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Gabonese presidency discreetly employing British adviser Dominic Sudnik

While waiting for the third and final report from the Commonwealth's inspection mission, Gabon is continuing to develop its British tropism.

Subscribers only Politics 23.03.2022

Frédéric Bongo is referred to a disciplinary board

Breaking news published on 14/03/2022 at 11h45 : For a long time Ali Bongo's eyes and ears, the Republican Guard's former head of intelligence Frédéric Bongo is being sidelined, as tensions between the president's family and Omar-Denis Bongo Jr, the son of former President Omar Bongo rise.

Subscribers only Politics 14.03.2022

After government reshuffle, Ali Bongo renews PDG with balance between old and new

The Gabonese president, who has just appointed a number of allies in his government, followed up on 9 March with significant changes to the Parti Démocratique Gabonais (PDG) aimed at reaching an equilibrium to cater to all political boards.

Subscribers only Politics 10.03.2022

Why Trafigura has positioned itself on the Lobito-Kolwezi corridor

Swiss trader Trafigura, which is increasing its supply agreements in the DRC and Zambia, is keen to trump its competitors by having a copper transport route to Angola. Together with Mota-Engil and Vecturis, it has responded to the call for tenders to manage the rail corridor between Kolwezi and Lobito.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity Traders 09.03.2022

CEMAC struggles to draw up its 2022 spending programme

The extraordinary meeting was called by CEMAC chairman, former Gabonese prime minister Daniel Ona Ondo.© Facebook/Commission CEMAC

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.03.2022

Azerbaijani trader Coral Energy to replace Augusta

Coral Energy, a small structure, just won a highly-profitable contract from the Gabonese state-run oil company for one of its most sought-after products. The company that previously handled the contract is fighting SOGARA in court.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity Traders 08.03.2022

In Focus
New deal could end president's wiretap monopoly

As tensions within the Bongo family rose in recent weeks on social media, another battle with more serious consequences was being played out in the corridors of the president's office. At stake is control over Gabon's telephone and internet interception capabilities.

Subscribers only Politics 07.03.2022

Nicolae Buzaianu pitches bitcoin venture in CAR

Swiss-Romanian businessman Nicolae Bogdan Buzaianu, who is energetically courting officials in the Central African Republic, is looking beyond timber into generating cryptocurrency and setting up bitcoin mining centres in the country.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders, Business 03.03.2022

Enaex and Sasol move to dominate mining explosives supply in Walvis Bay

A partnership between Sasol and the Chilean firm Enaex, one of South America's leading mining explosive firms, is planning to build a huge warehouse to stock ammonium nitrate - the substance behind the catastrophe in the port of Beirut but widely used in the mining industry.

Subscribers only Mining 25.02.2022

Controversial trader Nicolae Buzaianu reinvents himself in Bangui

For a time the partner of the ex-Gambian president Yahya Jammeh in a rosewood venture, the Swiss-Romanian trader Nicolae Bogdan Buzaianu, whose business activities in both Gambia and Romania have attracted judicial scrutiny, has met with CAR president Faustin-Archange Touadéra several times of late.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders, Business 24.02.2022

Tony Blair Institute positioned to benefit from Gabon's imminent entry into Commonwealth

On the eve of the Commonwealth experts' third and final official visit to Libreville, which should definitively seal Gabon's entry into the organisation, the former UK Prime Minister has pitched the services of his firm, the Tony Blair Institute, to Ali Bongo.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 23.02.2022

Tony Blair and Ali Bongo in Brussels on 17 February.

Laccruche affair threatens to upset Paris-Libreville reconciliation

Just as Ali Bongo is scheduled to attend the EU-AU summit in Brussels on 17 February, organised by the French president's office, his inner circle has been summoned by the French judge who is investigating the imprisonment of his former chief of staff, Brice Laccruche, who holds French citizenship.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.02.2022

LREM MP Amélia Lakrafi cosies up to her constituents from Libreville to Kinshasa

Amélia Lakrafi, La République en Marche! (LREM) MP for the 10th constituency of French people abroad, is currently on a tour of Central Africa.

Subscribers only Politics 04.02.2022

Touadera becomes a Bestfly client after Tshisekedi and Sassou Nguesso

The head of state of Central African Republic (CAR) recently began using jets operated by Angolan company Bestfly, which has seen its clientele of West African leaders grow fast in line with regional diplomatic activity.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.01.2022

Canada Energy Partners in bid to bag Konzi block

Canada Energy Partners, which is aiming to resurrect the Konzi oil project in Gabon, boasts a team of veteran executives. But its accounts reveal a fragile financial situation.

Free access Energy 21.01.2022

How Paris mended fences with Libreville

After several years of mutual distrust, Paris and Libreville are entering a phase of unprecedentedly calm waters, thanks in large part to the efforts of France. And as Gabon takes up its two-year seat on the UN Security Council, the immediate future of the relationship looks rosy.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.01.2022

President of France Emmanuel Macron welcomes his Gabonese counterpart Ali Bongo to the Elysée Palace on 12 November 2021.

