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Algeria
Defence relations remain frosty after French PM cancels another trip to Algiers

Military cooperation between France and Algeria is at a standstill after the French PM Jean Castex cancelled his visit to Algiers planned on 10 April, thus exasperating his counterpart Abdelaziz Djerad.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.04.2021

The visit of French Prime Minister Jean Castex to Algiers, scheduled for April 10, has been cancelled.

Morocco
Moulay Rachid casts himself as aviation industry's business angel following Boeing deal

Prince Moulay Rachid, the brother of Mohammed VI, is looking to open up his MAIC fund, set up to finance the creation TDM Aerospace, to Moroccan institutional investors with a view to expanding subcontracting opportunities with Boeing and Airbus.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 18.03.2021

Algeria
Car market in a jam after major dealers put plans on hold

Nissan, Volkswagen, Renault, and Peugeot have frozen their activity on the Algerian market as they wait for sluggish authorities to clarify the rules for vehicle imports and local assembly.

Subscribers only Business 17.03.2021

Africa, Japan
Afreximbank courts Nissan and other leading vehicle manufacturers

The pan-African Afreximbank run by the Nigerian Benedict Oramah is seeking to cultivate good relations with vehicle manufacturers and with the management of Japan's Nissan in particular.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 26.02.2021

Madagascar
Despite Ghosn subplot, Ravatomanga remains loyal customer of Turkish aircraft brokers

Maminiaina Ravatomanga has officially cut ties with MNG Jet, a Turkish firm that leased the powerful Malagasy businessman's plane to the associates of Carlos Ghosn who helped the former Renault-Nissan CEO abscond from Japan. But his new partner, Black Eagle, descends from MNG Jet.

Subscribers only Business 17.02.2021

Morocco
"Makhzen" capitalist Abed Yacoubi Soussane set to supply parts to PSA

Abed Yacoubi Soussane, the long-serving chairman of mutual agricultural insurance group Mamda-MCMA and stalwart of royal holding company Al Mada, is to become a key supplier to the new PSA-Peugeot-Citroën plant in Kenitra.

Subscribers only Business 07.01.2021

Morocco
The king's brother, Moulay Rachid, is first aboard in Boeing industrial ecosystem

Mohammed VI's younger brother, who is the majority shareholder in TDM Aerospace, is set to become Boeing's first direct supplier in Morocco, thus claiming a prime position in Morocco's nascent aviation industry.

Subscribers only Business 26.11.2020

Prince Moulay Rachid, Mohammed VI's brother.

Central Africa
Gabon's blue helmets stymied by faulty Chinese APCs

Gabon is about to rotate troops within the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic, but its soldiers there are still grappling with equipment problems.

Free access Defence, Business 04.11.2020

Algeria
French-owned Caterpillar distributor Bergerat Monnoyeur fearful for its future

The last operator to be wholly foreign-owned, Bergerat Monnoyeur Algérie could be forced to cease operations by new legislation covering car dealerships.

Subscribers only Business 25.09.2020

Kenya
Former F1 boss Flavio Briatore struggles to keep hotel projects on track

After having failed to sell his luxury resort hotel on the Kenyan coast, Flavio Briatore has been unsuccesful in attracting investors for his planned new tourism complex in Nairobi.

Subscribers only Business 02.09.2020

Ivory Coast
Presidential elections: the spin doctors stirring a media war

With just three months to go to the elections, a bevy of communications firms are busying themselves around the candidates.

Subscribers only Politics 25.08.2020

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara officially nominated to stand for third term in Abidjan.

In Focus | Algeria, Turkey
Allab, Tosyali, Bora and Demiral blaze trail for Erdogan's Algerian business crusade

A small group of Turkish and Algerian billionaires are serving as the advance guard for President Erdogan in Algeria. They stand ready to replace French entepreneurs, who are increasingly losing support in the North African country, and compete with the omnipresent Chinese.

Subscribers only Business 20.07.2020

Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Abdelmadjid Tebboune, in January 2020.

Niger
Arquus and Niamey squabble over disputed €3.8m

In April following an audit conducted by the defence ministry, the Nigerien judiciary opened an investigation into the affairs of Arquus/Renault Trucks. For its part, the French company, which supplied 75 vehicles to the Nigerien army between 2017 and 2019, is expecting Niamey to stump up the sum of €3.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 26.06.2020

Niger
Court-protected airship-maker A-NSE wants Niger to pay its bills

In 2018, A-NSE, a French company currently in safeguard proceedings, supplied several surveillance blimps to Niger, which has yet to make payment. Niamey says in an audit the firm did not deliver what it ordered.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 15.06.2020

Algeria
Ambassador Driencourt set to leave his post amid diplomatic tensions

Much appreciated by Algiers during the era of former president Bouteflika, it's time for French ambassador Xavier Driencourt to move on. As he readies to leave in the next few months, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has gone on the offensive against Paris in a calculated populist move.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.06.2020

The French ambassador in Algiers Xavier Driencourt.

