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Moscow exploits media and NGOs to torpedo Paris

Numerous organisations are underpinning the Russian offensive in Bangui by spreading anti-Western propaganda. Analysis.

Subscribers only Politics 02.01.2019

Doha asserts itself

With Saudi Arabia becoming mired in the war Yemen, on [...]

Subscribers only Politics 02.01.2019

Where private security companies are king

The largest private employer in the country, Powers Securite, boasts 3,500 staff across the country. Run by Patrick Marconnet, a [...]

Subscribers only Business 12.12.2018

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Why African presidents are looking beyond France for their healthcare

For many years regulars at the Val de Grace military hospital in Paris, African heads of state are now increasingly likely to get their check-ups in Saudi Arabia, Morocco or Israel rather than checking into a clinic in the French [...]

Subscribers only Politics 28.11.2018

Diamonds: Peter Meeus' busy schedule at Kimberley plenary

Belgian consultant Peter Meeus set himself a clear goal for the Kimberley Process (KP) plenary meeting held in Brussels from [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.11.2018

Where next for Abdallah Wafy?

Niger's permanent representative at the United Nations (UN) , the diplomat Abdallah Wafy, is tipped to succeed Gabon's Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 14.11.2018

Paris pushes back against the Russians

Having underestimated Moscow's offensive, France seeks to regain the initiative in the country.

Subscribers only Politics 31.10.2018

French expertise deployed in Chad

A delegation from the French agency for technical cooperation, Expertise [...]

Subscribers only Business 31.10.2018

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Moscow's mission creep

Although the security and extractive sectors were its first port of call in francophone Africa, in particular in late 2017, post-Soviet Russia is intending in the very near future to diversify its activities by branching out into other sectors.

Subscribers only Business 17.10.2018

Vladimir Putin has been lobbying for Russian businesses during Ali Bongo's visit in Moscow in July.

Ethiopian Airlines swoops on local airlines

The first flight of Tchadia Airlines signals the growing influence of the Ethiopian airline in the sub-region.

Subscribers only Business 17.10.2018

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The young guard invades the corridors of power

As their long-standing allies enter their dotage, African heads of state are turning to a new generation of highly qualified pretenders who are colonising the presidential palaces and forging their own networks. An exposé of the inner circles of tomorrow.

Subscribers only Politics 03.10.2018

SNEL wants to pick up pace of interconnection with CAR

Congo's Societe Nationale d'Electricite (SNEL) headed by Jean-Bosco Kayombo Kayan [...]

Subscribers only Energy 02.10.2018

Theodore Jousso grounds Francois Bozize

In August, the Central African minister of transport and civil aviation, Theodore Jousso, signed a circular requesting airlines flying to [...]

Subscribers only Politics 19.09.2018

CEMAC mining code in final stages before launch

A work group tasked to validate the mining code to [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.09.2018

Tamlyn appointed to Bangui

One year after the departure of Jeffrey Hawkins from Bangui in August 2017, the United States has finally appointed its [...]

Free access Diplomacy 22.08.2018

Moscow sets its sights on the gold and diamonds

The Central Africans have begun extraction operations at several alluvial diamond sites located between Boda and Gadzi, not far from [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.07.2018

Moscow gets a dose of Realpolitik

The cancellation of a round table on 12 July in [...]

Subscribers only Politics 18.07.2018

Diamonds: Kimberley confidence not enough for USA

Not everyone is willing to accept the Kimberley Process leaders' satisfaction with the progress achieved by the Central African Republic [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.07.2018

After much manoeuvring by Moscow, Beijing enters the fray

With an arms supply deal in prospect, Poly Technologies seeks to secure its access to natural resources. An investigation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.06.2018

Touadera banks on diamonds to end embargo

The future of the gemstones, currently banned from export, has been placed in the hands of the key sector figure Peter Meeus.

Subscribers only Business 20.06.2018

Michel Djotodia airs his grievances against Bangui

The special representative of the African Union (AU) for the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.06.2018

Moscow assumes a hands-on role

Under the cover of training the army, Russian ‘agents' present in Bangui since the start of the year are conferring with the country's warlords.

Subscribers only Politics 23.05.2018

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Putin bets on Bangui to realise his expansionist dreams in Africa

In addition to the very conspicuous agents of Spetsnaz, the special forces responsible for President Faustin Archange Touadera's personal security and for the protection of his private residences and of ministerial buildings in Bangui, Russian operatives are in the process [.

Subscribers only Politics 09.05.2018

Nimery Matar Djamous still a thorn in Touadera's side

Nimery Matar Djamous, a former corporal of Chadian origin in the Forces armees centrafricaines (FACA), managed to escape after MINUSCA [...]

Subscribers only Politics 09.05.2018

French embassy in Bangui hit by unprecedented wave of departures

The French embassy in Central African Republic has been in crisis for several weeks after having been subjected to a [...]

Subscribers only 05.04.2018

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Moscow exploits media and NGOs to torpedo Paris

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Spotlight
Why African presidents are looking beyond France for their healthcare

Diamonds: Peter Meeus' busy schedule at Kimberley plenary

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Paris pushes back against the Russians

French expertise deployed in Chad

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Moscow's mission creep

Ethiopian Airlines swoops on local airlines

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The young guard invades the corridors of power

SNEL wants to pick up pace of interconnection with CAR

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CEMAC mining code in final stages before launch

Tamlyn appointed to Bangui

Moscow sets its sights on the gold and diamonds

Moscow gets a dose of Realpolitik

Diamonds: Kimberley confidence not enough for USA

After much manoeuvring by Moscow, Beijing enters the fray

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Michel Djotodia airs his grievances against Bangui

Moscow assumes a hands-on role

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Putin bets on Bangui to realise his expansionist dreams in Africa

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French embassy in Bangui hit by unprecedented wave of departures

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Moscow exploits media and NGOs to torpedo Paris

Doha asserts itself

Where private security companies are king

Spotlight Why African presidents are looking beyond France for their healthcare

Diamonds: Peter Meeus' busy schedule at Kimberley plenary

Where next for Abdallah Wafy?

Paris pushes back against the Russians

French expertise deployed in Chad

Spotlight Moscow's mission creep

Ethiopian Airlines swoops on local airlines

Spotlight The young guard invades the corridors of power

SNEL wants to pick up pace of interconnection with CAR

Theodore Jousso grounds Francois Bozize

CEMAC mining code in final stages before launch

Tamlyn appointed to Bangui

Moscow sets its sights on the gold and diamonds

Moscow gets a dose of Realpolitik

Diamonds: Kimberley confidence not enough for USA

After much manoeuvring by Moscow, Beijing enters the fray

Touadera banks on diamonds to end embargo

Michel Djotodia airs his grievances against Bangui

Moscow assumes a hands-on role

Spotlight Putin bets on Bangui to realise his expansionist dreams in Africa

Nimery Matar Djamous still a thorn in Touadera's side

French embassy in Bangui hit by unprecedented wave of departures

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Africa Intelligence on social media

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Gabon
The secrets behind the FGIS, a sovereign wealth fund set adrift

Africa
Massad Boulos, a free agent of Donald Trump's African diplomacy under close watch

Spotlight
Why African presidents are looking beyond France for their healthcare

Spotlight
Moscow's mission creep

Spotlight
The young guard invades the corridors of power

Spotlight
Putin bets on Bangui to realise his expansionist dreams in Africa