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Son follows father as head of internal intelligence service

New head of internal intelligence Bernard Gnamankala is the son of a general who headed the same service 30 years ago. [...]

Published on 27.08.2020 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Alain Djibril Ibaba
Ali Bongo
Bernard Gnamankala
Brice Laccruche Alihanga
Conseil National de Securite
Denis Sassou Nguesso
Direction Generale de la Documentation et de l'Immigration
Direction générale de la sécurité intérieure
FBI National Academy
Jean-Marie Michel Mokoko
Laurent Nguetsara
Maurice Lendoye Engandzas
Omar Bongo

Gabon
Struggling in Tahiti, Omar Bongo's former business partner seeks a comeback in Gabon

Dominique Auroy's interests in Gabon have taken a hit since Ali Bongo came to power, succeeding his late father, with whom Auroy was involved in various projects. Now the Tahiti-based entrepreneur sees hydropower as a way to get back into business in the country.

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France, Gabon
Ali Bongo switches up diplomatic corps in EU

The Gabonese president has embarked on a series of sweeping changes within Gabon's embassies in the EU, with new ambassadors posted to Paris and Belin.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.09.2020

France, Gabon
Will France continue to be Bongo's preferred partner in eavesdropping ?

Long a key component of France's low-key but continuing electronic intelligence cooperation with Gabon, Ali Bongo's eavesdropping service is struggling to adapt to Libreville's new political landscape.

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Gabon
President's office quietly dismisses last witness to Bongo's stroke

Jean-Luc Ndong Amvame, the last of Ali Bongo's staff to have been with him at the time of his stroke in 2018, has discreetly stepped down from his duties as head of the president's personal security.

Subscribers only Politics 06.05.2020

Gabon
Lambert-Noël Matha keeps tight rein on state security amid Covid-19 pandemic

While the presidential couple leads the public information campaign on the coronavirus crisis, the all-powerful interior minister Lambert-Noël Matha is keeping a tight grip on the levers of the security apparatus, ready to crack down on any social unrest sparked by the epidemic.

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Alain Djibril Ibaba
Ali Bongo
Bernard Gnamankala
Brice Laccruche Alihanga
Conseil National de Securite
Denis Sassou Nguesso
Direction Generale de la Documentation et de l'Immigration
Direction générale de la sécurité intérieure
FBI National Academy
Jean-Marie Michel Mokoko
Laurent Nguetsara
Maurice Lendoye Engandzas
Omar Bongo

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DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Gabon
Son follows father as head of internal intelligence service

Gabon
Struggling in Tahiti, Omar Bongo's former business partner seeks a comeback in Gabon

France, Gabon
Ali Bongo switches up diplomatic corps in EU

France, Gabon
Will France continue to be Bongo's preferred partner in eavesdropping ?

Gabon
President's office quietly dismisses last witness to Bongo's stroke

Gabon
Lambert-Noël Matha keeps tight rein on state security amid Covid-19 pandemic

Gabon
Family connections take sting out of Scorpion crackdown

Gabon
Brice Laccruche Alihanga makes inroads into intelligence community

Gabon
Why Bongo ditched his spy chief