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Congo, Gabon
Sassou Nguesso keeps a close eye on Ali Bongo's health

Close to Jean Ping, the Congolese president is closely following news of his ailing counterpart, whom he does not hold in the highest esteem. [...]

Published on 28.11.2018 at 03:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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African Union
Ali Bongo
Claudia Sassou Nguesso
Coalition pour la Nouvelle Republique
Denis Sassou Nguesso
Edith Lucie Bongo
Guy Nzouba Ndama
Jean Ping
Jean-Pierre Lemboumba
Les Democrates
Martin Lemboumba
Omar Bongo
Omar Denis Jr Bongo
Teodoro Obiang Nguema
Union nationale
Zacharie Myboto

Congo, Gabon
Gabon probe into Guy Nzouba-Ndama case focuses on Congolese lead

Ali Bongo's opponent and former Gabon National Assembly speaker Guy Nzouba-Ndama was arrested at the border in September in possession of 1.19bn CFA francs. Behind the arrest lies a dispute between Congolese spymaster Jean-Dominique Okemba and Guy Pella, a top official working for President Sassou.

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Former chairman of Gabonese national Assembly and candidate for country's presidential election Guy Nzouba Ndama, in Libreville on 24 June 2016.

Inner circles | Gabon
Omar Denis Jr Bongo cuts an increasingly solitary figure

The 26-year-old half-brother of Ali Bongo and grandson of Denis Sassou Nguesso, Omar Denis Jr Bongo, appears to have been increasingly ostracised by the Gabonese president's clan, who suspect him of harbouring presidential ambitions for 2023.

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Congo
Omar Denis Jr goes from Oxford to sausage-making

Having obtained his Master's in late 2019 from the University [...]

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Gabon
Jean Eyeghe Ndong dreams of presidency

Having embarked from mid-February to early March on a tour of France and South Africa to raise awareness of the [...]

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China, Congo
Beijing Construction Engineering Group in rude health

Beijing Construction Engineering Group (BCEG) was the project manager and [...]

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Spotlight | Gabon
Shadowy presence of French commando squad unnerves Libreville

In the absence of Ali Bongo, who is convalescing in Morocco after suffering a stroke in Riyadh on 24 October, the Gabonese government has rapidly disintegrated into squabbling factions. And in this already febrile climate, the arrival in Libreville of [.

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Jean-Pierre Lemboumba
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Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Congo, Gabon
Sassou Nguesso keeps a close eye on Ali Bongo's health

Congo, Gabon
Gabon probe into Guy Nzouba-Ndama case focuses on Congolese lead

Inner circles | Gabon
Omar Denis Jr Bongo cuts an increasingly solitary figure

Congo
Omar Denis Jr goes from Oxford to sausage-making

Gabon
Jean Eyeghe Ndong dreams of presidency

China, Congo
Beijing Construction Engineering Group in rude health

Spotlight | Gabon
Shadowy presence of French commando squad unnerves Libreville

Congo, Ivory Coast
Guillaume Soro tends to his networks in central Africa

Spotlight | Gabon
How the state will make do without its leader

Gabon
Ali Bongo's efforts to isolate Jean Ping

Gabon
Ali Bongo's strategy to legitimise his second term

Gabon
Alexandre Barro-Chambrier proposes himself as the third way

Gabon
How Bongo’s presidential race suddenly became much tougher

Gabon
Ali Bongo makes Congo visit to undermine rivals