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Pilatus seeks partner for Ngoki

The United Arab Emirates firm Pilatus Energy doesn’t want to proceed alone in drilling a well and has retained a Paris-based firm to find a partner for the operation.

Subscribers only Energy 24.07.2012

Heads roll after Rio+20

Denis Sassou Nguesso has culled his cabinet in the wake of a series of organisational blunders by his team at the Rio+20 Earth Summit in Brazil.

Subscribers only Politics 11.07.2012

Satarem bounces back in Brazzaville

After its woes in Ivory Coast, where it lost a [...]

Subscribers only 11.07.2012

KARL NGAKALA (SNPC)

Karl Ngakala, 38, the director of procurement at the Société [...]

Subscribers only 11.07.2012

Sassou's son leaves vacancy at SNPC

The election of Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso as an MP next month, practically a foregone conclusion, opens up a vacancy at the Societe Nationale des Petroles de Congo.

Subscribers only Politics 27.06.2012

Sono Plus puts Brazzaville under pressure

Sono Plus, a sound-systems supplier based in the French town [...]

Subscribers only 27.06.2012

Sassou clan hit campaign trail

Parliamentary elections in the Republic of Congo on July 15 look set to launch the political careers of Denis Sassou Nguesso's children and other relatives.

Subscribers only Politics 13.06.2012

Climate cools between Sassou, Bongo

Although both supposedly feel passionate about preserving the environment, Presidents Denis Sassou Nguesso and Ali Bongo cannot stop taking shots at one another in the lead-up to Rio+20.

Subscribers only Politics 30.05.2012

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Chevron and Total, Sassou's best friends

Courtesy of its deep offshore, Congo-B's oil production has been rising steadily for several years, unlike the case of neighboring Gabon where output appears in free fall. Brazzaville now pumps 300,000 bpd. The country headed by Denis Sassou-Nguesso since 1979 [.

Subscribers only Energy 29.05.2012

Okemba not welcome at Elysee Palace

In contrast with Ali Bongo, who is still in shock [...]

Subscribers only Politics 16.05.2012

Rebuilding Brazzaville

A month after the deadly explosion at a munitions depot in Brazzaville, numerous companies are forming a line to rebuild the parts of the city that were damaged.

Subscribers only Politics 02.05.2012

Safe landing for excellencies

After poring over CVs for several months, Denis Sassou Nguesso has finally announced the Republic of Congo’s latest ambassadorial appointments.

Subscribers only Politics 02.05.2012

Sassou probes Teke plot

President Denis Sassou-Nguesso met Colonel Marcel Ntsourou at the presidential [...]

Subscribers only Politics 02.05.2012

SONO PLUS hires Bourdon

François-Xavier Malinowski, the owner of special event company Sono Plus, [...]

Subscribers only 02.05.2012

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SNPC keen on developing Mayombe and Kundji blocks

The Société nationale des pétroles du Congo (SNPC) and its [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.05.2012

Explosion prompts power struggle

Initially blamed on a short-circuit, the Mpila munitions explosion is now thought to have been a plot against the regime.

Subscribers only Politics 11.04.2012

Sassou spares top brass in probe

President Denis Sassou Nguesso ordered an inquiry into the tragic explosion in Mpila and Ouenze, Brazzaville neighbourhoods in which he enjoys strong grassroots support.

Subscribers only Politics 28.03.2012

Chevron to call shots on JDZ

The Congolese and Angolan oil ministers have at last reached an agreement on putting a zone they jointly own north of block 14 into production.

Subscribers only Energy 27.03.2012

Explosion exposes shortcomings

In shock after the deadly explosions that devastated two neighbourhoods in the Congolese capital, Sassou Nguesso has been confronted with the chaos in the Republic of Congo's military chain of command.

Subscribers only Politics 14.03.2012

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Elections: Sub-Saharan winter drags on

While the Arab Spring may have raised the hopes of young people in Sub-Saharan Africa, on the whole rulers have managed to avoid regime changes and often made no attempt at transparency during the recent elections across the region.

Subscribers only Politics 29.02.2012

Sassou gets friendly with BRICS

While pre-electoral France plays the waiting game, the Republic of Congo's impatient President Denis Sassou Nguesso has been busy doing deals with the BRICS.

Subscribers only Politics 29.02.2012

Italian job for minister

After accompanying President Denis Sassou-Nguesso to Paris (WAS 639), Jean-Jacques [...]

Subscribers only Politics 29.02.2012

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Sassou's Paris charm offensive

In Brazzaville's corridors of power, the Arab Spring and its possible spread to sub-Saharan Africa are of less concern than the Republic of Congo's weaker ties with Paris. Having not been received at the Elysee Palace since July 2010, President [.

Subscribers only Politics 15.02.2012

Beijing woos ruling PCT

After training the officers of the ruling Parti Congolais du [...]

Subscribers only Politics 15.02.2012

Michel Lafon listens to Sassou

Pierre Fery-Zendel, the managing director and administrator of Editions Michel [...]

Subscribers only 15.02.2012

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Congo

Pilatus seeks partner for Ngoki

Heads roll after Rio+20

Satarem bounces back in Brazzaville

KARL NGAKALA (SNPC)

Sassou's son leaves vacancy at SNPC

Sono Plus puts Brazzaville under pressure

Sassou clan hit campaign trail

Climate cools between Sassou, Bongo

Spotlight
Chevron and Total, Sassou's best friends

Okemba not welcome at Elysee Palace

Rebuilding Brazzaville

Safe landing for excellencies

Sassou probes Teke plot

SONO PLUS hires Bourdon

Congo-B
SNPC keen on developing Mayombe and Kundji blocks

Explosion prompts power struggle

Sassou spares top brass in probe

Chevron to call shots on JDZ

Explosion exposes shortcomings

Spotlight
Elections: Sub-Saharan winter drags on

Sassou gets friendly with BRICS

Italian job for minister

Spotlight
Sassou's Paris charm offensive

Beijing woos ruling PCT

Michel Lafon listens to Sassou

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Pilatus seeks partner for Ngoki

Heads roll after Rio+20

Satarem bounces back in Brazzaville

KARL NGAKALA (SNPC)

Sassou's son leaves vacancy at SNPC

Sono Plus puts Brazzaville under pressure

Sassou clan hit campaign trail

Climate cools between Sassou, Bongo

Spotlight Chevron and Total, Sassou's best friends

Okemba not welcome at Elysee Palace

Rebuilding Brazzaville

Safe landing for excellencies

Sassou probes Teke plot

SONO PLUS hires Bourdon

Congo-B SNPC keen on developing Mayombe and Kundji blocks

Explosion prompts power struggle

Sassou spares top brass in probe

Chevron to call shots on JDZ

Explosion exposes shortcomings

Spotlight Elections: Sub-Saharan winter drags on

Sassou gets friendly with BRICS

Italian job for minister

Spotlight Sassou's Paris charm offensive

Beijing woos ruling PCT

Michel Lafon listens to Sassou

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Chevron and Total, Sassou's best friends

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SNPC keen on developing Mayombe and Kundji blocks

Spotlight
Elections: Sub-Saharan winter drags on

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Sassou's Paris charm offensive