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Sebastien de Montessus

Africa, France, United Kingdom
Olivier Colom, one of Sarkozy's ex-diplomatic aides, branches into sovereign advisory in Africa

Olivier Colom, closely linked to Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris, who placed him on the board of Endeavour Mining and then at Euronews, previously worked in the diplomatic unit of the Elysée Palace under Nicolas Sarkozy.

Subscribers only Business 03.03.2021

Olivier Colom last year set up a boutique consulting firm specialising in providing financial advice to governments.

Africa
Areva investigation: French judges comb through Helin's offshore company labyrinth

The French judicial authorities, which are investigating two transactions carried out by the former Areva group's mining division, are concentrating their inquiries on wealth management company Helin, which worked for Areva but also financed the activities of Sébastien de Montessus, former director of the French nuclear power group's mining division.

Subscribers only Mining 23.02.2021

West Africa
Endeavour Mining's new acquisition, Semafo, made to pay its debts

Canadian gold producer Semafo, bought by Endeavour Mining last year, has been ordered to pay sums owed to a transporter that worked on its mines in Burkina Faso, Guinea and Niger.

Subscribers only Mining 01.02.2021

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

Africa
French judges speed up investigation of Areva's 2011 uranium sale

A French court continues to investigate the loss-making sale of 5m tonnes of uranium to Niger by French group Areva in 2011.

Subscribers only Mining 13.01.2021

Africa
French judges turn up heat on Montessus on eve of Teranga-Endeavour merger

On 21 January, the Endeavour CEO Sébastien de Montessus is set to defend the proposed merger with Teranga, majority-controlled by David Mimran, to his shareholders. In the meantime, French judges are conducting extensive inquiries into a number of transactions that he oversaw when he was with Areva.

Subscribers only Mining 04.01.2021

West Africa
Endeavour prepares for London Stock Exchange listing with bargain basement asset sell-off

Having acquired Semafo and merged with Teranga, the gold producer Endeavour Mining, partly owned by the Egyptian magnate Naguib Sawiris, is in the process of selling off three sites in Mali, Ivory Coast and Burkina Faso.

Subscribers only Mining 04.12.2020

Spotlight | West Africa
As he steers Endeavour to London flotation, Sébastien de Montessus faces legal headwinds in Paris

After buying Semafo and deciding to merge with Teranga, Endeavour Mining is preparing to list on the London Stock Exchange. At the same time, the French courts have resumed their probe into several operations carried out by CEO Sébastien de Montessus while he was working at Areva.

Subscribers only Mining 23.11.2020

Sébastien de Montessus, CEO of Endeavour Mining.

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

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Sebastien de Montessus

Africa, France, United Kingdom
Olivier Colom, one of Sarkozy's ex-diplomatic aides, branches into sovereign advisory in Africa

Africa
Areva investigation: French judges comb through Helin's offshore company labyrinth

West Africa
Endeavour Mining's new acquisition, Semafo, made to pay its debts

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

Africa
French judges speed up investigation of Areva's 2011 uranium sale

Africa
French judges turn up heat on Montessus on eve of Teranga-Endeavour merger

West Africa
Endeavour prepares for London Stock Exchange listing with bargain basement asset sell-off

Spotlight | West Africa
As he steers Endeavour to London flotation, Sébastien de Montessus faces legal headwinds in Paris

Guinea
Endeavour Mining wants to increase gold scope

Ivory Coast
Belgian helicopter firm NHV no longer shielded by Snedai

Ivory Coast
Lesly Nguyen books a table at La Croisette

Ivory Coast
Lesly Nguyen books a table at La Croisette

Mauritania
Endeavour caught showing an interest in gold opportunities?

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Defence minister Bakayoko in hot waters as Endeavour uncovers theft at Agbaou gold mine

Namibia
UraMin: Areva and Tilahun fight it out over Trekkopje plant

West Africa
Endeavour's busy exploration schedule for 2019

Ivory Coast
Tensions flare over Endeavour's Ity redundancy plan

France, Niger
Uraniumgate judges caught in a financial labyrinth

Ivory Coast
Anouar Traboulsi cooks up a new venture

Africa, France
UraMin: Daniel Wouters heard by Judge Van Ruymbeke

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Sebastien de Montessus

Africa, France, United Kingdom Olivier Colom, one of Sarkozy's ex-diplomatic aides, branches into sovereign advisory in Africa

Africa Areva investigation: French judges comb through Helin's offshore company labyrinth

West Africa Endeavour Mining's new acquisition, Semafo, made to pay its debts

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

Africa French judges speed up investigation of Areva's 2011 uranium sale

Africa French judges turn up heat on Montessus on eve of Teranga-Endeavour merger

West Africa Endeavour prepares for London Stock Exchange listing with bargain basement asset sell-off

Spotlight | West Africa As he steers Endeavour to London flotation, Sébastien de Montessus faces legal headwinds in Paris

Guinea Endeavour Mining wants to increase gold scope

Ivory Coast Belgian helicopter firm NHV no longer shielded by Snedai

Ivory Coast Lesly Nguyen books a table at La Croisette

Ivory Coast Lesly Nguyen books a table at La Croisette

Mauritania Endeavour caught showing an interest in gold opportunities?

Spotlight | Ivory Coast Defence minister Bakayoko in hot waters as Endeavour uncovers theft at Agbaou gold mine

Namibia UraMin: Areva and Tilahun fight it out over Trekkopje plant

West Africa Endeavour's busy exploration schedule for 2019

Ivory Coast Tensions flare over Endeavour's Ity redundancy plan

France, Niger Uraniumgate judges caught in a financial labyrinth

Ivory Coast Anouar Traboulsi cooks up a new venture

Africa, France UraMin: Daniel Wouters heard by Judge Van Ruymbeke

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About Africa Intelligence

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

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

Africa, France, United Kingdom
Olivier Colom, one of Sarkozy's ex-diplomatic aides, branches into sovereign advisory in Africa

Africa
Areva investigation: French judges comb through Helin's offshore company labyrinth

West Africa
Endeavour Mining's new acquisition, Semafo, made to pay its debts

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

Africa
French judges speed up investigation of Areva's 2011 uranium sale

Africa
French judges turn up heat on Montessus on eve of Teranga-Endeavour merger

West Africa
Endeavour prepares for London Stock Exchange listing with bargain basement asset sell-off

Spotlight | West Africa
As he steers Endeavour to London flotation, Sébastien de Montessus faces legal headwinds in Paris

Guinea
Endeavour Mining wants to increase gold scope

Ivory Coast
Belgian helicopter firm NHV no longer shielded by Snedai

Ivory Coast
Lesly Nguyen books a table at La Croisette

Ivory Coast
Lesly Nguyen books a table at La Croisette

Mauritania
Endeavour caught showing an interest in gold opportunities?

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
Defence minister Bakayoko in hot waters as Endeavour uncovers theft at Agbaou gold mine

Namibia
UraMin: Areva and Tilahun fight it out over Trekkopje plant

West Africa
Endeavour's busy exploration schedule for 2019

Ivory Coast
Tensions flare over Endeavour's Ity redundancy plan

France, Niger
Uraniumgate judges caught in a financial labyrinth

Ivory Coast
Anouar Traboulsi cooks up a new venture

Africa, France
UraMin: Daniel Wouters heard by Judge Van Ruymbeke