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Fierce battles for supremacy loom at the PCT

Several figures are secretly manoeuvring to seize the reins of the ruling party. The first phase in replacing Denis Sassou Nguesso?

Subscribers only Politics 06.12.2017

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

Lucien Ebata's secret Russian trip to save SNPC

As Africa Energy Intelligence anticipated (see our special report here), oil trader Lucien Ebata, propelled mid-year into the role of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.12.2017

Denis Christel's Israeli adventures

While his counterpart Lucien Ebata is looking for financing in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.12.2017

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Sassou Nguesso shuffles the deckchairs as the ship goes down

In contrast to previous conferences in Paris and Marrakesh, Denis Sassou-Nguesso considerably reduced the size of the delegation accompanying him to Bonn in Germany for the COP 23 from 6 to 17 November. Deep in the financial doldrums, the Congolese [.

Subscribers only Politics 22.11.2017

Jean-Jacques Bouya's star fades

Amid stormy negotiations with the IMF, the public works minister's sphere of influence is diminishing.

Subscribers only Politics 22.11.2017

Claude Alphonse Nsilou comes in for strong criticism

The 63-year-old minister for trade Claude Alphonse Nsilou has attracted strong criticism for his management of the ministry of urban [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.11.2017

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Soco recovers Marine XI

After finding itself forced to return its last Congolese permit [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.11.2017

American courts block a subpoena issued against Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso

Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso aka "Kiki", who is tipped to become chairman of the Société nationale des pétroles du Congo [...]

Subscribers only 14.11.2017

Lucien Ebata's special mission to bail out the Congo

Parachuted in as a special adviser to the Congolese president on foreign funding (AEI 800 et WAN 759), Lucien Ebata [...]

Free access Business 14.11.2017

Mohsen Hojeij hit by blowback from Pointe-Noire port assets seizure

Commisimpex boss Mohsen Hojeij's vigorous efforts to recover the close to $1.2 billion owed him by the Congolese state (WAN [...]

Subscribers only 13.11.2017

Court ruling to go against Bollore in Pointe-Noire?

On 9 November, the High Court in Pointe-Noire is due to hand down its ruling in the dispute between Pierre [...]

Free access Business 08.11.2017

The Freemasons gather together

The general assembly of the Free and Accepted Masons of [...]

Subscribers only Politics 08.11.2017

Behind the scenes of SNPC's secret loan

The IMF still has a bee in its bonnet about the $914 million lent in 2014 by a consortium of African banks to the Congolese national company. Africa Energy Intelligence reveals who lent how much.

Subscribers only Energy 07.11.2017

Pierre Oba cancels pals' gold permits

Is businessman Guy Armand Nsatounkazi, a close family member of Congo-B mines minister, Pierre Oba, losing his clout in the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 31.10.2017

The SNPC overhaul creates rifts among the ‘clans'

The tense situation within several public companies, including the state oil company, is fuelling vicious in-fighting within the regime.

Subscribers only Politics 25.10.2017

An ace up the sleeve for African states in trouble with their creditors?

Congo-B has invoked the ‘Sapin II' law to keep Mohsen Hojeija at bay. If the Court of Cassation upholds the petition, this legal device may be widely exploited.

Subscribers only Business 25.10.2017

Investors squeezed as the government grapples with the economic crisis

Companies operating in Congo-B are suffering from financial problems closely linked to the economic crisis the company has been going [...]

Subscribers only 13.10.2017

Turned down by the IMF, Sassou now has to contain the social unrest

Despite negotiating with Washington from late September to early October, the president has failed to finalise the ‘adjustment plan' urged on him by the IMF.

Subscribers only Business 11.10.2017

Bharti Airtel suffers a fresh setback

The Congolese businessman Daniel Mbere, who is the head of [...]

Subscribers only Business 11.10.2017

A resignation at Bharti Airtel

On 10 October, the Frenchman Christian de Faria announced he [...]

Subscribers only Business 11.10.2017

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IMF dissects SNPC's $900 million loan

The institution's Washington delegation, which has been in Brazzaville for the past two weeks, has taken a particular interest in a $914 million loan subscribed by Congo-B's state-run oil firm.

Subscribers only Energy 10.10.2017

Sarmin springs from potash and diamonds to bauxite

With a first presence in the country via its stake in Pan-African Diamonds (AMI 389), Sarmin Mining, which is headed [...]

Subscribers only Mining 03.10.2017

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Congo

Fierce battles for supremacy loom at the PCT

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

Lucien Ebata's secret Russian trip to save SNPC

Denis Christel's Israeli adventures

Spotlight
Sassou Nguesso shuffles the deckchairs as the ship goes down

Jean-Jacques Bouya's star fades

Claude Alphonse Nsilou comes in for strong criticism

Junior
Soco recovers Marine XI

American courts block a subpoena issued against Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso

Lucien Ebata's special mission to bail out the Congo

Mohsen Hojeij hit by blowback from Pointe-Noire port assets seizure

Court ruling to go against Bollore in Pointe-Noire?

The Freemasons gather together

Behind the scenes of SNPC's secret loan

Pierre Oba cancels pals' gold permits

The SNPC overhaul creates rifts among the ‘clans'

An ace up the sleeve for African states in trouble with their creditors?

Investors squeezed as the government grapples with the economic crisis

Turned down by the IMF, Sassou now has to contain the social unrest

Bharti Airtel suffers a fresh setback

A resignation at Bharti Airtel

Document
IMF dissects SNPC's $900 million loan

Sarmin springs from potash and diamonds to bauxite

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Congo

Fierce battles for supremacy loom at the PCT

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

Lucien Ebata's secret Russian trip to save SNPC

Denis Christel's Israeli adventures

Spotlight Sassou Nguesso shuffles the deckchairs as the ship goes down

Jean-Jacques Bouya's star fades

Claude Alphonse Nsilou comes in for strong criticism

Junior Soco recovers Marine XI

American courts block a subpoena issued against Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso

Lucien Ebata's special mission to bail out the Congo

Mohsen Hojeij hit by blowback from Pointe-Noire port assets seizure

Court ruling to go against Bollore in Pointe-Noire?

The Freemasons gather together

Behind the scenes of SNPC's secret loan

Pierre Oba cancels pals' gold permits

The SNPC overhaul creates rifts among the ‘clans'

An ace up the sleeve for African states in trouble with their creditors?

Investors squeezed as the government grapples with the economic crisis

Turned down by the IMF, Sassou now has to contain the social unrest

Bharti Airtel suffers a fresh setback

A resignation at Bharti Airtel

Document IMF dissects SNPC's $900 million loan

Sarmin springs from potash and diamonds to bauxite

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Spotlight
Sassou Nguesso shuffles the deckchairs as the ship goes down

Junior
Soco recovers Marine XI

Document
IMF dissects SNPC's $900 million loan