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Congo

The lawyers get their teeth into the Mokoko and Okombi-Sallissa cases

Almost a dozen lawyers, including several from Paris, are now involved in the trial of two 2016 presidential candidates.

Subscribers only Politics 07.02.2018

Banque Postale endorsed by the IMF

Congo-B's only public banking institution, the Banque postale headed by [...]

Subscribers only Business 07.02.2018

Adel al-Jubeir offers Sassou OPEC on a plate

While Saudi minister of foreign affairs, Adel al-Jubeir's visit to Brazzaville in January was openly reported by the Congolese authorities, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.02.2018

Tilapia: why Anglo African Oil & Gas picked J. Berwick to lead commando unit

Anglo African Oil & Gas (AAOG), the main shareholder of Petro Kouilou, owner of the Congolese Tilapia field since 2011, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.02.2018

Kagame and Magufuli launch railway for 3Ts and nickel

Tanzania will extend its railway line connecting Dar es Salaam and Isaka to reach Kigali, offering an unhoped-for opening for Rwandan and Burundian miners.

Free access Infrastructure, Mining 30.01.2018

Document
Leading creditor unhappy with Airtel redundancy plan

After having planned to introduce 4G technology in Congo-B in 2018, Airtel has done a complete about-turn. In mid-January, Airtel [...]

Subscribers only 29.01.2018

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Beijing does the spade work and Paris cleans up!

Underpinned by Eximbank, its formidable financial spearhead, China is increasingly making its presence felt in west and central Africa, a region where France already has extensive business interests. Beijing is now expanding beyond the ‘captive' energy and raw material markets [.

Subscribers only Business 24.01.2018

Andre Okombi Salissa follows in the footsteps of Mokoko

The trial of Jean-Marie Michel Mokoko (alias ‘J3M'), the prominent opponent of Denis Sassou-Nguesso, will doubtless draw a lot of [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.01.2018

Raymond Mboulou seeks peace with Pasteur Ntoumi

From 17 to 20 January, the 62-year-old Raymond Zephirin Mboulou, who has been the Congolese interior and decentralisation minister since [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.01.2018

Why General Nianga Ngatse Mbouala got his marching orders

Republican Guard commander Nianga Ngatse Mbouala, also known as "Dio Bill", was sacked on January 11 after having held this [...]

Subscribers only 12.01.2018

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French Court of Cassation changes position in Commisimpex case

The ruling given on January 10 by the first civil chamber of the French Court of Cassation marks a turning [...]

Subscribers only 12.01.2018

JDO's strategy for paving the way for the future

In the race to succeed Denis Sassou N'Guesso, it would appear that the secret service chief has developed the most extensive network of allies.

Subscribers only Politics 10.01.2018

Lamyr Nguele, the regime's anti-corruption magistrate

Lamyr Nguele, who has been president of the Commission nationale de lutte contre la corruption, la concussion et la fraude [...]

Subscribers only Politics 10.01.2018

IMF asks leaders to declare oil assets

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation to Brazzaville in late December laid down a drastic condition for its potential financial [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2018

Gerard Bourgoin muscles in to help with Tilapia extension

Anglo African Oil & Gas (AAOG), main shareholder of Petro [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2018

Total welcome sight for cash-stripped Congo-B

As the country struggles to deal with its on-going economic [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2018

French-Omani-Chilean alliance for Sintoukola potash

In December, the French public funding entity, Banque publique d'investissement [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.12.2017

Putsch rumours ramp up tensions between clans close to Sassou

The dismal situation in Brazzaville has intensified infighting between rival clans who are close to the weakened head of state.

Subscribers only Politics 20.12.2017

Andrea Ngombet castigates Sassou from Paris

The 32-year-old head of the Sassoufit collective, Andrea Papus Ngombet, was one of the most noted participants at a round [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.12.2017

Sassou battens down the hatches

Fearing that hostile demonstrators would mar his visit to Paris [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.12.2017

Another twist in the MSF vs Elco Constructions affair

On 10 September, the boss of Elco Constructions, Aly Amine, [...]

