Central African Republic
China's Shanxi set to bag contract to renovate Bangui airport

Central African Republic, Gabon
Air France confronted with headache of serving Bangui

The French airline is considering suspending the direct service from Paris to the Central African capital, a route already significantly reduced. It is reportedly relying on the expansion of its partnership with Afrijet to put this into place.

Cape Verde
Ecobank puts pressure on Ponta Sino hotel complex

The British group Decameron New Horizons is scrambling to open a luxury hotel on the island of Sal. Meanwhile, the pan-African Ecobank, the project's main financier, is seeking to sell its debt to rival companies already well-established locally, without the developer's knowledge.

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Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Yoweri Museveni

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Central African Republic
Burkinabe firm beats off Chinese giants to clinch $15m road contract

The CAR infrastructure minister has awarded Copiafax Burkina a contract to upgrade 35 km of road between Bangui and Bossongo.

Central African Republic
ITHS loses M'Poko airport concession

Aviation Handling Service Centrafrique is coming back to Bangui's international airport just a year after losing its contract. The authorities' dissatisfaction with International Technology Handling Services cleared the runway for its return.

Central African Republic, Gabon
Afrijet ponders Libreville-Bangui flights

This year could see the largest airline in Central Africa start a regular service to Bangui for the first time, but that still depends on the Bangui-M'Poko International Airport meeting the required standards.

Central African Republic
US nationals increasingly hassled at Bangui airport

Since October, on several occasions, US nationals have been stopped by border police at Bangui-M'Poko airport upon attempting to enter the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic
Minair, Wagner's favourite local airline

Deprived of some of their plans in Central African Republic for months, the Russian paramilitary group Wagner's men have turned to a local solution and is using the airline Minair.

Central Africa, Central African Republic, Russia
Discreet Touadéra adviser key to arrival of BRICS in Central Africa

Georges Gougouey, a discreet adviser to Central African head of state Faustin-Archange Touadéra, was one of the main figures working behind the scenes on 21 November to set up the headquarters of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) in Bangui.