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"Coco" Sassou corners communication

Claudia Sassou Nguesso jealously guards her turf as presidential head of communication and retains tight control on access to her father.

Subscribers only Politics 26.02.2014

African Potash counts on Chinese demand

African Potash, the company that owns the Dinga potash project in Congo-Brazzaville, has cut back on its operations because of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 18.02.2014

Wade confides in Sassou

Senegal's ex-president Abdoulaye Wade turned to Denis Sassou Nguesso at the "Build Africa" forum for support in his dispute with Macky Sall.

Subscribers only Politics 12.02.2014

ALEXANDRE GANDOU (Gandou Maréchal & Associés)

Alexandre Gandou, the former president of the COSUMAF, the Central [...]

Subscribers only Business 12.02.2014

Blaise's woes worry Sassou

Sassou Nguesso is concerned there could be massive defections from the PCT similar to the ones that have recently hit Burkina Faso's ruling party.

Subscribers only Politics 29.01.2014

Africanews to launch in Brazzaville

Euronews has announced it will launch a new pan-African all [...]

Subscribers only Business 29.01.2014

Sassou cleans up ranks of PCT

Denis Sassou Nguesso has taken advantage of the recent arrest of Marcel Ntsourou, the former number two in the national security council, to shake up some of the country’s institutions.

Subscribers only Politics 15.01.2014

Equatorial Resources’ target for 2014

By the end of 2013 Equatorial Resources had made headway with a certain number of the key points in its [...]

Subscribers only Mining 07.01.2014

Insiders | <b>J.J Bouya,</b> management by clan of key sectors
Jean-Jacques Bouya, management by clan of key economic sectors

Despite having a non-military background and no direct involvement in the oil industry, Jean-Jacques Bouya has become a highly influential [...]

Subscribers only 06.01.2014

All over for Marcel Ntsourou

In custody after a military-style raid ordered by Sassou Nguesso, Marcel Ntsourou, the former number two of the Congolese intelligence services had spoken out against the regime a bit too loudly.

Subscribers only Politics 31.12.2013

Planetic wins contract in Pointe-Noire

Planetic, which was founded in 2009 by Benjamin d'Hardemare, has [...]

Subscribers only Business 31.12.2013

Sassou watches out when abroad

Travelling overseas for some days, the Congolese president took care to leave his government in good hands in Brazzaville.

Subscribers only Politics 11.12.2013

ALAIN OKOI (Ilogs)

Head of the firm Integrated Logistics Services (Ilogs), a subsidiary [...]

Subscribers only Business 11.12.2013

Spotlight
Oil companies race for acreage in basin

To diversify its revenue from the oil sector, derived largely at present from big projects headed up by Total and ENI, President Denis Sassou N'Guesso and his circle are opening fresh areas for exploration and welcoming new operators.

Subscribers only Energy 10.12.2013

Sassou irritated by French Socialists

Denis Sassou-Nguesso hesitated before accepting French President François Hollande's invitation [...]

Subscribers only Politics 27.11.2013

YVES CASTANOU (ARPCE)

Yves Castanou, 42, who heads the Agence de Régulation des [...]

Subscribers only Business 27.11.2013

Charm offensive on Moscow

Denis Sassou Nguesso has tasked his 'super-minister' Jean-Jacques Bouya with wooing the Russians.

Subscribers only Politics 13.11.2013

Luanda snubs Brazzaville

Republic of Congo's foreign Minister Basile Ikouébé and security minister [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.11.2013

Sassou redraws his security circle

Sasssou Nguesso has recalled several high-ranking officers who worked with him when he came to power in 1997 to improve presidential palace security.

Subscribers only Politics 30.10.2013

AFD gets busy in Congo-B

The AFD is set to ramp up its activities in [...]

Subscribers only Business 30.10.2013

Commisimpex still fighting Brazzaville

Lawyers representing Mohsen Hojeij's Commisimpex are working flat out to [...]

Subscribers only Business 30.10.2013

Beach affair catches up with Sassou

The president of Congo-B was not so concerned by the new disclosures about his personal assets, such as jewellery and clothes, as by the fact that France has put new energy into investigating the Brazzaville Beach massacre.

Subscribers only Politics 16.10.2013

Jean-Francois Coutin (CFCO)

Frenchman Jean-Francois Coutin was made managing director of Chemin de [...]

Subscribers only Business 16.10.2013

Asperbras wins handsome contract from Brazzaville

Under a "Water for All" program launched in August by [...]

Subscribers only Business 02.10.2013

Brazzaville
Sell-off in sight

. The Congolese government is mulling a licensing round which [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.10.2013

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Congo

"Coco" Sassou corners communication

African Potash counts on Chinese demand

Wade confides in Sassou

ALEXANDRE GANDOU (Gandou Maréchal & Associés)

Blaise's woes worry Sassou

Africanews to launch in Brazzaville

Sassou cleans up ranks of PCT

Equatorial Resources’ target for 2014

Insiders | <b>J.J Bouya,</b> management by clan of key sectors
Jean-Jacques Bouya, management by clan of key economic sectors

All over for Marcel Ntsourou

Planetic wins contract in Pointe-Noire

Sassou watches out when abroad

ALAIN OKOI (Ilogs)

Spotlight
Oil companies race for acreage in basin

Sassou irritated by French Socialists

YVES CASTANOU (ARPCE)

Charm offensive on Moscow

Luanda snubs Brazzaville

Sassou redraws his security circle

AFD gets busy in Congo-B

Commisimpex still fighting Brazzaville

Beach affair catches up with Sassou

Jean-Francois Coutin (CFCO)

Asperbras wins handsome contract from Brazzaville

Brazzaville
Sell-off in sight

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"Coco" Sassou corners communication

African Potash counts on Chinese demand

Wade confides in Sassou

ALEXANDRE GANDOU (Gandou Maréchal & Associés)

Blaise's woes worry Sassou

Africanews to launch in Brazzaville

Sassou cleans up ranks of PCT

Equatorial Resources’ target for 2014

Insiders | <b>J.J Bouya,</b> management by clan of key sectors Jean-Jacques Bouya, management by clan of key economic sectors

All over for Marcel Ntsourou

Planetic wins contract in Pointe-Noire

Sassou watches out when abroad

ALAIN OKOI (Ilogs)

Spotlight Oil companies race for acreage in basin

Sassou irritated by French Socialists

YVES CASTANOU (ARPCE)

Charm offensive on Moscow

Luanda snubs Brazzaville

Sassou redraws his security circle

AFD gets busy in Congo-B

Commisimpex still fighting Brazzaville

Beach affair catches up with Sassou

Jean-Francois Coutin (CFCO)

Asperbras wins handsome contract from Brazzaville

Brazzaville Sell-off in sight

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Insiders | <b>J.J Bouya,</b> management by clan of key sectors
Jean-Jacques Bouya, management by clan of key economic sectors

Spotlight
Oil companies race for acreage in basin

Brazzaville
Sell-off in sight