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Noureddin Bongo's new clothes

Nourredin Bongo and Ali Bongo. © Twitter Account Noureddin Bongo

President Ali Bongo's eldest son is about to embark on a more directly political career, after two years spent as presidential affairs coordinator. [...] (428 words)

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Gabonese presidency discreetly employing British adviser Dominic Sudnik

While waiting for the third and final report from the Commonwealth's inspection mission, Gabon is continuing to develop its British tropism. [...]

Gabonese President Ali Bongo. © Julien de Rosa/Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

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GABON 07/03/2022

New deal could end president's wiretap monopoly

As tensions within the Bongo family rose in recent weeks on social media, another battle with more serious consequences was being played out in the corridors of the president's office. At stake is control over Gabon's telephone and internet interception capabilities. [...]

GABON 18/10/2021

Paris, Rome and Madrid compete to digitise healthcare system

The World's Bank's project to digitise the Gabonese healthcare system, initiated in 2016, has turned into a race between IT companies Atos (France), Sivsa (Spain) and Dedalus (Italy). [...]

GABON 30/09/2021

Noureddin Bongo lands his diplomatic passport just before leaving office

One week before stepping down as the general coordinator of presidential affairs, Noureddin Bongo, the son of President Ali Bongo, obtained a diplomatic passport by decree on 6 September. [...]

GABON 20/09/2021

State teams up with private sector to tackle growing piracy

Gabonese waters are facing an increasing number of pirate attacks and authorities are currently negotiating with major businesses to create a public-private fund to buy equipment. French naval shipyard Piriou is already on the front lines to sell its patrol boats. [...]

Moukalaba National Park, Gabon. © Quentin Hulo/Hans Lucas via Reuters Connect

Spotlight

CONGO GABON 17/09/2021

Bongo's high-stakes carbon gamble ahead of COP26

Before the next round of climate negotiations, Gabon is attempting to revise the United Nation's method of calculating a country's carbon footprint with the goal of quickly selling its emission permits. [...]

GABON 08/06/2021

Who is really in control of the country's oil?

Gabon's oil and gas sector - the state's main source of foreign cash - is now in the hands of a close acquaintance of President Ali Bongo's son and coordinator, Noureddin Bongo. [...]

GABON 09/04/2021

Bongo's gas policy task force springs to life

The group assigned to come up with ways to leverage Gabon's gas resources met for the first time in Libreville in late March. Here are the private firms who attended the meeting. [...]

Inner circles

GABON 30/04/2020

Omar Denis Jr Bongo cuts an increasingly solitary figure

The 26-year-old half-brother of Ali Bongo and grandson of Denis Sassou Nguesso, Omar Denis Jr Bongo, appears to have been increasingly ostracised by the Gabonese president's clan, who suspect him of harbouring presidential ambitions for 2023. [...]

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