Carlyle mastermind Marcel van Poecke wants to pull One-Dyas out of offshore

One-Dyas has instructed banks to move as quickly as possible in the sale of its Gabonese assets. Several potential firms have already expressed an interest.

Subscribers only Energy 17.01.2022

Marcel van Poecke, head of Carlyle International Energy Partners.

Ali Bongo battles with party leaders over leadership choice

As the 2023 presidential election approaches, President Ali Bongo is trying to regain control of the leadership of the Parti Democratique Gabonais but is struggling to get party leaders to accept his chosen candidate for the top job.

Subscribers only Politics 14.01.2022

Sanctioned in Madagascar, Colas caves in to Gabon and halves road works bill

Deprived of World Bank funding for two years for circumventing tender rules in Madagascar, French construction group Colas also caved in to pressure from the Gabonese authorities and agreed to reduce the cost of renovating the sole access road to Libreville.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 12.01.2022

Marc Kreiker and Kim Oun take on Bongo family business in Morocco

Private banker Marc Kreiker and Gabonese presidential adviser Kim Oun have been appointed directors of two investment funds set up in Casablanca by the brother-in-law of Gabonese President Ali Bongo. Several offshore companies in Tangier could follow.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 11.01.2022

President Ali Bongo and his wife Sylvia Bongo at UNESCO's 75th anniversary, in Paris, France, 12 November 2021.

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Gabonese presidency discreetly employing British adviser Dominic Sudnik

Frédéric Bongo is referred to a disciplinary board

After government reshuffle, Ali Bongo renews PDG with balance between old and new

Why Trafigura has positioned itself on the Lobito-Kolwezi corridor

CEMAC struggles to draw up its 2022 spending programme

Azerbaijani trader Coral Energy to replace Augusta

In Focus
New deal could end president's wiretap monopoly

Nicolae Buzaianu pitches bitcoin venture in CAR

Enaex and Sasol move to dominate mining explosives supply in Walvis Bay

Controversial trader Nicolae Buzaianu reinvents himself in Bangui

Tony Blair Institute positioned to benefit from Gabon's imminent entry into Commonwealth

Laccruche affair threatens to upset Paris-Libreville reconciliation

LREM MP Amélia Lakrafi cosies up to her constituents from Libreville to Kinshasa

Touadera becomes a Bestfly client after Tshisekedi and Sassou Nguesso

Canada Energy Partners in bid to bag Konzi block

How Paris mended fences with Libreville

Carlyle mastermind Marcel van Poecke wants to pull One-Dyas out of offshore

Ali Bongo battles with party leaders over leadership choice

Sanctioned in Madagascar, Colas caves in to Gabon and halves road works bill

Marc Kreiker and Kim Oun take on Bongo family business in Morocco

Inner Circle
Gabon boosts its New York diplomatic corps as it joins UN Security Council

Colas in the hot seat over cost of Libreville motorway upgrade

Perenco poised to acquire ENI blocks

Capitaine Energy scoops two blocks in first acquisition

Fortescue makes play for Belinga's iron

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Gabonese presidency discreetly employing British adviser Dominic Sudnik

Frédéric Bongo is referred to a disciplinary board

After government reshuffle, Ali Bongo renews PDG with balance between old and new

Why Trafigura has positioned itself on the Lobito-Kolwezi corridor

CEMAC struggles to draw up its 2022 spending programme

Azerbaijani trader Coral Energy to replace Augusta

In Focus New deal could end president's wiretap monopoly

Nicolae Buzaianu pitches bitcoin venture in CAR

Enaex and Sasol move to dominate mining explosives supply in Walvis Bay

Controversial trader Nicolae Buzaianu reinvents himself in Bangui

Tony Blair Institute positioned to benefit from Gabon's imminent entry into Commonwealth

Laccruche affair threatens to upset Paris-Libreville reconciliation

LREM MP Amélia Lakrafi cosies up to her constituents from Libreville to Kinshasa

Touadera becomes a Bestfly client after Tshisekedi and Sassou Nguesso

Canada Energy Partners in bid to bag Konzi block

How Paris mended fences with Libreville

Carlyle mastermind Marcel van Poecke wants to pull One-Dyas out of offshore

Ali Bongo battles with party leaders over leadership choice

Sanctioned in Madagascar, Colas caves in to Gabon and halves road works bill

Marc Kreiker and Kim Oun take on Bongo family business in Morocco

Inner Circle Gabon boosts its New York diplomatic corps as it joins UN Security Council

Colas in the hot seat over cost of Libreville motorway upgrade

Perenco poised to acquire ENI blocks

Capitaine Energy scoops two blocks in first acquisition

Fortescue makes play for Belinga's iron

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In Focus
New deal could end president's wiretap monopoly

Inner Circle
Gabon boosts its New York diplomatic corps as it joins UN Security Council