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Omar-Denis Junior Bongo wants to get back in business via broadband

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ODJB, who is also the half-brother of ousted Gabonese leader Ali Bongo, is getting his company Yao Corp back off the ground. With two new business partners, he has eyes on a major broadband project in the country.

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From Milan to Pointe-Noire, the secrets of the powerful 'ENI family'

Nicknamed "the most African of majors", the Italian energy company ENI has made the Congo a central hub where big contracts and family affairs flourish, fortified by close ties to President Denis Sassou-Nguesso. The group is set to invest several billions of dollars in a liquefied natural gas export project, with the blessings of the Congolese and Italian governments, brought closer by the gas giant.

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The chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf of Djibouti, and his deputy, Selma Malika Haddadi of Algeria.
Spotlight | Africa Tensions mount between AU Commission chair Youssouf and deputy Haddadi DRC Businessman Saifee Durbar sets sights on oil in spite of doubtful credentials Sudan Faced with defections, Hemeti sets up new intelligence service to monitor generals
General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as “Hemeti”, in Khartoum on 19 February 2023.
South Sudan, Uganda Ugandan army tightens grip on border areas Ivory Coast Ouattara plans shake-up of ruling RHDP
Egypt Yeast giant Lesaffre steps up investment amid rising competition Madagascar Foreign minister faces internal criticism
Madagascar’s foreign minister Alice N’Diaye, in Moscow, Russia, on 19 June 2026.
Zambia French business leaders set sights on Lusaka Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara hosted at Élysée Palace by Emmanuel Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron and his Ivorian counterpart Alassane Ouattara, in Paris, on 24 February 2026.
Cameroon Biya set to trigger parliamentary vote

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