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Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

Mauritania
President's son-in-law could tip the scales for Fderick reboot

BCM International, which picked up an 80% stake in one of Mauritania's most promising iron ore projects, Fderick, at the [...]

Subscribers only 18.06.2019

Mauritania
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz makes plans to sail off into Emirati sunset

The Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz looks set to depart from Nouackchott for good after the presidential election on [...]

Subscribers only Politics 12.06.2019

West Africa
G5 Sahel chief Hanena Ould Sidi prepares his departure

The Mauritanian general Hanena Ould Sidi, who has been the [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 29.05.2019

Mauritania, Senegal
With Serval, Taleb Ould Abdi Vall renews oil ambitions

The man who headed Mauritania's ministry of petroleum, energy and mines from 2010 to 2013, Taleb Ould Abdi Vall, has, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.05.2019

Mauritania
Cheikh Ould Baya, speaker of the house and mining big gun

Known for his influence over Mauritania's fisheries (WAN 745), the speaker of parliament, Cheikh Ould Baya, who took up his [...]

Subscribers only Mining 07.05.2019

Mauritania
Cheibany Ould Weddady follows Kinross' tracks to find gold

A new contender has joined the Mauritanian mining players' race for the country's prime deposits of gold, silver, copper and [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.04.2019

Mali, West Africa
Mediation behind the scenes in Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Soumaila Cisse rift

No fewer than three west African presidents have been involved in resolving the political crisis that broke out in Mali last August.

Subscribers only Politics 10.04.2019

Mauritania
Bahaye Ould Ghadda clan steps mining activities up a notch

With commodity prices on the rise Mauritanian firm Wafa Mining & Petroleum (WMP) is ready to take on new acquisitions. [...]

Subscribers only Mining 19.03.2019

In Focus | Chad, France, Qatar
Chad: France and Qatar negotiate in secret over Idriss Deby's future

The guerilla force currently laying siege to the regime of Idriss Deby is being directed from Doha by his nephew, Timan Erdimi. The situation is acutely embarrassing for the Chadian president but also for Paris, which is allies with Qatar but is fighting alongside the Chadian army against the rebellion.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.03.2019

Idriss Deby wants to end the maneuvers of his nephew Timan Erdimi, refugee in Qatar.

Senegal
Tortue: Mike Anderson (Kosmos) stirs ministry of petroleum into action

The vice president of Kosmos Energy and former British intelligence officer (MI6), Mike Anderson rushed off to Dakar last week [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.01.2019

Mauritania, Senegal
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz needles Macky Sall

Although Senegal already has a regional school offering information technology [...]

Subscribers only Politics 02.01.2019

Mauritania
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz rounds off the year in style thanks to Total, BP and Kosmos Energy

Although Mauritanian minister of petroleum Mohamed Ould Abdel Vetah had [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.01.2019

Mauritania, Senegal
Tortue: waiting game over for final investment decision

According to our sources, tomorrow should be the day the final investment decision for the giant cross-border deposit Tortue will [...]

Subscribers only Energy 20.12.2018

Spotlight | Mauritania, Senegal
The behind-the-scenes politics that have been torturing the Tortue deal

As we revealed (AEI 828), the path is finally clear for Mauritania and Senegal to take their final investment decision (FID) on the giant trans-border gas field Tortue. Nevertheless, the many political stumbling blocks along the way forced the block [.

Subscribers only Energy 27.11.2018

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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?

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

Mauritania
President's son-in-law could tip the scales for Fderick reboot

Mauritania
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz makes plans to sail off into Emirati sunset

West Africa
G5 Sahel chief Hanena Ould Sidi prepares his departure

Mauritania, Senegal
With Serval, Taleb Ould Abdi Vall renews oil ambitions

Mauritania
Cheikh Ould Baya, speaker of the house and mining big gun

Mauritania
Cheibany Ould Weddady follows Kinross' tracks to find gold

Mali, West Africa
Mediation behind the scenes in Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Soumaila Cisse rift

Mauritania
Bahaye Ould Ghadda clan steps mining activities up a notch

In Focus | Chad, France, Qatar
Chad: France and Qatar negotiate in secret over Idriss Deby's future

Senegal
Tortue: Mike Anderson (Kosmos) stirs ministry of petroleum into action

Mauritania, Senegal
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz needles Macky Sall

Mauritania
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz rounds off the year in style thanks to Total, BP and Kosmos Energy

Mauritania, Senegal
Tortue: waiting game over for final investment decision

Spotlight | Mauritania, Senegal
The behind-the-scenes politics that have been torturing the Tortue deal

Mauritania
World Bank forks out another credit line for mining transparency

Mauritania
Mohamed Salem Ould Bechir, a prime minister with a love of oil

Morocco
Bourita tries to keep Aziz out of Sahrawi debate

Mauritania, Senegal
Whispers of Tortue financing at Prince de Galles

Mauritania
Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih, the new envoy between BP and Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz?

Mali, West Africa
IBK relegated to the sidelines

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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?

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Africa in the Russia-Ukraine war

East Africa's hotly contested coffee sector

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz

Mauritania President's son-in-law could tip the scales for Fderick reboot

Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz makes plans to sail off into Emirati sunset

West Africa G5 Sahel chief Hanena Ould Sidi prepares his departure

Mauritania, Senegal With Serval, Taleb Ould Abdi Vall renews oil ambitions

Mauritania Cheikh Ould Baya, speaker of the house and mining big gun

Mauritania Cheibany Ould Weddady follows Kinross' tracks to find gold

Mali, West Africa Mediation behind the scenes in Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Soumaila Cisse rift

Mauritania Bahaye Ould Ghadda clan steps mining activities up a notch

In Focus | Chad, France, Qatar Chad: France and Qatar negotiate in secret over Idriss Deby's future

Senegal Tortue: Mike Anderson (Kosmos) stirs ministry of petroleum into action

Mauritania, Senegal Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz needles Macky Sall

Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz rounds off the year in style thanks to Total, BP and Kosmos Energy

Mauritania, Senegal Tortue: waiting game over for final investment decision

Spotlight | Mauritania, Senegal The behind-the-scenes politics that have been torturing the Tortue deal

Mauritania World Bank forks out another credit line for mining transparency

Mauritania Mohamed Salem Ould Bechir, a prime minister with a love of oil

Morocco Bourita tries to keep Aziz out of Sahrawi debate

Mauritania, Senegal Whispers of Tortue financing at Prince de Galles

Mauritania Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih, the new envoy between BP and Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz?

Mali, West Africa IBK relegated to the sidelines

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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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?

Mauritania
President's son-in-law could tip the scales for Fderick reboot

Mauritania
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz makes plans to sail off into Emirati sunset

West Africa
G5 Sahel chief Hanena Ould Sidi prepares his departure

Mauritania, Senegal
With Serval, Taleb Ould Abdi Vall renews oil ambitions

Mauritania
Cheikh Ould Baya, speaker of the house and mining big gun

Mauritania
Cheibany Ould Weddady follows Kinross' tracks to find gold

Mali, West Africa
Mediation behind the scenes in Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Soumaila Cisse rift

Mauritania
Bahaye Ould Ghadda clan steps mining activities up a notch

In Focus | Chad, France, Qatar
Chad: France and Qatar negotiate in secret over Idriss Deby's future

Senegal
Tortue: Mike Anderson (Kosmos) stirs ministry of petroleum into action

Mauritania, Senegal
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz needles Macky Sall

Mauritania
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz rounds off the year in style thanks to Total, BP and Kosmos Energy

Mauritania, Senegal
Tortue: waiting game over for final investment decision

Spotlight | Mauritania, Senegal
The behind-the-scenes politics that have been torturing the Tortue deal

Mauritania
World Bank forks out another credit line for mining transparency

Mauritania
Mohamed Salem Ould Bechir, a prime minister with a love of oil

Morocco
Bourita tries to keep Aziz out of Sahrawi debate

Mauritania, Senegal
Whispers of Tortue financing at Prince de Galles

Mauritania
Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih, the new envoy between BP and Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz?

Mali, West Africa
IBK relegated to the sidelines