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Equatorial Guinea

Golar, NFE and Kosmos Energy prepare to bring Fortuna back to life

Rising LNG prices have driven Norwegian Golar to join with Americans NFE and Kosmos Energy to develop the Fortuna gas reserves.

Subscribers only Energy 01.11.2022

'Ill-Gotten Gains': Malabo throws in the towel

The Equatorial Guinean vice-minister of justice has just parted ways with lawyer Kevin Grossmann, who since 2021 has been Malabo's lawyer in the matter of the building at 42 Avenue Foch in Paris, seized from the VP Teodorin Obiang Nguema in the "Ill-Gotten Gains" case. Malabo is not expected to bring any further appeal to the French justice system.

Subscribers only Politics 31.10.2022

Brasília keen to strengthen anti-piracy cooperation in Gulf of Guinea

In the closing days of Bolsonaro's current term, his executive intends to use the upcoming meeting of security directors of Portuguese-speaking countries to focus on piracy.

Subscribers only Defence 20.10.2022

Magistrate Serge Tournaire takes on 'ill-gotten gains' African files

The examining magistrate that the presidents of Brazzaville and Libreville least wanted to see take over the African hearings of the 'ill-gotten cases', Serge Tournaire, is now handling the investigation.

Subscribers only Politics 17.10.2022

Vaalco frets over Prince Arthur Eze after his Venus eviction

Atlas Petroleum charman Prince Arthur Eze has rejected Vaalco's development programme for its Venus oil field off Equatorial Guinea and denies that his firm has been ousted from the project.

Free access Energy 13.10.2022

Government's efforts to stop ExxonMobil leaving undermined by incident on Zafiro production unit

Equatorial Guinea is trying to stop the American major leaving the country but the deteriorating state of the floating production unit serving its biggest oil field has complicated its position.

Subscribers only Energy Running story - The oil companies' retreat 12.10.2022

Simplice Mathieu Sarandji clings on as speaker of parliament

The brunt of criticism for resisting President Touadéra's efforts to reform the constitution, "SMS" has managed to hold on to his post as speaker so far, thanks in part to his defiant speech during the opening of parliament.

Subscribers only Politics 07.10.2022

Teodoro Obiang poised to switch ambassador to France

Equatorial Guinea is preparing to appoint a new ambassador to France. Relations between the two countries have been especially strained since a French court condemned the vice president Teodorin Obiang Nguema in the so-called "ill-gotten gains" case.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.10.2022

EAC still looking for funding for regional force in eastern DR Congo

East African Community (EAC) member countries are looking for new contributors to a special fund set up to finance a regional force intended to pacify eastern DR Congo. The amounts raised so far have been relatively small.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 04.10.2022

Elections 2023: INEC's financing still a bone of contention

Doubts remain over whether the timetable for elections scheduled in the DRC at the end of 2023 will be respected. Denis Kadima, head of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), regularly rants in private about the pace of the Ministry of Finance's disbursements.

Subscribers only Politics 03.10.2022

Why Teodoro Obiang is in a hurry to hold the presidential elections

The president of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema has decided to bring forward the presidential election to November 2022. And not just for financial reasons

Subscribers only Politics 20.09.2022

Two French MPs compete for key post in Francophonie parliament

The position of secretary-general of the Assemblée parlementaire de la francophonie, traditionally held by a French MP, is being contested by Bruno Fuchs, Modem MP for Haut-Rhin who has strong networks in Africa, and Amélia Lakrafi, LREM MP for the 10th constituency of the French abroad.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 15.09.2022

Amélia Lakrafi, MP for the 10th constituency of French nationals living overseas and Bruno Fuchs, the MP for Haut-Rhin.

Ill-gotten gains scandal sticks to Teodorin ahead of 2023 election

Tensions are running high between the vice-president of Equatorial Guinea and European leaders over a corruption case involving ill-gotten gains. But the affair has also turned into useful ammunition for Malabo against Teodorin Obiang Nguema as next year's general election looms.

Subscribers only Politics 31.08.2022

Vice President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue gestures while arriving at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, for the inauguration of Incumbent South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on May 25, 2019.

Great Lakes verification mechanism sees final days as DRC-M23 conflict drags on

The Joint Expanded Verification Mechanism, a little-known military cooperation body headed by an Angolan general, was supposed to investigate security incidents in the eastern DRC on behalf of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 23.08.2022

Who is France's new ambassador to Equatorial Guinea?

After serving as the deputy director of civil registration and nationality for the French foreign ministry since 2019, Olivier Brochenin's successor should be arriving in Malabo in September.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.08.2022

Vaalco profits as Ukraine war drives Russia's Gunvor out of Block I

The latest Russian-owned firm to be affected by the consequences of the Ukraine war is oil trader Gunvor, which is set to sell its assets in Equatorial Guinea to the US firm Vaalco.

Free access Energy 22.07.2022

UN : Antonio Guterres Selects New Head for Central Africa

The United Nations is likely to pick a West African replacement for Guinean François Louncény Fall, who stepped down as head of the UN regional office in for Central Africa in June after six years in the role.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 06.07.2022

Malabo's lawyers study next step in ill-gotten gains affair

Lawyers acting on behalf of the Equatorial Guinean state are trying to find ways of countering French court rulings concerning the seizure of a private mansion in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 30.06.2022

The private mansion at 42 avenue Foch, in Paris.

