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Edith Bongo in memoriam

The body of Gabon's late first lady Edith Bongo, who [...]

Subscribers only Politics 09.03.2011

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France’s Bollore on a lucky streak

A former tobacco magnate in Africa, Vincent Bollore had the bright idea to drop that business some time back to return to what was once a core business: shipping. In the space of a few years, the French businessman succeeded [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.02.2011

Sassou frets over Tunisian syndrome

While thinking of raising civil services wages, Congo-B's president is displaying much largess towards potentially rebellious provinces.

Subscribers only Politics 23.02.2011

Colin Ikin

Long active in exploring and mining for gold in Algeria when he worked for GMA Resources, Colin Akin is now [...]

Subscribers only Mining 15.02.2011

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Cleaning up African politics

Is the African Union just a tad out of touch? While young people, who make up the vast majority of the population in Africa, have been demonstrating in the streets of Tunis, Algiers and Cairo, on January 28 Obiang Nguema [...]

Subscribers only Politics 09.02.2011

Conference could be bad PR

Claudia Sassou Nguesso the president’s daughter, and his son Christel, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 09.02.2011

Sassou steps in

During a visit to Benin, Denis Sassou-Nguesso met Mathieu Kerekou [...]

Subscribers only Politics 09.02.2011

New Lease on Life for Sinelac?

The three governments that hold stakes in Sinelac, which operates Ruzizi, have vowed to regularly pay their bills. That promises to inject fresh money into the company.

Subscribers only Energy 08.02.2011

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Sassou's creditors stay focused, despite IMF

The mood in Brazzaville has been noticeably upbeat since the International Monetary Fund (IMF) decided to annul Congo B's external debt within the framework of its Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. However, without waiting for the IMF's experts to [.

Subscribers only Politics 26.01.2011

Stirling Minerals raises AUD 96 million

Australia's Stirling Minerals last week succeeded in a stock placement [...]

Subscribers only Mining 18.01.2011

Air sector in a fog

Wealthy Congo does not have an airline that meets international norms, contrary to poor Burkina Faso which does. Spot the error.

Subscribers only Politics 12.01.2011

Sassou's clan dominates the SNPC

The new make-up of the board of directors of the Societe Nationale des Petroles du Congo shows the increasing influence of Denis-Christel Sassou Nguesso.

Subscribers only Politics 12.01.2011

White wedding in Pointe-Noire

Since his return to Brazzaville after attending the inauguration ceremony [...]

Subscribers only Politics 12.01.2011

SEZ: Sassou's ambitions

President Denis Sassou-Nguesso is scheduled to visit Singapore in July, [...]

Subscribers only Business 12.01.2011

Clifford Elphick meets with Congo-B Leader

The former personal assistant of Harry Oppenheimer and diamond trader, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 04.01.2011

Two generals in fight over plum post

The post of chief of the president's personal security detail has only exacerbated turf warfare between two of Congo-B's security-minded generals.

Subscribers only Politics 22.12.2010

Air Congo Express takes off

The Congolese carrier Air Congo Express, owned by Maurice Nguesso, [...]

Subscribers only Business 22.12.2010

Donors Look at Micro Power

A major conference of donors to developing countries in Brussels [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.2010

Macleod Dixon

An official start to work on standardizing oil contracts in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.12.2010

UPADS clans tear each other apart

Congo's main opposition group has been hoping to gain political mileage from the "ill-gotten gains" probe in France. But, given UPADS internal strife, it is easier said than done.

Subscribers only Politics 08.12.2010

Sogeco becomes ETDE Congo in Congo B

Jean-Philippe Trin, the head of the Bouygues Construction subsidiary Entreprise [...]

Subscribers only Business 08.12.2010

Commisimpex's lawyers swoop

After its first legal victory before the ICC in August, which will hear the company's case against Congo B, Mohsen Hojeij's company is bidding for similar success before courts in Switzerland and the United States.

Subscribers only Politics 24.11.2010

Ambassadors go hungry

Times are hard for Congo-B's diplomats abroad, even those who [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.11.2010

Iron Ore: Xstrata Moves into Higher Gear

New to the iron ore scene just a year ago, Xstrata has stepped on the accelerator to catch up with [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.11.2010

Joseph Ngot Kongolo

Luck ran out for Joseph Ngot Kongolo, former director-general for mines in Congo-B (1990-98) who went into the consultancy business [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.11.2010

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Congo

Edith Bongo in memoriam

Spotlight
France’s Bollore on a lucky streak

Sassou frets over Tunisian syndrome

Colin Ikin

Spotlight
Cleaning up African politics

Conference could be bad PR

Sassou steps in

New Lease on Life for Sinelac?

Spotlight
Sassou's creditors stay focused, despite IMF

Stirling Minerals raises AUD 96 million

Air sector in a fog

Sassou's clan dominates the SNPC

White wedding in Pointe-Noire

SEZ: Sassou's ambitions

Clifford Elphick meets with Congo-B Leader

Two generals in fight over plum post

Air Congo Express takes off

Donors Look at Micro Power

Macleod Dixon

UPADS clans tear each other apart

Sogeco becomes ETDE Congo in Congo B

Commisimpex's lawyers swoop

Ambassadors go hungry

Iron Ore: Xstrata Moves into Higher Gear

Joseph Ngot Kongolo

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Congo

Edith Bongo in memoriam

Spotlight France’s Bollore on a lucky streak

Sassou frets over Tunisian syndrome

Colin Ikin

Spotlight Cleaning up African politics

Conference could be bad PR

Sassou steps in

New Lease on Life for Sinelac?

Spotlight Sassou's creditors stay focused, despite IMF

Stirling Minerals raises AUD 96 million

Air sector in a fog

Sassou's clan dominates the SNPC

White wedding in Pointe-Noire

SEZ: Sassou's ambitions

Clifford Elphick meets with Congo-B Leader

Two generals in fight over plum post

Air Congo Express takes off

Donors Look at Micro Power

Macleod Dixon

UPADS clans tear each other apart

Sogeco becomes ETDE Congo in Congo B

Commisimpex's lawyers swoop

Ambassadors go hungry

Iron Ore: Xstrata Moves into Higher Gear

Joseph Ngot Kongolo

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France’s Bollore on a lucky streak

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Sassou's creditors stay focused, despite IMF