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Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso plans national airline relaunch

From left: Jean-Marc Thystère Tchicaya, Eric Kenneth Mouritzen and Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso. © Twitter/@ChristelSassou

The Minister of International Cooperation signed a strategic partnership with the South African company Allegiance Capital at the beginning of January in order to relaunch ECAir. Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso has won over the Minister for Major Works, Jean-Jacques Bouya. However, resuming flights appears to be tricky. [...] (704 words)

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Kagame's fund Crystal Ventures to set up shop near Brazzaville

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The minister of International Cooperation Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso. © Twitter/@ChristelSassou

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The Paris mansion giving Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso nightmares

A luxurious 600 m² mansion occupied by the Republic of the Congo's international cooperation minister in Rue Fresnel in Paris, which was acquired by a Congolese property firm for €4m in 2013, is under a seizure order issued as part of the ongoing "Ill-Gotten Gains" investigation. [...]

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The Minister of International Cooperation and the Promotion of Public-Private Partnerships, Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso. © Twitter/@ChristelSassou

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Congo's president Denis Sassou Nguesso in Paris in May, 2021. © Stéphane Lemouton/Pool/Abaca via Reuters

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