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Phosphates

A key agricultural input, phosphates are mainly produced and sold in Africa by Morocco's OCP. Numerous other companies have begun producing, transforming and selling phosphates, whether these are public (Compagnie des phosphates de Gafsa, Societe nationale des phosphates du Togo (SNPT) or private, Foskor and soon Kropz and Great Quest Fertilizer.

Morocco
Backers pull out of giant phosphates trader over Western Sahara

Fertiliser distributor Nutrien, the result of a merger between Potash Corp and Agrium, has been blacklisted by financial institutions over its imports from Western Sahara.

Subscribers only Mining 12.06.2018

Morocco
Masen seeks security firm for Sahrawi power stations

Moroccan renewable energy agency MASEN is looking for a service [...]

Subscribers only Business 07.06.2018

Morocco
The OCP Policy Center goes to Lagos

The OCP Policy Center is planning to hold its first [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.05.2018

Senegal
Qalaa Holdings' Egyptian team targets phosphates

Ascom, the mining arm of Cairo investment firm Qalaa Holdings, is in talks with the Senegalese government to acquire a [...]

Subscribers only Mining 15.05.2018

Spotlight | Document | Morocco
Lobbyist Richard Smotkin has "gassy" background

Richard Smotkin, who was recruited by Moroccan ambassador in Washington Lalla Joumala Alaoui for a glitzy PR contract (MC 1290), is also an ardent defender of American interests, particularly in the gas sector, in the kingdom.

Subscribers only Politics 26.04.2018

Rick Smotkin, PR man for Morocco and defender of American interests, as Comcast VP in 2016.

Burkina Faso
Mines ministry gets youth boost

Burkinabe president Roch Marc Christian Kabore has given his green light for a massive recruitment plan within the ministry of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.04.2018

Tanzania
Fast-food king Stephen Copulos zips into mines

The Stephen Copulos clan, former KFC fast-food chain operator in Australia, has quietly become a major investor in Tanzanian graphite.

Subscribers only Mining 10.04.2018

Morocco
OCP sets up holding to oversee its foundation

The OCP (former Office Cherifien des Phosphates) has given itself [...]

Subscribers only 29.03.2018

Togo
Phosphates state firm doesn't back down against Sandvik

Backed into arbitration against its supplier, Swedish engineering group Sandvik, Togo's public firm Societe nouvelle des phosphates du Togo (SNPT) [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.03.2018

Togo
Carbonated phosphate: authorities encourage Elenilto to speed up its game

Behind doors, Togo's minister of energy and mines, Marc Dederiwe Abli-Bidamon, is no longer trying to hide his frustration with [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.03.2018

Guinea-Bissau
Who is funding Itafos' appetite for phosphate?

Phosphate specialist Itafos has secured itself a foothold in Africa as it takes control of junior GB Minerals, a move made possible with the help of key investment funds.

Subscribers only Mining 27.03.2018

Spotlight | Tunisia
Chahed tries to soothe southern anger with gas

As they continue to struggle to contain discontent in the southern part of the country, Youssef Chahed and his government are trying to restore calm by reviving the South Tunisian Gas Project (STGP), which has been talked about by successive [.

Subscribers only Politics 22.03.2018

Algeria
Abdelkader Messahel breaks the ice with the IFRI in Paris

Algerian foreign minister Abdelkader Messahel will be in Paris on [...]

Subscribers only 22.03.2018

Togo
TFC adds phosphates to its belt

Marc Dederiwe Abli-Bidamon, Togo's minister of mines and energy, who [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.02.2018

Morocco
OCP to boost fertiliser production at Jorf Lasfar

The Office Cherifien des Phosphates (OCP) is to invest $750 [...]

Subscribers only Business 08.02.2018

Benin, Ivory Coast
The CCJA sends Patrice Talon back to square one in the Hydrochem affair

The Ohada court of arbitration has called into question the entire transaction through which the Beninese president acquired a stake in Agro West Africa.

Subscribers only Business 07.02.2018

Morocco
The OCP cancels Khouribga security contract tender call

The tender call for the provision of an electronic security system at the Khouribga phosphate mine, which was issued last [...]

