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With Soco out, the battle for Marine XI enters next round

There is still a lot up in the air over this block that the state is hoping to move into production quick sharp.

Subscribers only Energy 26.03.2019

Charges dropped against Emile Ouosso

Suspected of embezzling FCFA 9 billion (€13.7 million) intended for the Caisse de retraite des fonctionnaires (CREF) in 2016 when [...]

Subscribers only Politics 19.03.2019

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Transport hurdlesand power shortages can't hold back Obambi and co.'s iron ambitions

Mining railway networks in Congo-B. © Africa Mining Intelligence/Indigo Publications

Subscribers only 19.03.2019

Denis Christel, a very special envoy for Felix Tshisekedi

Denis Sassou Nguesso is counting on his son to nurture relations with his counterpart in Congo-K.

Subscribers only Politics 13.03.2019

Elysee alarmed over plight of French businesses

Brazzaville is increasingly miring French companies in red tape, much to the consternation of Emmanuel Macron.

Subscribers only Business 13.03.2019

Sassou postpones visit to Moscow

Initially scheduled for March, the visit of Denis Sassou Nguesso [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.03.2019

Beijing Construction Engineering Group in rude health

Beijing Construction Engineering Group (BCEG) was the project manager and [...]

Subscribers only Business 13.03.2019

Glencore and Trafigura's schizophrenic gameplay

While on the verge of a deal with their debtor SNPC and the ministry of finance, the trading houses have also struck up talks with prime minister Mouamba.

Subscribers only Energy 12.03.2019

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Sassou Nguesso looks beyond the International Monetary Fund to 2021

Decisive for the economic future of the country, the negotiations with Washington may also provide the president with a platform for winning the next presidential election. Analysis.Pre-campaign - Denis Sassou Nguesso, who on 5 February celebrated the 40th anniversary of [.

Subscribers only Politics 27.02.2019

Denis Sassou Nguesso hopes to reach an accord with the IMF that can keep his chance for reelection.

Francois Fall, Sassou's avatar in Brazza?

The special representative of the UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres for central Africa, Francois Lounceny Fall, has stated his willingness to [...]

Subscribers only Politics 27.02.2019

New Age needs to sell Marine XII as fast as possible

As it loses steam, the American junior works hard to sell its Congolese offshore jewel.

Subscribers only Energy 26.02.2019

Marianne Daryabegui returns to a fraught Soco

A few weeks after her appointment as general manager of petroleum projects for Natixis, Marianne Daryabegui (AEI 834) will be [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.02.2019

Dig Oil rearing to go on Cuvette basin

South Africa's Dig Oil is still waiting for the validation [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.02.2019

Marine XI: Soco, WNR and AOGC given ultimate 15-day breather before Teresa Goma welds her cleaver

All of the Marine XI block partners were gathered in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 26.02.2019

Patrice Motsepe to soon add phosphates to his portfolio with Kropz

Billionaire Patrice Motsepe, who is brother-in-law to South Africa's head of state Cyril Ramaphosa, has built his mining empire extracting [...]

Subscribers only 19.02.2019

Felix Tshisekedi steps carefully in Brazzaville

In a sign of a certain reserve felt towards Denis Sassou Nguesso, the new president of Congo-K, Felix Tshisekedi (aka [...]

Free access Diplomacy 13.02.2019

Tensions with Beijing

China delays launch of SEZ works in Pointe-Noire.

Subscribers only Business 13.02.2019

Ofis digitalises Pointe-Noire

In the course of 2019, Luc-Emmanuel Zanghieri, the boss of [...]

Subscribers only Business 13.02.2019

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Marine XI: Goma pressures Coastal/Soco while Mercuria lies ready to pounce

The Congolese director of hydrocarbons Teresa Goma has given the three Marine XI partners - Africa Oil & Gas Corp (AOGC), WNR and Soco - until February 15 to secure an operator or the state could soon look for another [.

Subscribers only Energy 12.02.2019

Debt negotiations: Lucien Ebata's fall from grace

Two years after being named "special advisor on foreign funding", the former trader Lucien Ebata has lost his place as the country's main go-between with lenders.

