Erdogan’s African drive in top gear | Nigerian Navy short on two OPVs | Sonatrach's secret plan for Augusta

Power Brokers and their Connections

Daily issue Monday 24 August 2020 IN FOCUS  WEST AFRICA    Turkey woos Issoufou, lands big security deal     After eight years of coaxing, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has concluded a major military and economic agreement with Niger - to France's great chagrin.  [...] CENTRAL AND WEST AFRICA  EQUATORIAL GUINEA   TURKEY   DIPLOMACY    Summa, Erdogan's best ambassador in Malabo   The opening of a new Turkish embassy in Equatorial Guinea has crowned an already vigorous partnership between Ankara and the Obiang family, cemented by numerous contracts for Turkish companies, including the Summa conglomerate.  [...]      NIGERIA   BUSINESS    Covid-19 pandemic deprives Nigerian navy of Damen patrol boats   Busy flexing its muscles since late July with maritime security operation Okun Alafia II, the Nigerian Navy's counter-piracy efforts are still short of two patrol boats stuck in Vietnam because of complications linked to the Covid-19 pandemic.  [...]      ANGOLA   IVORY COAST   POLITICS    João Lourenço gets behind Alassane Ouattara   The Angolan president sent his director of intelligence to reassure his Ivorian counterpart of his support in October's presidential election.  [...] EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA  MOZAMBIQUE   ANGOLA   BUSINESS    Dino Foi and Mawete Kana fly tandem in Cabo Delgado   A close associate of former president Guebuza, Dino Foi has brought Mawete Kana in from Luanda to develop Helicab, his new helicopter rental company.  [...]  RWANDA   BUSINESS    Israel's Galil Engineering helps Symbion Power build Kivu 56 power plant NORTH AFRICA  MOROCCO   BUSINESS    Western Sahara: Masen to build Noor solar farm near El Argoub, Dakhla OIL & GAS  ALGERIA    Former Sonatrach boss Ould Kaddour's secret plan for Augusta refinery   The conditions under which Sonatrach acquired the heavily loss-making Augusta refinery in Sicily are under judicial investigation in Algeria. Before losing his post, however, former Sonatrach boss Ould Kaddour drew up a strategy intended to avoid the disaster.  [...] MINING SECTOR  UNITED KINGDOM   DRC   NIGERIA   FINANCING AND ADVISORY    London court rejects bid by Traxys to sue Sodexmines over alleged tin scam   The High Court of Justice in London agreed with the defendant, the owner of 3T trader Sodexmines, that it lacked jurisdiction to rule on plaintiff Traxys's allegation that it fraudulently swapped a shipment of tin with a worthless product.  [...]      TURKEY   GUINEA   STATE STRATEGY    Turkey's plan to compete with China centres on mining sector   At a recent investment forum, Ankara highlighted opportunities in Guinea's mining sector. It's part of Turkey's aim to challenge China's position as Conakry's number one partner.  [...] RUNNING STORY  WEST AFRICA     NORTH AFRICA     TURKEY     POLITICS       Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa   Keen to reassert Turkey's international status, and also to help Turkish companies to break into the African market, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been spearheading a major diplomatic and business drive in West and North Africa. To achieve its goals, the Turkish government is counting on the assistance of its religious networks. [...] Read this running story Discover our subscription offers

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