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African Union: the battle of the giants

African Union: the battle of the giants
Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare
The ANC's fierce leadership contest

The ANC's fierce leadership contest
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Inner circles Politics 08/04/2022

Gabon's First Lady Sylvia Bongo's far-reaching influence 

Though constitutionally speaking the role of first lady does not exist in Gabon, over the past two years Ali Bongo's wife has taken a much larger role. Her influence, albeit invisible and never mentioned in public, can sway public appointments from within the presidential office and key ministries through to the service providers to the regime. [...]
President Ali Bongo's wife, Sylvia Bongo.
President Ali Bongo's wife, Sylvia Bongo. © Twitter/@SylviaBongo
Running story Oil & gas

The oil companies' quiet retreat from the Gulf of Guinea 

Long considered an oil Eldorado thanks to the presence within the region of Africa's two leading oil producers, Nigeria and Angola, the Gulf of Guinea is declining. The inexorable rundown in its output -few if any new discoveries have been made recently in Gabon, Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea - and the fall in oil prices brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic have speeded up the retreat from the region in which the oil majors have been engaged for some years already. [...]
An ExxonMobil FPSO off the coast Nigeria.
An ExxonMobil FPSO off the coast Nigeria. © ExxonMobil/DR
Diplomacy 08/03/2022

CEMAC struggles to draw up its 2022 spending programme 

The institution headed by former Gabonese prime minister Daniel Ona Ondo has set its 2022 spending programme at 94bn CFA francs. This looks like an increase on the previous year but, in fact, the failure of member states to pay their contributions will lead to a drastic reduction in its operating costs. [...]
The extraordinary meeting was called by CEMAC chairman, former Gabonese prime minister Daniel Ona Ondo.
The extraordinary meeting was called by CEMAC chairman, former Gabonese prime minister Daniel Ona Ondo. © Facebook/Commission CEMAC

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