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Central African Republic
Minair, Wagner's favourite local airline

Deprived of some of their plans in Central African Republic for months, the Russian paramilitary group Wagner's men have turned to a local solution and is using the airline Minair.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 05.09.2023

Africa
The Wagner problem to take centre stage at next UN peacekeeping summit

Participants at the next UN Peacekeeping Ministerial conference, in Accra in December, have already been invited to brainstorm on the topics to be discussed, and at the top of the list are likely to be issues concerning Wagner.

Subscribers only Defence 30.08.2023

Spotlight | Mali
Government and miners clash over sector reform

Prior to the National Transitional Council's adoption of the mining code reform, Canadian mining giants established in the country fought until the last minute to get Bamako to change certain provisions.

Subscribers only Mining 17.08.2023

In Focus | Niger
ECOWAS, US and EU united front begins to crack

Investigative report published on 10/08/23 at 10.50 GMT - There is no longer a consensus within the West African community and its Western partners on restoring ousted President Mohamed Bazoum to power, an ultimatum that had been imposed on the coup leaders.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.08.2023

Supporters of the Niger coup in a stadium in Niamey, 6 August 2023.

In Focus | Niger
Nigerien junta's secret alliances with Bamako and Ouagadougou

Investigative report published on 03/08/2023 at 11h46 - For several days now, the new Nigerien junta has been working to strengthen its ties with its counterparts in neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso. Official channels have been open since 26 July, but Africa Intelligence can now reveal that initial contacts were made before the putsch, coordinated by former army chief Salifou Modi.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 02.08.2023

Abdourahamane Tchiani and other army commanders, in Niamey, on 28 July 2023.

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou Nguesso, Félix Tshisekedi, Laurent Gbagbo

Intrigues big and small: every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

Congo/Libya Flight nightmare for Gakosso delays AU Libya talks

DRC Tshisekedi cancels Russia-Africa summit visit and Kyiv trip

Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo prepares to marry Nady Bamba

Free access Politics, Diplomacy 25.07.2023

In Focus | Libya
Eastern Libya proves lucrative for Assad clan

Benghazi and Damascus have grown closer and more aligned in the last five years. Yet it's an alliance shrouded in secrecy, and the only ones profiting from it are businessmen in Syria's and eastern Libya's most powerful circles.

Subscribers only Business 24.07.2023

In the foreground, Saddam Haftar and Maher al-Assad. Behind them, Khalifa Haftar and Bashar al-Assad.

Central African Republic
Touadéra seeks to sideline parliament over lucrative mining contracts

Draft CAR constitution boosts Touadéra, eases Wagner mining constraints.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 14.07.2023

Libya
Paris decorates Libyan chiefs of staff

Paris will decorate the Libyan "5+5" joint military committee on 17 July in a ceremony that will be held in the Hôtel de Marigny. The event is an attempt to pay tribute to the army reconciliation process that the committee has led.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.07.2023

Central African Republic
Mohammed bin Salman discreetly bails out Touadéra

CAR received a timely FCFA 11bn loan from Saudi Arabia in 2022, the biggest bilateral loan that year. Traditional lenders declined to offer fresh credit because of concerns about the growing influence of the Wagner group.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 13.07.2023

Mali
Junta leader Goïta strengthens grip on mining sector

In recent months, following the resignation of Lamine Seydou Traoré, the oversight of the highly strategic mining sector had been the focus of an intense political struggle, but a cabinet reshuffle has finally decided the question by entrusting the mining portfolio - rather unexpectedly - to an academic.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 07.07.2023

Africa
French operators bag €100m in EU security contracts in Africa

Expertise France, l'Economat des Armées and DCI are the main beneficiaries of the EU's European Peace Facility for missions in Africa.

Subscribers only Defence 07.07.2023

Spotlight | Mali
Assimi Goita's risky plan for post-MINUSMA era

With the end of UN mission's mandate approaching, and with it the viability of Mali's 2015 peace accord, Bamako is trying to build new alliances on the international stage. The blue helmets' departure is partly the result of divisions between the country's ruling colonels.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.06.2023

The head of the Malian junta, Assimi Goita.

Libya
French army minister Lecornu cites Libya to justify military budget increase

The security repercussions of the conflict in Libya are one of the factors being cited in the debate over France's military funding for the 2024-2030 period.

Subscribers only Defence 08.06.2023

Burkina Faso
EITI unhappy with Ouagadougou's implementation of its rules

Wagner, sale of permits to AfroTurk, requisitioning of gold... Burkina Faso's military junta has been caught up in a series of scandals recently. This is jeopardising the country's membership of the EITI, which investors see as a guarantee of reliability.

Subscribers only Mining 06.06.2023

In Focus | Central African Republic
Zhao Baomei, Central African Republic's Chinese mining queen

Zhao Baomei has established herself as a key figure in the Central African Republic's mining sector. The mysterious and formidable Chinese businesswoman owes her success to her networks and her sharp business practices.

Subscribers only Mining 05.06.2023

Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Brigitte Touadéra, Zhao Baomei.

Guinea, Mali
Conakry acquires South African armoured vehicles

The Guinean junta, which hopes to deploy a second battalion of peacekeepers to the UN mission in Mali, has ordered 25 armoured personnel carriers from the South African firm OTT Technologies. The contingent could be deployed at the earliest in early 2024.

Subscribers only Defence 23.05.2023

Mozambique
EU plans to financially support SADC troops in Cabo Delgado

The European Union provided financial aid to Rwandan forces in Cabo Delgado last year, and is now planning to help troops from southern African nations deployed in the troubled Mozambican province.

