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Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso organises a press junket

The favourite son of Congo-B's president has invited several French journalists for an all-expenses-paid trip to show off his charity works.

Free access Politics 01.02.2017

Overseas missions running on empty

Budgetary constraints are beginning to have a tangible effect on the operations of Congo’s embassies.

Subscribers only Politics 01.02.2017

Cash-strapped Sassou recalls his ambassadors

The financial crisis, which the slump in oil prices has inflicted on Congo-B over the last two years, has forced [...]

Subscribers only 31.01.2017

Local partner of Hemla and Petromal wins across the board

Congolese businessman Valentin Tchibota Goma , who helped Hemla and [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.01.2017

Why Sassou is getting heavy with the radical opposition

The arrest of Andre Okombi Salissa caps the president’s determination to neutralise his staunchest opponents.

Subscribers only Politics 18.01.2017

Mapingou prepares his lawsuit against Brazzaville

The defamation case brought by opposition politician Marc Mapingou Mitoumbi will be heard on March 15 at the Tribunal de [...]

Subscribers only Politics 18.01.2017

Journalist held for alleged subversion

The journalist Ghys Fortune Dombe Bemba, the head of the Talassa newspaper, was arrested at 5 am on Jan. 11 [...]

Subscribers only Politics 18.01.2017

Nestor Makosso crosses swords with Arlette Soudan-Nonault

Managing director of Congolaise de Gestion de Loterie (COGELO) since [...]

Subscribers only 18.01.2017

Perenco takes charge on Tchibouela, Tchendo and Tchibeli-Litanzi

Total’s staff pulled out of the Tchibouela, Tchendo and Tchibeli-Litanzi [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.01.2017

Chinese train builders get into the mining act

Arriving in Congo-B last August, the state-owned construction company China [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.01.2017

‘Kiki' tightens his grip on international contracts

Jean-Jacques Bouya may be a permanent fixture when it comes to Chinese contracts, but the president's son is muscling in on the numerous interests of Turkey and Brazil.

Subscribers only Politics 04.01.2017

Sassou reorganises the armed forces

Against a backdrop of fierce military tensions (WAN 741), President [...]

Subscribers only Politics 04.01.2017

Explorer
Bourgoin takes his time on Tilapia

Announced a year ago, the appointment of a team by [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.01.2017

Soremi appears set to start copper production in 2017

The Congolese subsidiary of state-owned China National Gold Group Corp, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.12.2016

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Plenty on the president’s plate

It’s been far from plain sailing for long-serving President Denis Sassou-Nguesso a few months in to his new term in office delivered by a contested election victory in March. Against a backdrop of financial instability, the head of state has [.

Subscribers only Politics 14.12.2016

Can Calixte Nganongo sort out the economic crisis?

Minister of finance, budget and state enterprises since April, Calixte Nganongo, 64, will in the next few weeks open negotiations [...]

Subscribers only Politics 14.12.2016

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French, Norwegian and Emirates in alliance on Total’s fields

The stakes of Total and ENI on the mature fields of Tchibouela, Tchendo and Tchibeli-Litanzi were snapped up by an unexpected trio that will operate them alongside local firms. Behind it all lay protracted negotiations in Brazzaville.

Subscribers only Energy 13.12.2016

Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso wags begging bowl at Trafigura, Glencore & Vitol

In default on all of its oil-backed loans, SNPC is nonetheless seeking a last-chance handout.

Subscribers only Energy 13.12.2016

Legal action in Paris to clarify the causes of the wars in Congo-B

The Association de Solidarite aux Victimes des Guerres du Congo-Brazzaville headed by Michel Nsangou started legal action against unspecified parties [...]

Subscribers only 30.11.2016

Supreme court does a U-turn in the Hojeij case

The highest court has declared the state immune to seizures by Mohsen Hojeij. In 1993, it decreed the opposite.

Subscribers only 30.11.2016

Rodrigue Nguesso invests in luxury housing in Miami

President Denis Sassou-Nguesso’s nephew, Rodrigue Nguesso recently spent $2.45 million dollars on a 353 m2 home in Miami. This Spanish-style [...]

Subscribers only Politics 30.11.2016

Benjamin fa (Prism Avocats) makes his African debut

Until now very active in China, lawyer Benjamin Fa, founder [...]

Subscribers only 30.11.2016

How Maurel dressed itself up to attract Pertamina

On the eve of an official takeover bid by Indonesia's Pertamina for the French oil company Maurel & Prom a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.11.2016

Sassou N'guesso counts on rise in output to save his economy

Congo-B's draft budget for 2017 is forecasting oil output of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 29.11.2016

ADB finances audit into agencies that crack down on illicit mining

The International Conference of the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) has [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.11.2016

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Congo

Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso organises a press junket

Overseas missions running on empty

Cash-strapped Sassou recalls his ambassadors

Local partner of Hemla and Petromal wins across the board

Why Sassou is getting heavy with the radical opposition

Mapingou prepares his lawsuit against Brazzaville

Journalist held for alleged subversion

Nestor Makosso crosses swords with Arlette Soudan-Nonault

Perenco takes charge on Tchibouela, Tchendo and Tchibeli-Litanzi

Chinese train builders get into the mining act

‘Kiki' tightens his grip on international contracts

Sassou reorganises the armed forces

Explorer
Bourgoin takes his time on Tilapia

Soremi appears set to start copper production in 2017

Spotlight
Plenty on the president’s plate

Can Calixte Nganongo sort out the economic crisis?

Spotlight
French, Norwegian and Emirates in alliance on Total’s fields

Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso wags begging bowl at Trafigura, Glencore & Vitol

Legal action in Paris to clarify the causes of the wars in Congo-B

Supreme court does a U-turn in the Hojeij case

Rodrigue Nguesso invests in luxury housing in Miami

Benjamin fa (Prism Avocats) makes his African debut

How Maurel dressed itself up to attract Pertamina

Sassou N'guesso counts on rise in output to save his economy

ADB finances audit into agencies that crack down on illicit mining

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Congo

Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso organises a press junket

Overseas missions running on empty

Cash-strapped Sassou recalls his ambassadors

Local partner of Hemla and Petromal wins across the board

Why Sassou is getting heavy with the radical opposition

Mapingou prepares his lawsuit against Brazzaville

Journalist held for alleged subversion

Nestor Makosso crosses swords with Arlette Soudan-Nonault

Perenco takes charge on Tchibouela, Tchendo and Tchibeli-Litanzi

Chinese train builders get into the mining act

‘Kiki' tightens his grip on international contracts

Sassou reorganises the armed forces

Explorer Bourgoin takes his time on Tilapia

Soremi appears set to start copper production in 2017

Spotlight Plenty on the president’s plate

Can Calixte Nganongo sort out the economic crisis?

Spotlight French, Norwegian and Emirates in alliance on Total’s fields

Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso wags begging bowl at Trafigura, Glencore & Vitol

Legal action in Paris to clarify the causes of the wars in Congo-B

Supreme court does a U-turn in the Hojeij case

Rodrigue Nguesso invests in luxury housing in Miami

Benjamin fa (Prism Avocats) makes his African debut

How Maurel dressed itself up to attract Pertamina

Sassou N'guesso counts on rise in output to save his economy

ADB finances audit into agencies that crack down on illicit mining

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Explorer
Bourgoin takes his time on Tilapia

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Plenty on the president’s plate

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French, Norwegian and Emirates in alliance on Total’s fields