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Spotlight | Central Africa, West Africa
France’s Bollore on a lucky streak

A former tobacco magnate in Africa, Vincent Bollore had the bright idea to drop that business some time back to return to what was once a core business: shipping. In the space of a few years, the French businessman succeeded [...]

Published on 24/02/2011 at 23:01 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Multinationals slug it out over container terminal at docks of Douala

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Blaise and Bollore redraw African map

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Cleaning up African politics

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Spotlight | Senegal
Gorgui's love affair with France

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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?

Spotlight | Central Africa, West Africa
France’s Bollore on a lucky streak

Spotlight | Cameroon
Multinationals slug it out over container terminal at docks of Douala

Guinea
World Bank and AFD pick Conakry, again

China, Guinea
Ahoua Don Mello finalises deal with Yunnan Linkun

France, Guinea
Bollore made to wait at Meurice

Ivory Coast
ARRE offers Koffi a new post

Ivory Coast
Doubts mount among would-be contractors as renovation of key Abidjan bridge is stuck in limbo

Burkina Faso
Bollore ups pressure to launch rail project

West Africa
Gasol in major pitch for LNG

Burkina Faso
Blaise and Bollore redraw African map

Guinea
Bouygues goes to Guinea

Guinea
Bollore makes play for port

Guinea
Bollore calls into Conakry

Spotlight | Central Africa, West Africa
Cleaning up African politics

Spotlight | Senegal
Gorgui's love affair with France

Togo
Bollore puts in at Lome port at long last

Benin
Euro RSCG in tie-up with Tchane in Benin

Angola, Guinea
Necotrans/Getma target Guinea and Angola

Togo
AP Moller-Maersk stranded at port

Ivory Coast
Simplex-CI supports Gbagbo

Ivory Coast
Bollore on track to cancel debt