Subscribers only Defence 22.05.2023

A South African National Defense Force military convoy in the Maringanha district of Pemba in 2021.

Central African Republic
Behind the scenes of former French soldier's evacuation

Juan Rémy Quignolot, a former French Foreign Legion soldier accused of espionage by the Central African Republic and arrested in May 2021, was evacuated to Libreville on 18 May and arrived in France on 21 May.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.05.2023

Mali
Malian junta fearful of ICC referral following damning report on Moura massacre

With the junta refusing to respond to the report on Moura, the UN human rights office has decided to go ahead and publish its findings on the 2022 massacre. These findings, and a possible referral to both the ICC and the ECOWAS Court of Justice, are of concern to Bamako.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.05.2023

A Malian Armed Forces (FAMa) soldier in Ndaki in July 2019.

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Wagner

Central African Republic
Minair, Wagner's favourite local airline

Africa
The Wagner problem to take centre stage at next UN peacekeeping summit

Spotlight | Mali
Government and miners clash over sector reform

In Focus | Niger
ECOWAS, US and EU united front begins to crack

In Focus | Niger
Nigerien junta's secret alliances with Bamako and Ouagadougou

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou Nguesso, Félix Tshisekedi, Laurent Gbagbo

Congo/Libya Flight nightmare for Gakosso delays AU Libya talks

DRC Tshisekedi cancels Russia-Africa summit visit and Kyiv trip

Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo prepares to marry Nady Bamba

In Focus | Libya
Eastern Libya proves lucrative for Assad clan

Central African Republic
Touadéra seeks to sideline parliament over lucrative mining contracts

Libya
Paris decorates Libyan chiefs of staff

Central African Republic
Mohammed bin Salman discreetly bails out Touadéra

Mali
Junta leader Goïta strengthens grip on mining sector

Africa
French operators bag €100m in EU security contracts in Africa

Spotlight | Mali
Assimi Goita's risky plan for post-MINUSMA era

Libya
French army minister Lecornu cites Libya to justify military budget increase

Burkina Faso
EITI unhappy with Ouagadougou's implementation of its rules

In Focus | Central African Republic
Zhao Baomei, Central African Republic's Chinese mining queen

Guinea, Mali
Conakry acquires South African armoured vehicles

Mozambique
EU plans to financially support SADC troops in Cabo Delgado

Central African Republic
Behind the scenes of former French soldier's evacuation

Mali
Malian junta fearful of ICC referral following damning report on Moura massacre

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Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

East Africa's hotly contested coffee sector

Transition: what's next after the coup?

Wagner

Central African Republic Minair, Wagner's favourite local airline

Africa The Wagner problem to take centre stage at next UN peacekeeping summit

Spotlight | Mali Government and miners clash over sector reform

In Focus | Niger ECOWAS, US and EU united front begins to crack

In Focus | Niger Nigerien junta's secret alliances with Bamako and Ouagadougou

Palace Intrigues Denis Sassou Nguesso, Félix Tshisekedi, Laurent Gbagbo

Congo/Libya Flight nightmare for Gakosso delays AU Libya talks

DRC Tshisekedi cancels Russia-Africa summit visit and Kyiv trip

Ivory Coast Laurent Gbagbo prepares to marry Nady Bamba

In Focus | Libya Eastern Libya proves lucrative for Assad clan

Central African Republic Touadéra seeks to sideline parliament over lucrative mining contracts

Libya Paris decorates Libyan chiefs of staff

Central African Republic Mohammed bin Salman discreetly bails out Touadéra

Mali Junta leader Goïta strengthens grip on mining sector

Africa French operators bag €100m in EU security contracts in Africa

Spotlight | Mali Assimi Goita's risky plan for post-MINUSMA era

Libya French army minister Lecornu cites Libya to justify military budget increase

Burkina Faso EITI unhappy with Ouagadougou's implementation of its rules

In Focus | Central African Republic Zhao Baomei, Central African Republic's Chinese mining queen

Guinea, Mali Conakry acquires South African armoured vehicles

Mozambique EU plans to financially support SADC troops in Cabo Delgado

Central African Republic Behind the scenes of former French soldier's evacuation

Mali Malian junta fearful of ICC referral following damning report on Moura massacre

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

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Central African Republic
Minair, Wagner's favourite local airline

Africa
The Wagner problem to take centre stage at next UN peacekeeping summit

Spotlight | Mali
Government and miners clash over sector reform

In Focus | Niger
ECOWAS, US and EU united front begins to crack

In Focus | Niger
Nigerien junta's secret alliances with Bamako and Ouagadougou

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou Nguesso, Félix Tshisekedi, Laurent Gbagbo

In Focus | Libya
Eastern Libya proves lucrative for Assad clan

Central African Republic
Touadéra seeks to sideline parliament over lucrative mining contracts

Libya
Paris decorates Libyan chiefs of staff

Central African Republic
Mohammed bin Salman discreetly bails out Touadéra

Mali
Junta leader Goïta strengthens grip on mining sector

Africa
French operators bag €100m in EU security contracts in Africa

Spotlight | Mali
Assimi Goita's risky plan for post-MINUSMA era

Libya
French army minister Lecornu cites Libya to justify military budget increase

Burkina Faso
EITI unhappy with Ouagadougou's implementation of its rules

In Focus | Central African Republic
Zhao Baomei, Central African Republic's Chinese mining queen

Guinea, Mali
Conakry acquires South African armoured vehicles

Mozambique
EU plans to financially support SADC troops in Cabo Delgado

Central African Republic
Behind the scenes of former French soldier's evacuation

Mali
Malian junta fearful of ICC referral following damning report on Moura massacre