Subscribers only Energy 12.02.2019

Sassou Nguesso's diplomatic diversionary tactics

Weakened on the home front, the president is seeking to boost his image abroad.

Subscribers only Politics 30.01.2019

Rome's renewed interest in military base

On a visit to Niger on 15 January, the Italian prime minister Giuseppe Conte revived the project to set up [...]

Subscribers only Politics 30.01.2019

Hassan Attie's tower due by year's end

The boss of the construction firm Burotop Iris, Hassan Attie, [...]

Subscribers only Business 30.01.2019

Denis Sassou Nguesso recruits new revenue collectors

The president has designated a youthful figure to oversee the customs service.

Subscribers only Business 16.01.2019

Cendrine Sassou Nguesso emigrates to Malabo

Currently on poor terms with her sister Julienne Johnson, the new steward of the presidential family's assets, Cendrine Sassou Nguesso [...]

Subscribers only Politics 16.01.2019

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Congo

With Soco out, the battle for Marine XI enters next round

Charges dropped against Emile Ouosso

Spotlight | Document
Transport hurdlesand power shortages can't hold back Obambi and co.'s iron ambitions

Denis Christel, a very special envoy for Felix Tshisekedi

Elysee alarmed over plight of French businesses

Sassou postpones visit to Moscow

Beijing Construction Engineering Group in rude health

Glencore and Trafigura's schizophrenic gameplay

Spotlight
Sassou Nguesso looks beyond the International Monetary Fund to 2021

Francois Fall, Sassou's avatar in Brazza?

New Age needs to sell Marine XII as fast as possible

Marianne Daryabegui returns to a fraught Soco

Dig Oil rearing to go on Cuvette basin

Marine XI: Soco, WNR and AOGC given ultimate 15-day breather before Teresa Goma welds her cleaver

Patrice Motsepe to soon add phosphates to his portfolio with Kropz

Felix Tshisekedi steps carefully in Brazzaville

Tensions with Beijing

Ofis digitalises Pointe-Noire

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Marine XI: Goma pressures Coastal/Soco while Mercuria lies ready to pounce

Debt negotiations: Lucien Ebata's fall from grace

Sassou Nguesso's diplomatic diversionary tactics

Rome's renewed interest in military base

Hassan Attie's tower due by year's end

Denis Sassou Nguesso recruits new revenue collectors

Cendrine Sassou Nguesso emigrates to Malabo

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Congo

With Soco out, the battle for Marine XI enters next round

Charges dropped against Emile Ouosso

Spotlight | Document Transport hurdlesand power shortages can't hold back Obambi and co.'s iron ambitions

Denis Christel, a very special envoy for Felix Tshisekedi

Elysee alarmed over plight of French businesses

Sassou postpones visit to Moscow

Beijing Construction Engineering Group in rude health

Glencore and Trafigura's schizophrenic gameplay

Spotlight Sassou Nguesso looks beyond the International Monetary Fund to 2021

Francois Fall, Sassou's avatar in Brazza?

New Age needs to sell Marine XII as fast as possible

Marianne Daryabegui returns to a fraught Soco

Dig Oil rearing to go on Cuvette basin

Marine XI: Soco, WNR and AOGC given ultimate 15-day breather before Teresa Goma welds her cleaver

Patrice Motsepe to soon add phosphates to his portfolio with Kropz

Felix Tshisekedi steps carefully in Brazzaville

Tensions with Beijing

Ofis digitalises Pointe-Noire

Spotlight Marine XI: Goma pressures Coastal/Soco while Mercuria lies ready to pounce

Debt negotiations: Lucien Ebata's fall from grace

Sassou Nguesso's diplomatic diversionary tactics

Rome's renewed interest in military base

Hassan Attie's tower due by year's end

Denis Sassou Nguesso recruits new revenue collectors

Cendrine Sassou Nguesso emigrates to Malabo

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Transport hurdlesand power shortages can't hold back Obambi and co.'s iron ambitions

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Sassou Nguesso looks beyond the International Monetary Fund to 2021

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Marine XI: Goma pressures Coastal/Soco while Mercuria lies ready to pounce