Subscribers only Business 20.12.2017

Oyo-sur-Seine, the final act

The marathon judicial investigation started in 2007, which took in French properties owned by several African heads of state and [...]

Subscribers only 07.12.2017

The mysterious mission of retired judge Bruguiere to Brazzaville

Already an adviser to the Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, the French former anti-terrorism judge Jean-Louis Bruguiere, now retired, has expanded his circle of African acquaintances

Subscribers only Politics 06.12.2017

Sassou beefs up his security apparatus courtesy of Leonard Noel Essongo

Denis Sassou-Nguesso has bolstered his security apparatus with the appointment on 25 November of the 69-year-old general Leonard Noel Essongo, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 06.12.2017

A setback for Brazzaville in the Commisimpex affair

On 29 November, the French Court of Cassation once again [...]

Subscribers only Business 06.12.2017

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Congo

The lawyers get their teeth into the Mokoko and Okombi-Sallissa cases

Banque Postale endorsed by the IMF

Adel al-Jubeir offers Sassou OPEC on a plate

Tilapia: why Anglo African Oil & Gas picked J. Berwick to lead commando unit

Kagame and Magufuli launch railway for 3Ts and nickel

Document
Leading creditor unhappy with Airtel redundancy plan

Spotlight
Beijing does the spade work and Paris cleans up!

Andre Okombi Salissa follows in the footsteps of Mokoko

Raymond Mboulou seeks peace with Pasteur Ntoumi

Why General Nianga Ngatse Mbouala got his marching orders

Document
French Court of Cassation changes position in Commisimpex case

JDO's strategy for paving the way for the future

Lamyr Nguele, the regime's anti-corruption magistrate

IMF asks leaders to declare oil assets

Gerard Bourgoin muscles in to help with Tilapia extension

Total welcome sight for cash-stripped Congo-B

French-Omani-Chilean alliance for Sintoukola potash

Putsch rumours ramp up tensions between clans close to Sassou

Andrea Ngombet castigates Sassou from Paris

Sassou battens down the hatches

Another twist in the MSF vs Elco Constructions affair

Oyo-sur-Seine, the final act

The mysterious mission of retired judge Bruguiere to Brazzaville

Sassou beefs up his security apparatus courtesy of Leonard Noel Essongo

A setback for Brazzaville in the Commisimpex affair

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Congo

The lawyers get their teeth into the Mokoko and Okombi-Sallissa cases

Banque Postale endorsed by the IMF

Adel al-Jubeir offers Sassou OPEC on a plate

Tilapia: why Anglo African Oil & Gas picked J. Berwick to lead commando unit

Kagame and Magufuli launch railway for 3Ts and nickel

Document Leading creditor unhappy with Airtel redundancy plan

Spotlight Beijing does the spade work and Paris cleans up!

Andre Okombi Salissa follows in the footsteps of Mokoko

Raymond Mboulou seeks peace with Pasteur Ntoumi

Why General Nianga Ngatse Mbouala got his marching orders

Document French Court of Cassation changes position in Commisimpex case

JDO's strategy for paving the way for the future

Lamyr Nguele, the regime's anti-corruption magistrate

IMF asks leaders to declare oil assets

Gerard Bourgoin muscles in to help with Tilapia extension

Total welcome sight for cash-stripped Congo-B

French-Omani-Chilean alliance for Sintoukola potash

Putsch rumours ramp up tensions between clans close to Sassou

Andrea Ngombet castigates Sassou from Paris

Sassou battens down the hatches

Another twist in the MSF vs Elco Constructions affair

Oyo-sur-Seine, the final act

The mysterious mission of retired judge Bruguiere to Brazzaville

Sassou beefs up his security apparatus courtesy of Leonard Noel Essongo

A setback for Brazzaville in the Commisimpex affair

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Leading creditor unhappy with Airtel redundancy plan

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Beijing does the spade work and Paris cleans up!

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French Court of Cassation changes position in Commisimpex case