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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 Congolese Minister of Finance, Roger-Rigobert Andely.© Congoles Ministry of Finance

Subscribers only Politics 17.06.2021

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

The new Congolese Minister of Finance Roger-Rigobert Andely.© Congolese Ministry of Finance and Budget

Subscribers only Politics 04.06.2021

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

Commisimpex affair: Brazzaville's debt mushrooms

The debt owed by Brazzaville to the construction firm Commisimpex shot up in the spring.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 21.05.2021

CEMAC leaders brood over exclusion from Paris summit

Denis Sassou NGuesso, much to the irritation of his fellow Central African heads of state, was the only one among them who managed to get himself invited to the Paris summit on the financing of African economies.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.05.2021

A new government sponsored by the president's family

Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso, who was appointed on 12 May, is close to both first lady Antoinette Sassou Nguesso and the president's youngest son, Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso.

Subscribers only Politics 19.05.2021

Congo's new prime minister, Anatole Collinet Makosso.

WNR launches arbitration against Brazzaville after its Marine XI ousting

Furious at having lost its shares in the Marine XI oil block, World Natural Resources has decided to bring its dispute with the Congolese state before the World Bank's ICSID tribunal.

Subscribers only Energy 19.05.2021

Sassou loyalist Athanase Ngassaki appointed Banque congolaise de l'habitat chairman

Athanase Ngassaki, who advises the Congolese president on economic issues, has been been parachuted into the top job at the Banque congolaise de l'habitat, one of the country's two state-owned banks.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 14.05.2021

Vadim Osdet Mvouba, the new face of youth in the president's party

The son of the speaker of parliament, Vadim Osdet Mvouba is an up-and-coming figure in the president's political machine and has led the youth wing of the ruling party since October.

Subscribers only Politics 07.05.2021

The First Secretary of the Force Montante Congolaise, Vadim Osdet Mvouba.

After Abidjan, Mikati family's ACC prospects in Brazzaville and Douala

Arabian Construction Co (ACC), having lost its position as the leading construction contractor in the Emirates and Saudi Arabia, has been redeploying in Africa since last year and recently sent a delegation to Cameroon and later to Brazzaville.

Subscribers only Politics 05.05.2021

Reality catches up with Sassou Nguesso's campaign promises

Ahead of his re-election President Denis Sassou Nguesso made a raft of campaign promises to launch major works. Some are already withering on the vine.

Subscribers only Politics 28.04.2021

Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso.

Congo's Freemasons shaken by Idriss Déby's death

Denis Sassou Nguesso introduced Idriss Déby to the Freemasons in the early 2000s, making him the first Deputy Grand Master (DGM) of the Grande loge du Congo (GLC).

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.04.2021

Post-election battle to replace PM

Prime Minister Clément Mouamba's government resigned on 16 April, just after Denis Sassou Nguesso was sworn in for a fourth and final presidential term. Key members of the head of state's inner circle are now pushing candidates to replace Mouamba, even though the administration might not change until next year.

Subscribers only Business 23.04.2021

Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso at the polling station on 21 March 2021.

Brazzaville navigates between Moscow and Brussels to combat piracy

The Congolese navy has begun operating several BK-10 assault boats recently acquired from Russia. But the professionalisation of the country's maritime agencies will owe much to the support of the European Union.

Free access Defence 20.04.2021

The Congolese navy has for several months been operating at least three Russian BK-10 assault boats.

Gunvor execs named in Congo corruption case hit by new scandal

A former employee of Swiss trader Gunvor admitted in early April that he paid nearly $22m in bribes to Ecuadorian officials between 2012 and 2019 to win contracts with the state-run oil company. He was working under the supervision of executives who were already in their jobs when a similar case occurred in 2012 in Congo and Ivory Coast.

Subscribers only Energy 16.04.2021

Nguesso pushes for out-of-court settlement to avoid Miami condo acquisition trial

A US court is investigating how Denis-Christel Sassou Nguesso's wife purchased a luxury apartment in Florida in 2012 but the son of the Congolese president is trying to have the trial suspended so he can reach an amicable settlement.

Subscribers only Energy 07.04.2021

France's highest court dashes Mohsen Hojeij's hopes to seize more money

After he was authorised to seize $30m from the Congolese national oil company SNPC's bank account, businessman Mohsen Hojeij has been denied any more of his $1.2bn debt claim on Brazzaville through the French justice system.

Subscribers only Business 06.04.2021

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Congo

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

Sassou loyalist Athanase Ngassaki appointed Banque congolaise de l'habitat chairman

Vadim Osdet Mvouba, the new face of youth in the president's party

After Abidjan, Mikati family's ACC prospects in Brazzaville and Douala

Reality catches up with Sassou Nguesso's campaign promises

Congo's Freemasons shaken by Idriss Déby's death

Post-election battle to replace PM

Brazzaville navigates between Moscow and Brussels to combat piracy

Gunvor execs named in Congo corruption case hit by new scandal

Nguesso pushes for out-of-court settlement to avoid Miami condo acquisition trial

France's highest court dashes Mohsen Hojeij's hopes to seize more money

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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

Sassou loyalist Athanase Ngassaki appointed Banque congolaise de l'habitat chairman

Vadim Osdet Mvouba, the new face of youth in the president's party

After Abidjan, Mikati family's ACC prospects in Brazzaville and Douala

Reality catches up with Sassou Nguesso's campaign promises

Congo's Freemasons shaken by Idriss Déby's death

Post-election battle to replace PM

Brazzaville navigates between Moscow and Brussels to combat piracy

Gunvor execs named in Congo corruption case hit by new scandal

Nguesso pushes for out-of-court settlement to avoid Miami condo acquisition trial

France's highest court dashes Mohsen Hojeij's hopes to seize more money

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