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Defence relations remain frosty after French PM cancels another trip to Algiers

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Algeria
Car market in a jam after major dealers put plans on hold

Africa, Japan
Afreximbank courts Nissan and other leading vehicle manufacturers

Madagascar
Despite Ghosn subplot, Ravatomanga remains loyal customer of Turkish aircraft brokers

Morocco
"Makhzen" capitalist Abed Yacoubi Soussane set to supply parts to PSA

Morocco
The king's brother, Moulay Rachid, is first aboard in Boeing industrial ecosystem

Central Africa
Gabon's blue helmets stymied by faulty Chinese APCs

Algeria
French-owned Caterpillar distributor Bergerat Monnoyeur fearful for its future

Kenya
Former F1 boss Flavio Briatore struggles to keep hotel projects on track

Ivory Coast
Presidential elections: the spin doctors stirring a media war

In Focus | Algeria, Turkey
Allab, Tosyali, Bora and Demiral blaze trail for Erdogan's Algerian business crusade

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Arquus and Niamey squabble over disputed €3.8m

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Court-protected airship-maker A-NSE wants Niger to pay its bills

Algeria
Ambassador Driencourt set to leave his post amid diplomatic tensions

Morocco
Sunk by royal command in Rabat marina, Boulgoute bobs back to surface with new office complex

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Ugur Kalkan's SM Executive Aviation opens Istanbul-Misrata line

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Offshore tax reforms prompt tussle with EU

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Algeria Defence relations remain frosty after French PM cancels another trip to Algiers

Morocco Moulay Rachid casts himself as aviation industry's business angel following Boeing deal

Algeria Car market in a jam after major dealers put plans on hold

Africa, Japan Afreximbank courts Nissan and other leading vehicle manufacturers

Madagascar Despite Ghosn subplot, Ravatomanga remains loyal customer of Turkish aircraft brokers

Morocco "Makhzen" capitalist Abed Yacoubi Soussane set to supply parts to PSA

Morocco The king's brother, Moulay Rachid, is first aboard in Boeing industrial ecosystem

Central Africa Gabon's blue helmets stymied by faulty Chinese APCs

Algeria French-owned Caterpillar distributor Bergerat Monnoyeur fearful for its future

Kenya Former F1 boss Flavio Briatore struggles to keep hotel projects on track

Ivory Coast Presidential elections: the spin doctors stirring a media war

In Focus | Algeria, Turkey Allab, Tosyali, Bora and Demiral blaze trail for Erdogan's Algerian business crusade

Niger Arquus and Niamey squabble over disputed €3.8m

Niger Court-protected airship-maker A-NSE wants Niger to pay its bills

Algeria Ambassador Driencourt set to leave his post amid diplomatic tensions

Morocco Sunk by royal command in Rabat marina, Boulgoute bobs back to surface with new office complex

Libya Ugur Kalkan's SM Executive Aviation opens Istanbul-Misrata line

Morocco Offshore tax reforms prompt tussle with EU

Morocco Bruno Le Maire creates bilateral friction

Morocco Emmanuel Macron to finally visit Rabat in 2020?

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

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

Algeria
Defence relations remain frosty after French PM cancels another trip to Algiers

Morocco
Moulay Rachid casts himself as aviation industry's business angel following Boeing deal

Algeria
Car market in a jam after major dealers put plans on hold

Africa, Japan
Afreximbank courts Nissan and other leading vehicle manufacturers

Madagascar
Despite Ghosn subplot, Ravatomanga remains loyal customer of Turkish aircraft brokers

Morocco
"Makhzen" capitalist Abed Yacoubi Soussane set to supply parts to PSA

Morocco
The king's brother, Moulay Rachid, is first aboard in Boeing industrial ecosystem

Central Africa
Gabon's blue helmets stymied by faulty Chinese APCs

Algeria
French-owned Caterpillar distributor Bergerat Monnoyeur fearful for its future

Kenya
Former F1 boss Flavio Briatore struggles to keep hotel projects on track

Ivory Coast
Presidential elections: the spin doctors stirring a media war

In Focus | Algeria, Turkey
Allab, Tosyali, Bora and Demiral blaze trail for Erdogan's Algerian business crusade

Niger
Arquus and Niamey squabble over disputed €3.8m

Niger
Court-protected airship-maker A-NSE wants Niger to pay its bills

Algeria
Ambassador Driencourt set to leave his post amid diplomatic tensions

Morocco
Sunk by royal command in Rabat marina, Boulgoute bobs back to surface with new office complex

Libya
Ugur Kalkan's SM Executive Aviation opens Istanbul-Misrata line

Morocco
Offshore tax reforms prompt tussle with EU

Morocco
Bruno Le Maire creates bilateral friction

Morocco
Emmanuel Macron to finally visit Rabat in 2020?