Vol 58 No 16 | SENEGAL Who loves ya, BBY? 4th August 2017 Prime Minister Mahammed Boun Abdallah Dionne declared on 1 August that the presidential coalition Benno Bokk Yakaar, which he managed, had swept the electoral board, taking 42 of...
Vol 58 No 10 | SENEGAL Majors push out the minnows 12th May 2017 Big oil has moved in on Senegal's nascent gas sector, shouldering smaller players like Timis aside, albeit greatly to his profit Rapid manoeuvring by some of the world's largest oil producers to take advantage of Senegal's resource boom appears to have removed maverick businessman Vasile Frank Timis, the self-styled...
Vol 58 No 9 | SENEGAL Macky challenger gaoled 27th April 2017 Dakar's Mayor Khalifa Sall is in prison only because President Macky Sall fears his growing challenge to his power, say his supporters. The President's far more charismatic namesake...
Vol 58 No 7 | SENEGAL Timis takes shine off boom 31st March 2017 New oil and gas discoveries off Senegal's coast have seen oil majors circling as Frank Timis maintains an interest The involvement of the maverick businessman Vasile Frank Timis in Senegal's oil industry and his cosy relationship with President Macky Sall's government has attracted renewed interest from international...