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Algeria
Why Paris and Algiers have suspended military cooperation

A diplomatic blunder by the French and then a purge of Algeria's military representation in France have prompted a complete freezing of bilateral defence relations. Africa Intelligence has the lowdown.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.10.2020

Ivory Coast
France's Sogea-Satom and Chinese rivals snap up road contracts

The subsidiary of the construction company Vinci, which was the only French firm to have responded to a tender call for several roadworks contracts in the greater Abidjan area, has more than held its own against rival Chinese giants who were also in the running.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 23.07.2020

Kenya
Vinci and Meridiam poised to start work on Nairobi-Mau Summit Highway

Despite the crisis provoked by the Covid-19 pandemic, the two French companies succeeded in March in getting the Kenyan cabinet to approve the draft concession agreement.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 16.07.2020

Brazil, Congo, France, Turkey
Congo's ailing construction sector on international drip feed

Only the very few projects that are backed by foreign loans have survived the Covid-19 pandemic. Congo's worn-out government has simply stopped paying all other construction firms.

Subscribers only Business 09.06.2020

Ghana
Accra-Tema highway: AIIM adds muscle to Mota-Engil and Egis' offer

The Portuguese construction giant Mota-Engil-French engineering firm Egis consortium has secured backing from African Infrastructure Investment Managers to bolster its bid for a contract to upgrade the highway between Accra and the port of Tema.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 15.05.2020

Mali
Sinohydro to build Kénié power plant for Eranove

The French electricity producer Eranove may not have yet closed the finances for its Kénié hydropower project but has already locked in the site constructor, Chinese dam engineering giant Sinohydro.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 06.05.2020

Senegal
Vinci shifts into top gear on Sambagalou hydropower project

Vinci Construction Grands Projets is determined to not let the economic uncertainty created by the Covid-19 pandemic stop it from starting construction of its Sambagalou hydropower plant in southeast Senegal.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 29.04.2020

Ghana
Covid-19 threatens plans by Mota-Engil and Egis to rebuild Accra-Tema highway

Ghanaian authorities favour the Franco-Portuguese consortium to rebuild the highway between Accra and Tema, but the economic crisis brought about by the pandemic could jeopardize the project.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 28.04.2020

Kenya
KeNHA begins land appropriation process for Nairobi-Nakuru highway

The Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit highway project, overseen by the Kenya National [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 30.03.2020

Niger
Niamey still sees itself as the home of uranium

Although Niger's mining opportunities are not rousing much interest from [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.03.2020

Guinea-Bissau
Sinohydro to build Gardete solar farm

The state-owned Chinese firm, which has already won a contract to build a 45,000-seat stadium in Guinea-Bissau, is boosting its presence in the country.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 16.03.2020

Kenya
Mota-Engil and Harith concerned over their road contracts

The scandal surrounding the sudden halt to the construction of [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 13.03.2020

Uganda
Meridiam teams up with Vinci to vie for Kampala-Jinja highway contract

French construction giant Vinci, which has partnered with the Meridiam investment fund in an effort to win the contract for [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure 02.03.2020

Spotlight | Guinea
Summa, WIETC and Sogea-Satom vie for Conakry Airport contract

Turkey's Summa, the Chinese company WIETC and France's Sogea-Satom are all bidding for the tender to expand Conakry Gbessia Airport.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 24.02.2020

Djibouti
French firms try Ismail Omar Guelleh's patience

With the next presidential election, scheduled for 2021, looming large, President Ismail Omar Guelleh (IOG) is eager to see progress [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy, Business 31.01.2020

Spotlight | Morocco
TGCC, Jet and SGTM target Mohammed VI's "social" PPPs

A year after Mohammed VI called before parliament for the launch of "public-private partnerships (PPP) in the social domain", the national construction market leaders TGCC, Jet Contractors and SGTM, which rely heavily on public sector orders, are looking forward to [.

Subscribers only Business 23.01.2020

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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?

Vinci

Algeria
Why Paris and Algiers have suspended military cooperation

Ivory Coast
France's Sogea-Satom and Chinese rivals snap up road contracts

Kenya
Vinci and Meridiam poised to start work on Nairobi-Mau Summit Highway

Brazil, Congo, France, Turkey
Congo's ailing construction sector on international drip feed

Ghana
Accra-Tema highway: AIIM adds muscle to Mota-Engil and Egis' offer

Mali
Sinohydro to build Kénié power plant for Eranove

Senegal
Vinci shifts into top gear on Sambagalou hydropower project

Ghana
Covid-19 threatens plans by Mota-Engil and Egis to rebuild Accra-Tema highway

Kenya
KeNHA begins land appropriation process for Nairobi-Nakuru highway

Niger
Niamey still sees itself as the home of uranium

Guinea-Bissau
Sinohydro to build Gardete solar farm

Kenya
Mota-Engil and Harith concerned over their road contracts

Uganda
Meridiam teams up with Vinci to vie for Kampala-Jinja highway contract

Spotlight | Guinea
Summa, WIETC and Sogea-Satom vie for Conakry Airport contract

Djibouti
French firms try Ismail Omar Guelleh's patience

Spotlight | Morocco
TGCC, Jet and SGTM target Mohammed VI's "social" PPPs

Cameroon
A bridge too hard? Yaoundé challenges Vinci subsidiaries' multi-million claim

Ghana
Stoa teams up with Mota Engil over Accra-Tema highway upgrade

Kenya
Senior Kenyan official negotiates financing of Nairobi airport rail link during Paris trip

Uganda
Tensions with Rwanda wreak havoc with exports

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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?

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

African Union: the battle of the giants

Transition: what's next after the coup?

Vinci

Algeria Why Paris and Algiers have suspended military cooperation

Ivory Coast France's Sogea-Satom and Chinese rivals snap up road contracts

Kenya Vinci and Meridiam poised to start work on Nairobi-Mau Summit Highway

Brazil, Congo, France, Turkey Congo's ailing construction sector on international drip feed

Ghana Accra-Tema highway: AIIM adds muscle to Mota-Engil and Egis' offer

Mali Sinohydro to build Kénié power plant for Eranove

Senegal Vinci shifts into top gear on Sambagalou hydropower project

Ghana Covid-19 threatens plans by Mota-Engil and Egis to rebuild Accra-Tema highway

Kenya KeNHA begins land appropriation process for Nairobi-Nakuru highway

Niger Niamey still sees itself as the home of uranium

Guinea-Bissau Sinohydro to build Gardete solar farm

Kenya Mota-Engil and Harith concerned over their road contracts

Uganda Meridiam teams up with Vinci to vie for Kampala-Jinja highway contract

Spotlight | Guinea Summa, WIETC and Sogea-Satom vie for Conakry Airport contract

Djibouti French firms try Ismail Omar Guelleh's patience

Spotlight | Morocco TGCC, Jet and SGTM target Mohammed VI's "social" PPPs

Cameroon A bridge too hard? Yaoundé challenges Vinci subsidiaries' multi-million claim

Ghana Stoa teams up with Mota Engil over Accra-Tema highway upgrade

Kenya Senior Kenyan official negotiates financing of Nairobi airport rail link during Paris trip

Uganda Tensions with Rwanda wreak havoc with exports

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Algeria
Why Paris and Algiers have suspended military cooperation

Ivory Coast
France's Sogea-Satom and Chinese rivals snap up road contracts

Kenya
Vinci and Meridiam poised to start work on Nairobi-Mau Summit Highway

Brazil, Congo, France, Turkey
Congo's ailing construction sector on international drip feed

Ghana
Accra-Tema highway: AIIM adds muscle to Mota-Engil and Egis' offer

Mali
Sinohydro to build Kénié power plant for Eranove

Senegal
Vinci shifts into top gear on Sambagalou hydropower project

Ghana
Covid-19 threatens plans by Mota-Engil and Egis to rebuild Accra-Tema highway

Kenya
KeNHA begins land appropriation process for Nairobi-Nakuru highway

Niger
Niamey still sees itself as the home of uranium

Guinea-Bissau
Sinohydro to build Gardete solar farm

Kenya
Mota-Engil and Harith concerned over their road contracts

Uganda
Meridiam teams up with Vinci to vie for Kampala-Jinja highway contract

Spotlight | Guinea
Summa, WIETC and Sogea-Satom vie for Conakry Airport contract

Djibouti
French firms try Ismail Omar Guelleh's patience

Spotlight | Morocco
TGCC, Jet and SGTM target Mohammed VI's "social" PPPs

Cameroon
A bridge too hard? Yaoundé challenges Vinci subsidiaries' multi-million claim

Ghana
Stoa teams up with Mota Engil over Accra-Tema highway upgrade

Kenya
Senior Kenyan official negotiates financing of Nairobi airport rail link during Paris trip

Uganda
Tensions with Rwanda wreak havoc with exports