum does balancing act between Algiers and Rabat

Sahel
Top Sahel Coalition official to tour region

Niger
Issoufou prepares for life after the presidency

Niger
Presidential hopeful Mohamed Bazoum dreams of exporting electricity

Mauritania
How President Ghazouani became a key diplomatic actor in Africa

Spotlight | Benin, Niger
CNPC silently prepares massive battle plan for Agadem crude exportation

France, Niger
French investigators try to find out who benefited from Areva's uranium sales as presidential battle continues

Niger
Bazoum's secret negotiations

Djibouti
Omar Guelleh caught up in the queue to see President Macron

Burkina Faso, France
Kaboré's turn to meet Macron to discuss Sahel

Niger
Mohamed Bazoum takes presidential campaign to Paris

In Focus | Niger, Nigeria
Nigerian tycoon Dahiru Mangal plays king-maker as he backs Issoufou's heir Bazoum

Niger
Presidential election: Bazoum and Ousmane prepare the final battle

Niger
Bazoum faces tense final stretch in presidential race

Niger
Hama Amadou plays his trumps cards, Buhari and Talon

Mauritania
Moustapha Chafi courted from all sides since his return to Nouakchott

Ivory Coast
Ouattara manoeuvres to avoid election boycott

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Mahamadou Issoufou

Chad AU's special envoy soon to be named

Congo Reality catches up with Sassou Nguesso's campaign promises

Niger Bazoum keeps Issoufou's oil barons in their jobs for now

Algeria, Morocco, Niger Mohamed Bazoum does balancing act between Algiers and Rabat

Sahel Top Sahel Coalition official to tour region

Niger Issoufou prepares for life after the presidency

Niger Presidential hopeful Mohamed Bazoum dreams of exporting electricity

Mauritania How President Ghazouani became a key diplomatic actor in Africa

Spotlight | Benin, Niger CNPC silently prepares massive battle plan for Agadem crude exportation

France, Niger French investigators try to find out who benefited from Areva's uranium sales as presidential battle continues

Niger Bazoum's secret negotiations

Djibouti Omar Guelleh caught up in the queue to see President Macron

Burkina Faso, France Kaboré's turn to meet Macron to discuss Sahel

Niger Mohamed Bazoum takes presidential campaign to Paris

In Focus | Niger, Nigeria Nigerian tycoon Dahiru Mangal plays king-maker as he backs Issoufou's heir Bazoum

Niger Presidential election: Bazoum and Ousmane prepare the final battle

Niger Bazoum faces tense final stretch in presidential race

Niger Hama Amadou plays his trumps cards, Buhari and Talon

Mauritania Moustapha Chafi courted from all sides since his return to Nouakchott

Ivory Coast Ouattara manoeuvres to avoid election boycott

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Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Chad
AU's special envoy soon to be named

Congo
Reality catches up with Sassou Nguesso's campaign promises

Niger
Bazoum keeps Issoufou's oil barons in their jobs for now

Algeria, Morocco, Niger
Mohamed Bazoum does balancing act between Algiers and Rabat

Sahel
Top Sahel Coalition official to tour region

Niger
Issoufou prepares for life after the presidency

Niger
Presidential hopeful Mohamed Bazoum dreams of exporting electricity

Mauritania
How President Ghazouani became a key diplomatic actor in Africa

Spotlight | Benin, Niger
CNPC silently prepares massive battle plan for Agadem crude exportation

France, Niger
French investigators try to find out who benefited from Areva's uranium sales as presidential battle continues

Niger
Bazoum's secret negotiations

Djibouti
Omar Guelleh caught up in the queue to see President Macron

Burkina Faso, France
Kaboré's turn to meet Macron to discuss Sahel

Niger
Mohamed Bazoum takes presidential campaign to Paris

In Focus | Niger, Nigeria
Nigerian tycoon Dahiru Mangal plays king-maker as he backs Issoufou's heir Bazoum

Niger
Presidential election: Bazoum and Ousmane prepare the final battle

Niger
Bazoum faces tense final stretch in presidential race

Niger
Hama Amadou plays his trumps cards, Buhari and Talon

Mauritania
Moustapha Chafi courted from all sides since his return to Nouakchott

Ivory Coast
Ouattara manoeuvres to avoid election boycott