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Finance Diplomacy 29/03/2023

Macron seeking to include African leaders at global financial pact summit

French President Emmanuel Macron is looking to involve a slate of African leaders at the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact that he is hosting in June.

Finance Diplomacy 27/03/2023

FATF-affiliated action group holds out hope for more World Bank aid

The World Bank's $4m aid package used to run GABAC, an anti-money laundering action group in Central Africa, will expire this year.

Politics Diplomacy 24/03/2023

Macron's ruling majority falls out over top Francophonie job

The unprecedented holding of a vote to select the secretary-general of the Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie reflects strong tensions between Aurore Bergé and her partners in France's ruling coalition.

Energy 20/03/2023

Perenco hurries to sell Atora before Carlyle seals sale of its share

Franco-British oil junior Perenco wants to quickly sell its share in Atora field in Gabon for $50m, indicating it does not wish to work with the future owner of Assala Energy's majority share, which Carlyle is in the process of selling.

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Energy Mining Commodity traders 17/03/2023

Pressure mounts on CEMAC to relax foreign exchange rules

Abbas Mahamat Tolli, governor of the Bank of Central African States, in Paris in 2018. © Henri Szwarc/Abaca

Energy 17/03/2023

Ex-Addax temp workers pursue fight over pay

Several Addax Petroleum and Sino Gabon former temporary workers have doubled down on their fight against Sinopec's two subsidiaries.

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Politics 16/03/2023

Michelle Lassus, low-key events organiser for Ali Bongo

Part of the organisation of the One Forest Summit held in Libreville was subcontracted to Michelle Lassus' French PR agency Art Vision System, which had already organised several meetings held by Ali Bongo in 2016

Politics 15/03/2023

Gabon given plaintiff status in 'ill-gotten gains' case

The Paris Court of Appeal has granted plaintiff status to the state of Gabon in the "Ill-gotten gains" case, making it the first country involved in the case to obtain that status and providing it with access to the investigation file.

Diplomacy 13/03/2023

AU and UN spurn ECCAS investigation into October protests in Chad

The AU and UN have yet to appoint a representative to help shed light on the repression that followed the 20 October protests in Chad in 2022 despite their pledges to do so to the authorities in N'Djamena.

Diplomacy 09/03/2023

Ali Bongo to host AU debate on UN Security Council reform

The president of Gabon Ali Bongo is to host a meeting on the reform of the UN Security Council from 30 to 31 March in Libreville.

Diplomacy 07/03/2023

ECCAS-CEMAC merger project in limbo

The latest summit of the Economic Community of Central African States, held on 25 February, once again postponed the planned merger the bloc with two other regional entities.

Business Diplomacy 28/02/2023

Meridiam, Eramet and Veja among Macron's business delegation in Libreville

French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to Gabon on 2 March to take part in the One Forest Summit. He will be accompanied by a large business delegation that includes Meridiam, Veja and Eramet

SpotlightDiplomacy 24/02/2023

Bongo and Sassou ready to bury hatchet

The two presidents, who have been on frosty terms for years, hope to use the One Forest Summit in Libreville to set aside their grievances. One of the bones of contention has been the attitude of Sassou's grandson, whom Gabon believes is financing the political opposition from Brazzaville.

Gabonese president Ali Bongo (left) and his Congolese counterpart Denis Sassou Nguesso in 2014.

Diplomacy 21/02/2023

Ali Bongo keen to mediate between Kinshasa and Kigali while head of ECCAS

Gabonese head of state Ali Bongo, who will shortly take over ECCAS's rotating presidency, is keen to be involved in resolving the DRC-Rwanda crisis.

Business 15/02/2023

French courts speed up Santullo probe

While in Switzerland the investigation into alleged bribery of Gabonese officials by Sericom, a construction firm founded by Guido Santullo, is well under way, France, acting on Gabonese lawsuits, has just summoned several former associates of the late Italian businessman.

Energy 08/02/2023

Citibank shortlists three potential buyers for Carlyle/Assala Energy assets

One of the biggest oil deals in Africa in 2023, involving 50,000 bpd, has the industry in a tizzy. Carlyle has chosen Citibank to handle the sale, and the bank has selected three potential buyers.

Business 27/01/2023

Final throw of legal dice over Grand Marché de Libreville

In the coming months there will be an epilogue to the dispute over the Grand marché de Libreville between the Malta-based firm Webcor ITP and the Gabonese state at the French Court of Cassation.

Energy 25/01/2023

Pertamina moves to take over Carlyle's Assala Energy

The withdrawal of Assala Energy's sole shareholder, the investment fund Carlyle, is being closely followed by President Ali Bongo a few months before the presidential election. The presidential palace is currently in discussions with the Indonesian oil group Pertamina.

