Your account has been succesfully created.

Subscribe now

CONGO FRANCE

An ace up the sleeve for African states in trouble with their creditors?

Congo-B has invoked the ‘Sapin II' law to keep Mohsen Hojeija at bay. If the Court of Cassation upholds the petition, this legal device may be widely exploited. [...] (401 words)

Issue dated 25/10/2017 Reading time 2 minutes

This article may be accessed by subscribers and e-wallet holders (USD 12.50)

2 options offered to continue reading

e-wallet

from EUR/USD 50

Only buy articles you are interested in

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION

Unlimited access to the website

See our rates

Choose the option that suits you best: Compare all of our offers!

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

Create your free account

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

create a free account

Business

Set up email notifications for these topics

CONGO
Commisimpex
International Chamber of Commerce
Jacques-Alexandre Genet
Kevin Grossmann
Mohsen Hojeij

French financial prosecution service to investigate corruption suspicions in Commisimpex affair

The French financial prosecution service has instructed an examining magistrate to investigate the 2013 arbitration ruling ordering the Republic of the Congo to pay €1.5bn to Commisimpex, a construction company owned by Lebanese businessman Mohsen Hojeij. [...]

CONGO Business 22/10/2021

Judge Yves Derain accused by Congo of corruption in Commisimpex dispute withdraws from case

Having filed a complaint on 7 October against one of the three judges that ruled in 2013 in its dispute with the construction firm Commisimpex, Congo is now seeking the cancellation of arbitration proceedings in Paris. [...]

CONGO Business 11/06/2020

The unwanted ping that could cost Sassou Nguesso his presidential jet

Because Congo's exasperated creditors keep a constant eye on it, the country's presidential Falcon 7X has flown furtively for months. Alas, an oversight allowed Mohsen Hojeij, who says Congo owes him vast sums of money, to take possession of the jet on 6 June. [...]

A Falcon 7X aircraft in the factory of French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation in Merignac near Bordeaux.

CONGO FRANCE Document 12/01/2018

French Court of Cassation changes position in Commisimpex case

The ruling given on January 10 by the first civil chamber of the French Court of Cassation marks a turning [...]

CONGO FRANCE Business 06/12/2017

A setback for Brazzaville in the Commisimpex affair

On 29 November, the French Court of Cassation once again [...]

AFRICA Energy 21/11/2017

Elizabeth Oger-Gross (White & Case) advises gas investors

On November 30, American lawyer Elizabeth Oger-Gross, partner at law [...]

CONGO 14/11/2017

American courts block a subpoena issued against Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso

Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso aka "Kiki", who is tipped to become chairman of the Société nationale des pétroles du Congo [...]

CONGO 13/11/2017

Mohsen Hojeij hit by blowback from Pointe-Noire port assets seizure

Commisimpex boss Mohsen Hojeij's vigorous efforts to recover the close to $1.2 billion owed him by the Congolese state (WAN [...]

BURKINA FASO 18/01/2017

Burkina Faso appoints a lawyer to defend it against Frank Timis

Following Frank Timis’s decision to take on Paris law firm Betto Seraglini (WAN 742) to defend his interests in his [...]

CONGO Business 30/11/2016

Supreme court does a U-turn in the Hojeij case

The highest court has declared the state immune to seizures by Mohsen Hojeij. In 1993, it decreed the opposite. [...]

CONGO FRANCE Politics 06/07/2016

Reyners now Commisimpex's mouthpiece

Founder of the building group Commisimpex, Mohsen Hojeij has approached [...]

Spotlight

CONGO Politics Document 29/07/2015

Hojeij case a growing threat to Sassou Nguesso

Mohsen Hojeij may be poised to deliver a devastating blow to the Congolese government and by extension, President Denis Sassou Nguesso. For some years the businessman who has been trying to obtain record damages of some $1. [...]

CONGO Politics 06/02/2013

Tribunal awards Hojeij $1 billion

In a major - and very onerous - blow for the Republic of Congo, a tribunal of the International Chamber [...]

Set up email notifications for these topics

CONGO
Commisimpex
International Chamber of Commerce
Jacques-Alexandre Genet
Kevin Grossmann
Mohsen Hojeij

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!

Loïc Folloroux, son of Ivorian first lady and behind-the-scenes cocoa trader

Thierno Ba, friend to Macky Sall and key military equipment broker

An ace up the sleeve for African states in trouble with their creditors?

This article may be accessed by subscribers and e-wallet holders (USD 12.50)

2 options offered to continue reading

Create your free account

create a free account

Set up email notifications for these topics

French financial prosecution service to investigate corruption suspicions in Commisimpex affair

Judge Yves Derain accused by Congo of corruption in Commisimpex dispute withdraws from case

The unwanted ping that could cost Sassou Nguesso his presidential jet

French Court of Cassation changes position in Commisimpex case

A setback for Brazzaville in the Commisimpex affair

Elizabeth Oger-Gross (White & Case) advises gas investors

American courts block a subpoena issued against Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso

Mohsen Hojeij hit by blowback from Pointe-Noire port assets seizure

Burkina Faso appoints a lawyer to defend it against Frank Timis

Supreme court does a U-turn in the Hojeij case

Reyners now Commisimpex's mouthpiece

Hojeij case a growing threat to Sassou Nguesso

Tribunal awards Hojeij $1 billion

Set up email notifications for these topics

First visit

Contacts

Tools

Follow us

A website produced by

Indigo Publications also publishes:

Loïc Folloroux, son of Ivorian first lady and behind-the-scenes cocoa trader

Thierno Ba, friend to Macky Sall and key military equipment broker

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The global hunt for the Dos Santos family assets

Transition in Guinea: what's next after the coup?

An ace up the sleeve for African states in trouble with their creditors?

This article may be accessed by subscribers and e-wallet holders (USD 12.50)

2 options offered to continue reading

Create your free account

create a free account

Set up email notifications for these topics

French financial prosecution service to investigate corruption suspicions in Commisimpex affair

Judge Yves Derain accused by Congo of corruption in Commisimpex dispute withdraws from case

The unwanted ping that could cost Sassou Nguesso his presidential jet

French Court of Cassation changes position in Commisimpex case

A setback for Brazzaville in the Commisimpex affair

Elizabeth Oger-Gross (White & Case) advises gas investors

American courts block a subpoena issued against Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso

Mohsen Hojeij hit by blowback from Pointe-Noire port assets seizure

Burkina Faso appoints a lawyer to defend it against Frank Timis

Supreme court does a U-turn in the Hojeij case

Reyners now Commisimpex's mouthpiece

Hojeij case a growing threat to Sassou Nguesso

Tribunal awards Hojeij $1 billion

Set up email notifications for these topics

First visit

Contacts

Tools

Follow us

A website produced by

Indigo Publications also publishes: