Spotlight | Gabon
Oligui Nguema launches post-referendum battle for control of BGFIBank

Gabon
Oyima steps down at top of BVMAC, successor as-yet unknown

The new economy minister is preparing to resign from his other duties, including that of chairman of the Central African Stock Exchange. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema hopes this post will go to someone from Gabon.

Gabon
Algest Consulting discreetly advises government on debt

The consultancy's boss, Ivorian banker Ibrahim Magassa, has just finished reprofiling Gabon's debt. On 25 March, he also organised a meeting between the main regional bankers and President Oligui Nguema.

Gabon
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema launches a vast reprofiling of public debt

The transitional president is preparing an exchange of debt securities to postpone this year's financial deadlines. The operation, worth more than FCFA 1,000bn, must be completed before the 12 April presidential election.

Gabon
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema puts PDG party in battle order as presidential poll looms

With two months to go before presidential elections, the junta leader has reactivated the Parti Démocratique Gabonais. But supporters of ousted Ali Bongo contest the new party leadership and have set up a dissident branch.

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Faustin-Archange Touadéra

Intrigues big and small – every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

West AfricaAlassane Ouattara, Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Umaro Sissoco Embaló's secret WAEMU meeting

Central African RepublicThe bitter battle for access to Touadéra

GabonPascaline Bongo calls on Sassou for support

Gabon
Flight of businessman Hervé Patrick Opiangah makes waves within junta

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema's former mines minister, who is wanted for questioning by the police after having been accused of incest, has solid support within the national transition committee and outside Gabon.

Gabon
Pascaline Bongo tries to buy time to save Delta Synergie

She is seeking a postponement of the deadline for the firm to sell its stake in BGFIBank Holding Corp.

Palace Intrigues
Andry Rajoelina, Emmanuel Macron, Pascaline Bongo, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Intrigues big and small – every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

MadagascarWill Macron attend Rajoelina's Indian Ocean Commission summit?

GabonPascaline Bongo and Oligui Nguema's tête-à-tête

Republic of CongoSassou's daughter sets new wedding date

Congo, Gabon
Delta Synergie audit: Denis Sassou-Nguesso wary of Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema's intentions

The announcement in March by the Committee for the Transition and Restoration of Institutions of the launch of an audit of Delta Synergie, the family holding company of the Bongo clan, is continuing to cause concern in Brazzaville.

Palace Intrigues
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Pascaline Bongo, Patrick Achi

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

GabonGeneral Oligui loyal to Omar Bongo's favourite Parisian hotel

Equatorial GuineaObiang to visit Paris without meeting Macron

GabonPascaline Bongo's US exile

Ivory CoastEx-PM Patrick Achi ditches French passport

Congo
Édith Lucie Bongo Ondimba memorial brings Libreville and Brazzaville closer together

Every year since her death in 2009, Congo's President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has organised a ceremony to honour his late daughter, the former First Lady of Gabon. Several heads of state, including Gabon's Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema are expected to attend this year's event.

Gabon
General Oligui to scrutinise debts of Ali Bongo era

With the assistance of military intelligence and the BGFI bank, a new task force is to conduct an inventory of the state's debts as well as looking into transactions conducted by advisers to Noureddin Bongo.

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

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.