Business 19/01/2023

Businessman Noureddin Bongo sets up new London investment firm

As Gabon's political classes gear up for this summer's elections, the ex-coordinator of presidential affairs Noureddin Bongo is quietly tending to his business affairs in London, where he has set up the firm Loup LTD to invest in the tech sector.

Politics 12/01/2023

Bongo's new prime minister lessens first lady's influence in government

With the departure of Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda from the prime minister's office, first lady Sylvia Bongo has lost some influence within Gabon's government. Her replacement, Alain-Claude Bilié-By-Nzé has established himself as one of the new strongmen of the Bongo system.

Gabonese presidential couple, Sylvia and Ali Bongo.

Diplomacy 16/12/2022

African battle for coveted UNESCO post

Divisions have arisen over who should become the next assistant director-general of the Priority Africa and External Relations Department at the UN institution, with the prospect a possible face-off between Ethiopia and Gabon.

Finance Business 12/12/2022

SICPA wins Central African CFA franc security contract

The highly secretive Swiss certification and document athentication company, which has a strong presence in the bank note security market, has won a contract to protect the authenticity of Central Africa's new CFA franc bank notes, which are due to start being issued in mid-December.

Energy 09/12/2022

Assala denies Carlyle is selling out

Gabon's second largest oil producer Assala Energy is still denying that its sole shareholder, Carlyle, is preparing to sell all of its shares in the junior. Africa Intelligence can however reveal that the private equity fund has already tasked a Citibank team with seeing through the operation.

Diplomacy 09/12/2022

Sassou to meet Macron in Paris on 17 December

The French presidential palace is to host Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso on 17 December, on his return from the US-Africa summit in Washington, for a tête-à-tête with French President Emmanuel Macron.

Diplomacy 07/12/2022

Elysee gets going on One Forest Summit in Libreville

Emmanuel Macron's adviser Josué Serres recently travelled to Libreville to meet Gabon's environment minister Lee White to discuss the organisation of the One Planet Summit on preserving Central Africa's forests, planned for March or April in Gabon.

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Macron seeking to include African leaders at global financial pact summit

FATF-affiliated action group holds out hope for more World Bank aid

Macron's ruling majority falls out over top Francophonie job

Perenco hurries to sell Atora before Carlyle seals sale of its share

Pressure mounts on CEMAC to relax foreign exchange rules

Ex-Addax temp workers pursue fight over pay

Michelle Lassus, low-key events organiser for Ali Bongo

Gabon given plaintiff status in 'ill-gotten gains' case

AU and UN spurn ECCAS investigation into October protests in Chad

Ali Bongo to host AU debate on UN Security Council reform

ECCAS-CEMAC merger project in limbo

Meridiam, Eramet and Veja among Macron's business delegation in Libreville

Bongo and Sassou ready to bury hatchet

Ali Bongo keen to mediate between Kinshasa and Kigali while head of ECCAS

French courts speed up Santullo probe

Citibank shortlists three potential buyers for Carlyle/Assala Energy assets

Final throw of legal dice over Grand Marché de Libreville

Pertamina moves to take over Carlyle's Assala Energy

Businessman Noureddin Bongo sets up new London investment firm

Bongo's new prime minister lessens first lady's influence in government

African battle for coveted UNESCO post

SICPA wins Central African CFA franc security contract

Assala denies Carlyle is selling out

Sassou to meet Macron in Paris on 17 December

Elysee gets going on One Forest Summit in Libreville

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Macron seeking to include African leaders at global financial pact summit

FATF-affiliated action group holds out hope for more World Bank aid

Macron's ruling majority falls out over top Francophonie job

Perenco hurries to sell Atora before Carlyle seals sale of its share

Pressure mounts on CEMAC to relax foreign exchange rules

Ex-Addax temp workers pursue fight over pay

Michelle Lassus, low-key events organiser for Ali Bongo

Gabon given plaintiff status in 'ill-gotten gains' case

AU and UN spurn ECCAS investigation into October protests in Chad

Ali Bongo to host AU debate on UN Security Council reform

ECCAS-CEMAC merger project in limbo

Meridiam, Eramet and Veja among Macron's business delegation in Libreville

Bongo and Sassou ready to bury hatchet

Ali Bongo keen to mediate between Kinshasa and Kigali while head of ECCAS

French courts speed up Santullo probe

Citibank shortlists three potential buyers for Carlyle/Assala Energy assets

Final throw of legal dice over Grand Marché de Libreville

Pertamina moves to take over Carlyle's Assala Energy

Businessman Noureddin Bongo sets up new London investment firm

Bongo's new prime minister lessens first lady's influence in government

African battle for coveted UNESCO post

SICPA wins Central African CFA franc security contract

Assala denies Carlyle is selling out

Sassou to meet Macron in Paris on 17 December

Elysee gets going on One Forest Summit in Libreville

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