Scramble for the Sahel – Why France, Russia, China and the U.S. Are Interested in the Region
January 9th, 2024
Via The Conversation, a look at geopolitical and investment interest in the Sahel: The Sahel, a region 3,860km wide located south of the Sahara Desert and stretching east-west across the African continent, has been a focus of attention around the world recently. In the last decade, issues such as terrorism, insecurity and trafficking have characterised the region. Military takeovers have been a […]
Read more »How Gold From The Sahel Finances Africa’s Armed Groups
December 18th, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a detailed look at how gold from the Sahel finances Africa’s armed groups: The map of small-scale mines from which gold is extracted in the Sahel region notably overlaps with that of areas of activity of various armed groups, putting this precious mineral at the heart of an intense territorial […]
Read more »How Russia’s Big Africa Ambitions Look On The Streets Of Niger
December 13th, 2023
Via WorldCrunch, a report on how – since the West has largely abandoned the fight against terror in the region – Russia’s hour in Africa seems to have come: On our way to meet the man singing Russia’s praises in Niger, a street seller knocks on the car window. He is holding a bunch of […]
Read more »Africa’s Longest Oil Pipeline Takes Shape in Niger
November 3rd, 2023
Via France 24, a report on an ongoing oil pipeline project in Niger: At Gaya in southwest Niger, near the border with Benin, the longest oil pipeline in Africa is being built. With a projected length of nearly 2,000 kilometres (1,240 miles) — including 1,250 km in Niger itself — the pipeline will connect oil […]
Read more »Niger Tensions Threaten Chinese Pipeline and Dam Projects
August 11th, 2023
Courtesy of Nikkei Asia, a report on how current turmoil in Niger has impacted Chinese investment projects: Rising tensions in Niger are casting a shadow over Chinese interests there, following reports that the construction of a dam has been suspended, adding to worries that a PetroChina-backed export pipeline set to be completed at the end […]
Read more »In Niger, Uranium Trading Continues, Even After The Coup
July 31st, 2023
Courtesy of The Africa Report, a look at economic activity in Niger, in light of the recent coup: Following the military coup, the ousting of Mohamed Bazoum, and the closing of borders, the economic operators in Niger like Global Atomic and Orano are watching and waiting; but still mining. In Niamey, the morning of 27 […]
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