Inner circles | Congo, Ivory Coast
Banker Ibrahim Magassa dispenses financial advice from Abidjan to Brazzaville

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, Joseph Kabila, Paul Biya, Denis Sassou-Nguesso

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

DRCNeutralising Kabila's networks in South Africa

CameroonTwo of Paul Biya's collaborators bicker it out over protocol

CongoPublishing house Ipanema organises gala for Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Chad
Rothschild and Roland Berger back Déby's national development plan

A round table bringing together backers for Chad Connection 2030 was announced for this June in Dubai. It's being backed by investment bank Rothschild and German consultants Roland Berger.

Congo
Deputy treasury director sacked, leaving presidential clan fuming

Armel Silvère Dongou, responsible in the government for raising bond funds on the regional markets, fled the country last month. He is the focus of an investigation by the Brazzaville public prosecutor's office into embezzlement.

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.

Ivory Coast
Ouattara seeks to raise €600m on sub-regional markets

The forthcoming bond issue is a crucial transaction for the Ivorian government, which is under pressure from its own treasury as well as its creditors.

Palace Intrigues
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Guillaume Soro, Alassane Ouattara

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

Ivory CoastGuillaume Soro's old acquaintances in Gabon

GabonNguema kept in dark about World Bank arrears

SomaliaRabat mediates to keep coach Rachid Loustèque onside

Congo
Deutsche Bank and Citigroup get involved in Brazzaville's debt restructuring

The two banks, which specialise in restructuring sovereign debt on the bond markets, are preparing to issue loans on the financial markets for the Congolese state.

Ivory Coast
Ouattara makes key new appointments at his embassy in Paris

Following his appointment of a new consul general at the French embassy in Paris in February, Alassane Ouattara has promoted one of his generals as head of the military mission there.

Ivory Coast
Algest Consulting hired on housing project

Business bank Algest Consulting, headed by Ivorian economist Ibrahim Magassa, [...]