Francophonie secretary of state Zacharopoulou to visit Libreville

The French Secretary of State for Development, Francophonie and International Partnerships, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, will travel to Libreville from 5 to 8 July.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.06.2022

French secretary of state Chrysoula Zacharopoulou.

"Congo Hold-up" : France's financial prosecution service has begun investigating the BGFI

Gabon's BGFIBank group is being investigated by the French national financial prosecution service. The investigation concerns "suspect" movements of funds between its subsidiaries in the DRC and France.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 08.06.2022

Business airlines hit jackpot with AU summit in Malabo

The latest African Union gathering held in the capital of Equatorial Guinea in May was a golden opportunity for a handful of business airlines to make some serious money by flying various presidents around.

Subscribers only Business 03.06.2022

The African Union summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

Behind-the-scenes of Trident, Kosmos and Panoro extension negotiations on Okume and Ceiba

Trident, Kosmos and Panoro have hit the jackpot in obtaining extensions of more than 10 years of their production licences on these two fields. The three companies will thus be able to increase their exploitable reserves by several million barrels.

Subscribers only Energy 11.05.2022

Deep-pocketed juniors target Chevron assets

Canadian group Gran Tierra Energy and US junior Vaalco are in talks to take over Chevron's producing fields in offshore Equatorial Guinea.

Subscribers only Energy 03.05.2022

Bolloré still on hand to supply French army from Libreville to N'Djamena

Though in the midst of selling off its African logistics assets to the Italian-Swiss company MSC, the French giant Bolloré will continue to supply French bases in central Africa, from Gabon to Chad and the Central African Republic.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 28.04.2022

Teodorin Obiang summoned to Paris court on 20 April for embezzlement case

Equatorial Guinea vice-president Teodorin Obiang Nguema has been summoned to appear in court in Paris on 20 April in the latest episode of the long-running so-called "ill-gotten gains" affair.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.04.2022

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The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

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Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Equatorial Guinea

Golar, NFE and Kosmos Energy prepare to bring Fortuna back to life

'Ill-Gotten Gains': Malabo throws in the towel

Brasília keen to strengthen anti-piracy cooperation in Gulf of Guinea

Magistrate Serge Tournaire takes on 'ill-gotten gains' African files

Vaalco frets over Prince Arthur Eze after his Venus eviction

Government's efforts to stop ExxonMobil leaving undermined by incident on Zafiro production unit

Simplice Mathieu Sarandji clings on as speaker of parliament

Teodoro Obiang poised to switch ambassador to France

EAC still looking for funding for regional force in eastern DR Congo

Elections 2023: INEC's financing still a bone of contention

Why Teodoro Obiang is in a hurry to hold the presidential elections

Two French MPs compete for key post in Francophonie parliament

Ill-gotten gains scandal sticks to Teodorin ahead of 2023 election

Great Lakes verification mechanism sees final days as DRC-M23 conflict drags on

Who is France's new ambassador to Equatorial Guinea?

Vaalco profits as Ukraine war drives Russia's Gunvor out of Block I

UN : Antonio Guterres Selects New Head for Central Africa

Malabo's lawyers study next step in ill-gotten gains affair

Francophonie secretary of state Zacharopoulou to visit Libreville

"Congo Hold-up" : France's financial prosecution service has begun investigating the BGFI

Business airlines hit jackpot with AU summit in Malabo

Behind-the-scenes of Trident, Kosmos and Panoro extension negotiations on Okume and Ceiba

Deep-pocketed juniors target Chevron assets

Bolloré still on hand to supply French army from Libreville to N'Djamena

Teodorin Obiang summoned to Paris court on 20 April for embezzlement case

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DRC The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Félix Tshisekedi

Eurasian Resources Group

Nasser Bourita

Mercuria

Mamadi Doumbouya

Equatorial Guinea

Golar, NFE and Kosmos Energy prepare to bring Fortuna back to life

'Ill-Gotten Gains': Malabo throws in the towel

Brasília keen to strengthen anti-piracy cooperation in Gulf of Guinea

Magistrate Serge Tournaire takes on 'ill-gotten gains' African files

Vaalco frets over Prince Arthur Eze after his Venus eviction

Government's efforts to stop ExxonMobil leaving undermined by incident on Zafiro production unit

Simplice Mathieu Sarandji clings on as speaker of parliament

Teodoro Obiang poised to switch ambassador to France

EAC still looking for funding for regional force in eastern DR Congo

Elections 2023: INEC's financing still a bone of contention

Why Teodoro Obiang is in a hurry to hold the presidential elections

Two French MPs compete for key post in Francophonie parliament

Ill-gotten gains scandal sticks to Teodorin ahead of 2023 election

Great Lakes verification mechanism sees final days as DRC-M23 conflict drags on

Who is France's new ambassador to Equatorial Guinea?

Vaalco profits as Ukraine war drives Russia's Gunvor out of Block I

UN : Antonio Guterres Selects New Head for Central Africa

Malabo's lawyers study next step in ill-gotten gains affair

Francophonie secretary of state Zacharopoulou to visit Libreville

"Congo Hold-up" : France's financial prosecution service has begun investigating the BGFI

Business airlines hit jackpot with AU summit in Malabo

Behind-the-scenes of Trident, Kosmos and Panoro extension negotiations on Okume and Ceiba

Deep-pocketed juniors target Chevron assets

Bolloré still on hand to supply French army from Libreville to N'Djamena

Teodorin Obiang summoned to Paris court on 20 April for embezzlement case

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout