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Nguesso couple still to reach deal with US judicial authorities over Miami condo

To avoid having to go to court over their acquisition of a luxurious residence in Florida in 2012, Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso and his wife have been trying for three months to negotiate a settlement with the US judicial authorities. So far without success.

Free access Energy 16.07.2021

Itoua, now crowned as oil minister, seeks to settle scores

The new hydrocarbons minister Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua. © Facebook/Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua

Subscribers only Energy 15.07.2021

Jean-Yves Ollivier strives to help Sassou N'Guesso get back into Libyan affairs

On 15 July, Denis Sassou N'Guesso is due to receive a visit from Libyan Presidential Council president Mohamed el-Menfi. The two-day visit has been prepared by French parallel diplomacy specialist Jean-Yves Ollivier, who is a friend of the Congolese president.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.07.2021

ABEDA rescues Makoulou Tréchot industrial estate

In a sign of an acceleration of discussions on signing a financing agreement between Brazzaville and the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA), the Congolese authorities are in the process of setting up a structure dedicated to monitoring the projects financed by this institution within the Ministry of Regional Planning, Infrastructure and Road Maintenance.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 13.07.2021

Moscow uses civil defence as lever of influence

The Russian foreign ministry cherishes its relations with the International Civil Defence Organisation, whose member states are due to gather in Abidjan in October.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.07.2021

IMF's Congo summer

On 8 July, International Monetary Fund (IMF) executive director for Congo Aivo Handriatiana Andrianarivelo, will end a 6-day trip to Brazzaville, only days before the institution launches a remote mission for Congo from 14 to 21 July.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.07.2021

Minister Itoua keeps faith in China's BFDI over faltering Pointe-Noire refinery project

Congo's new hydrocarbon's minister Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua has issued his first accreditation to the firm Atlantique Pétrochimie, the BFDI subsidiary that is supposed to be constructing the Pointe-Noire refinery. But since the laying of the cornerstone in February, the works have been at a standstill.

Subscribers only Energy 25.06.2021

Fadil Yuzal, the Franco-Turkish businessman favoured by Sassou Nguesso

Yuzal has become the main air service provider for the Congolese presidency, while at the same time bringing a lot of business into the country.

Subscribers only Business 23.06.2021

Hyatt plays catch-up with Accor, Radisson and Marriott

The US chain is mainly active on Africa's east coast and until now has had no business in central Africa. Now it's putting up a luxury hotel in Cameroon.

Subscribers only Business 22.06.2021

New PM Anatole Collinet Makosso might visit Paris on first foreign trip

Appointed prime minister on 12 May Anatole Collinet Makosso is considering going to Paris in the coming weeks.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.06.2021

Prime minister of Congo, Anatole Collinet Makosso.

New EU ambassador for Brazzaville

The Portuguese diplomat Raul Mateus Paula, the European Union's ambassador to the Republic of Congo since 2018, will be packing his bags this summer. He is set to be replaced by the Italian Giacomo Durazzo.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.06.2021

WNR proposes legal heavyweight from Dentons for Marine XI arbitration with Brazzaville

Engaged in proceedings against the Congolese state at the international arbitration tribunal ICSID since 12 May, World Natural Resources has already chosen its judge to sit on the panel.

Subscribers only Energy 18.06.2021

New budget minister Andely picks task force to improve IMF relations

The newly appointed Congolese budget minister Roger-Rigobert Andely has named a select group to reopen communication channels with the IMF and negotiate the disbursement of the second tranche of a loan programme that has been blocked for the past year.

Subscribers only Politics 17.06.2021

The Congolese Minister of Finance, Roger-Rigobert Andely.

Brazzaville gears up to sell electricity to neighbours

Energy minister Serge Blaise Zoniaba last month granted a ten-year export licence to the Centrale Electrique du Congo (CEC), a gas-fired power plant.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 08.06.2021

Sassou's seized jet flies back to French courts on 10 June

A French court is to hold a hearing on 10 June to decide on how Denis Sassou Nguesso's seized presidential plane should be sold.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.06.2021

Roger-Rigobert Andely reprises his role as debt-slayer

Once again, the new finance minister, beloved by lenders and international partners, is putting on his fireman's uniform for Denis Sassou Nguesso, at a time when IMF talks are on the rocks. Whether he can pull off his magic a second time, however, remains to be seen.

Subscribers only Politics 04.06.2021

The new Congolese Minister of Finance Roger-Rigobert Andely.

How government departments intend to divvy up Total, ENI and Perenco fines

The finance minister recently signed a decree on the sharing of upstream oil fines between the various government departments, but the text raises numerous legal issues.

Subscribers only Energy 03.06.2021

Interior minister said to be victim of €400,000 bank scam

Brazzaville has been buzzing with speculation over which minister's bank account was robbed of €400,000.

Subscribers only Politics 02.06.2021

Local French politicians observed Congo elections in March

The European Union decided not to observe Congo's presidential election in March but a group of Lyon politicians, together with Guinea's honorary consul in the city, did travel to Brazzaville for that purpose.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.05.2021

Sassou Nguesso and ECCAS seek to regain upper hand on Chad

ECCAS President Denis Sassou Nguesso is timidly trying to play a part in managing Chad's transition. But the international community would clearly prefer the African Union to oversee the next stage.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.05.2021

Congolese head of state Denis Sassou Nguesso in Paris in May 2021.

Football bodies seek to unplug Satcons decoders ahead of Euro 2020

The English Premier League, Spain's La Liga, and subscription channels beIN Sports and Canal+ all have a bone to pick with Lebanese firm Satcon. Run by the al-Akhras family, the company sells decoders across west and central Africa so viewers can tune into European sports championships.

Subscribers only Business 21.05.2021

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Congo

Nguesso couple still to reach deal with US judicial authorities over Miami condo

Itoua, now crowned as oil minister, seeks to settle scores

Jean-Yves Ollivier strives to help Sassou N'Guesso get back into Libyan affairs

ABEDA rescues Makoulou Tréchot industrial estate

Moscow uses civil defence as lever of influence

IMF's Congo summer

Minister Itoua keeps faith in China's BFDI over faltering Pointe-Noire refinery project

Fadil Yuzal, the Franco-Turkish businessman favoured by Sassou Nguesso

Hyatt plays catch-up with Accor, Radisson and Marriott

New PM Anatole Collinet Makosso might visit Paris on first foreign trip

New EU ambassador for Brazzaville

WNR proposes legal heavyweight from Dentons for Marine XI arbitration with Brazzaville

New budget minister Andely picks task force to improve IMF relations

Brazzaville gears up to sell electricity to neighbours

Sassou's seized jet flies back to French courts on 10 June

Roger-Rigobert Andely reprises his role as debt-slayer

How government departments intend to divvy up Total, ENI and Perenco fines

Interior minister said to be victim of €400,000 bank scam

Local French politicians observed Congo elections in March

Sassou Nguesso and ECCAS seek to regain upper hand on Chad

Football bodies seek to unplug Satcons decoders ahead of Euro 2020

Commisimpex affair: Brazzaville's debt mushrooms

CEMAC leaders brood over exclusion from Paris summit

A new government sponsored by the president's family

WNR launches arbitration against Brazzaville after its Marine XI ousting

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Congo

Nguesso couple still to reach deal with US judicial authorities over Miami condo

Itoua, now crowned as oil minister, seeks to settle scores

Jean-Yves Ollivier strives to help Sassou N'Guesso get back into Libyan affairs

ABEDA rescues Makoulou Tréchot industrial estate

Moscow uses civil defence as lever of influence

IMF's Congo summer

Minister Itoua keeps faith in China's BFDI over faltering Pointe-Noire refinery project

Fadil Yuzal, the Franco-Turkish businessman favoured by Sassou Nguesso

Hyatt plays catch-up with Accor, Radisson and Marriott

New PM Anatole Collinet Makosso might visit Paris on first foreign trip

New EU ambassador for Brazzaville

WNR proposes legal heavyweight from Dentons for Marine XI arbitration with Brazzaville

New budget minister Andely picks task force to improve IMF relations

Brazzaville gears up to sell electricity to neighbours

Sassou's seized jet flies back to French courts on 10 June

Roger-Rigobert Andely reprises his role as debt-slayer

How government departments intend to divvy up Total, ENI and Perenco fines

Interior minister said to be victim of €400,000 bank scam

Local French politicians observed Congo elections in March

Sassou Nguesso and ECCAS seek to regain upper hand on Chad

Football bodies seek to unplug Satcons decoders ahead of Euro 2020

Commisimpex affair: Brazzaville's debt mushrooms

CEMAC leaders brood over exclusion from Paris summit

A new government sponsored by the president's family

WNR launches arbitration against Brazzaville after its Marine XI ousting

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout