Denis Christel uses cooperation ministry as launchpad for presidential bid

Sassou raises retirement age for his generals 

Via two decrees signed in late 2022, Congo's president Denis Sassou Nguesso has extended the tenure of generals who have reached the official retirement age in order to avoid upsetting the delicate balance of his security apparatus. [...]

Medef seeking investments but not Jean-Jacques Bouya in Brazzaville 

The French employers' federation, MEDEF, is due to visit Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, the economic capital of Congo, from 7 to 9 December, after a stop in Libreville, Gabon. [...]

Politics dominate spymaster Okemba's Parisian sojourn 

During his recent trip to Paris, the powerful chief of intelligence made a great fuss of the rapprochement between the Congolese diaspora in France. This has allowed him to place his pawns near to President Denis Sassou Nguesso and gain bonus points in the race for his succession. [...]

After London and Dubai, Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso plans Singapore investment conference 

The Congolese Minister of International Cooperation and Public Private Partnerships (PPP), Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso, is planning a major conference for investors in Singapore. Congo [...]

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Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso sows confusion among business owners over compliance checks 

In a letter to the chairman of Congo's employers' association, Unicongo, the minister of international cooperation and public private partnerships caused a great deal of confusion regarding the imported goods certification process, forcing Fylla de Saint-Eudes, the minister of industry, to offer clarification. [...]

After Paris, PM Makosso flies off to Washington then London 

Congolese PM Anatole Collinet Makosso, having hosted the Rwandan head of state Paul Kagame in Brazzaville at the start of the week, in the company of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, is now on a trip to Paris. [...]

35°Nord to champion Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso in London 

Specialist Africa communications company 35°Nord - which was bought at the end of last year by the lobbying and consultancy firm Avisa Partners - will hold an event in London on 8-10 March for the benefit of Denis-Christel Sassou Nguesso, the Congolese Minister for International Cooperation. [...]

X-OIL and Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso see money in lubricants 

These products, widely used in the timber, mining and oil industries, sell for a much larger profit margin than petroleum products. [...]

Fadil Yuzal, the Franco-Turkish businessman favoured by Sassou Nguesso 

Yuzal has become the main air service provider for the Congolese presidency, while at the same time bringing a lot of business into the country. [...]

Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso goes on the offensive 

On the eve of the ruling PCT party conference, which he hopes to use as a launchpad, the president's disruptive youngest son has installed his allies in private sector posts, sometimes rather forcefully. [...]

Cedric Okiorina, future guardian of Kiki's networks joins SNPC trading 

The former head of marketing for Societe nationale des petroles du Congo (SNPC) and previous deputy to Denis Christel Sassou [...]