Free access Business 01.02.2018

Spotlight | Morocco
Why Rabat is reorganising its US lobbying network

Out goes Democrat Ed Gabriel! In comes Republican James Christoferson! Foreign minister Nasser Bourita is retaking control of Morocco's lobbying network in the United States.Rabat has wasted little time replacing its chief lobbyist in Washington, former American ambassador in Morocco [.

Subscribers only Politics 25.01.2018

Ethiopia
METEC placed under surveillance by the regime

According to our information, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn recently set [...]

Subscribers only Business 19.01.2018

Tunisia
SNCFT whistles off renovation of its main line trains

Tunisian national rail operator SNCFT is to buy 110 carriages [...]

Subscribers only Business 18.01.2018

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Phosphates

Morocco
Backers pull out of giant phosphates trader over Western Sahara

Morocco
Masen seeks security firm for Sahrawi power stations

Morocco
The OCP Policy Center goes to Lagos

Senegal
Qalaa Holdings' Egyptian team targets phosphates

Spotlight | Document | Morocco
Lobbyist Richard Smotkin has "gassy" background

Burkina Faso
Mines ministry gets youth boost

Tanzania
Fast-food king Stephen Copulos zips into mines

Morocco
OCP sets up holding to oversee its foundation

Togo
Phosphates state firm doesn't back down against Sandvik

Togo
Carbonated phosphate: authorities encourage Elenilto to speed up its game

Guinea-Bissau
Who is funding Itafos' appetite for phosphate?

Spotlight | Tunisia
Chahed tries to soothe southern anger with gas

Algeria
Abdelkader Messahel breaks the ice with the IFRI in Paris

Togo
TFC adds phosphates to its belt

Morocco
OCP to boost fertiliser production at Jorf Lasfar

Benin, Ivory Coast
The CCJA sends Patrice Talon back to square one in the Hydrochem affair

Morocco
The OCP cancels Khouribga security contract tender call

Spotlight | Morocco
Why Rabat is reorganising its US lobbying network

Ethiopia
METEC placed under surveillance by the regime

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SNCFT whistles off renovation of its main line trains

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Phosphates

Morocco Backers pull out of giant phosphates trader over Western Sahara

Morocco Masen seeks security firm for Sahrawi power stations

Morocco The OCP Policy Center goes to Lagos

Senegal Qalaa Holdings' Egyptian team targets phosphates

Spotlight | Document | Morocco Lobbyist Richard Smotkin has "gassy" background

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Tanzania Fast-food king Stephen Copulos zips into mines

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Togo Carbonated phosphate: authorities encourage Elenilto to speed up its game

Guinea-Bissau Who is funding Itafos' appetite for phosphate?

Spotlight | Tunisia Chahed tries to soothe southern anger with gas

Algeria Abdelkader Messahel breaks the ice with the IFRI in Paris

Togo TFC adds phosphates to its belt

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Morocco The OCP cancels Khouribga security contract tender call

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Ethiopia METEC placed under surveillance by the regime

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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?

Morocco
Backers pull out of giant phosphates trader over Western Sahara

Morocco
Masen seeks security firm for Sahrawi power stations

Morocco
The OCP Policy Center goes to Lagos

Senegal
Qalaa Holdings' Egyptian team targets phosphates

Spotlight | Document | Morocco
Lobbyist Richard Smotkin has "gassy" background

Burkina Faso
Mines ministry gets youth boost

Tanzania
Fast-food king Stephen Copulos zips into mines

Morocco
OCP sets up holding to oversee its foundation

Togo
Phosphates state firm doesn't back down against Sandvik

Togo
Carbonated phosphate: authorities encourage Elenilto to speed up its game

Guinea-Bissau
Who is funding Itafos' appetite for phosphate?

Spotlight | Tunisia
Chahed tries to soothe southern anger with gas

Algeria
Abdelkader Messahel breaks the ice with the IFRI in Paris

Togo
TFC adds phosphates to its belt

Morocco
OCP to boost fertiliser production at Jorf Lasfar

Benin, Ivory Coast
The CCJA sends Patrice Talon back to square one in the Hydrochem affair

Morocco
The OCP cancels Khouribga security contract tender call

Spotlight | Morocco
Why Rabat is reorganising its US lobbying network

Ethiopia
METEC placed under surveillance by the regime

Tunisia
SNCFT whistles off renovation of its main line trains