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Gabon

Gendarmerie intel chief sidelines his number two

Spymaster Jean-Norbert Madjoupa, who is at odds with his deputy, delegates his powers to other more trusted officers when he travels abroad.

Subscribers only Politics 14.06.2021

IMF questions Arise IIP tax exemptions

An International Monetary Fund team left Gabon early this week after a long annual consultation mission during which it laid out its conditions for granting the country a new loan programme. They include the scrapping of numerous tax and customs exemption regimes, and in particular one in place for the Nkok special economic zone.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Politics 10.06.2021

Who is really in control of the country's oil?

Gabon's oil and gas sector - the state's main source of foreign cash - is now in the hands of a close acquaintance of President Ali Bongo's son and coordinator, Noureddin Bongo.

Subscribers only Energy 08.06.2021

Ahead of joining Commonwealth, Gabon sends envoy to Paris

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. © Sadak Souici/Le Pictorium/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.06.2021

Gabon tussles with IMF over loan programme

Gabon, which is due to start repaying $2bn worth of eurobonds next year, equivalent to 5% of the country's GNP, is struggling to agree the terms of a new programme with the IMF and has turned to regional banks.

Subscribers only Business 02.06.2021

Operation Scorpion comes under fresh fire over disappearing vehicles

The disappearance of items seized as part of the Operation Scorpion anti-corruption investigation is continuing to make waves within the Gabonese security forces and gendarmerie. Several vehicles confiscated from Ali Bongo's chief of staff Brice Laccruche Alihanga have now gone missing.

Subscribers only Politics 01.06.2021

One minister after another visits Moscow

This week, it is the turn of trade minister Hugues Mbadinga Madiya and his investment promotion colleague Carmen Ndaot, who are visiting St Petersburg and Moscow.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.06.2021

Webcor joins KCI and Sericom in seeing its claims against Gabon rebuffed

Holders of unpaid Gabonese debts, who have spent the past 10 years cleaning up in arbitration tribunals, continue to press their demands in French courts. But claims of malfeasance and lack of corroborating evidence have scuppered some such efforts.

Subscribers only Business 31.05.2021

Maurel & Prom and Libreville gear up for arbitration

The state-owned Indonesian company Pertamina which owns Maurel & Prom has refused to compromise on the compensation it is demanding from Gabon Oil Co and instead the two companies have agreed on the make-up of a Paris arbitration panel.

Subscribers only Energy 28.05.2021

French Riviera hideaway for president's half-brother Christian Bongo in jeopardy

The Schengen visa of Christian Bongo, half brother to the Gabonese president Ali Bongo, expired at the end of April.

Subscribers only Politics 26.05.2021

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Private jets, offshore fields, football, magazines: the presidential palace's untraceable holdings

A string of offshore companies with no identified owner have been linked to transactions within the presidential couple's entourage. All were incorporated by the same financiers who also happen to be associates of Gabon's sovereign wealth fund.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 24.05.2021

Gabonese President Ali Bongo getting off his plane during a visit to Beijing, 2018.

Sassou Nguesso and ECCAS seek to regain upper hand on Chad

ECCAS President Denis Sassou Nguesso is timidly trying to play a part in managing Chad's transition. But the international community would clearly prefer the African Union to oversee the next stage.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.05.2021

Congolese head of state Denis Sassou Nguesso in Paris in May 2021.

Football bodies seek to unplug Satcons decoders ahead of Euro 2020

The English Premier League, Spain's La Liga, and subscription channels beIN Sports and Canal+ all have a bone to pick with Lebanese firm Satcon. Run by the al-Akhras family, the company sells decoders across west and central Africa so viewers can tune into European sports championships.

Subscribers only Business 21.05.2021

CEMAC leaders brood over exclusion from Paris summit

Denis Sassou NGuesso, much to the irritation of his fellow Central African heads of state, was the only one among them who managed to get himself invited to the Paris summit on the financing of African economies.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.05.2021

Michael Moussa in Moscow

The Gabonese defence minister Michael Moussa Adamo travelled to Russia last week for a series of meetings with various military and industry figures.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.05.2021

Vaalco brings in new blood as it prepares for fresh talks with the government on Etame Marin

The Texan junior has overhauled its senior management team in an attempt to improve its relations with the oil ministry.

Subscribers only Energy 18.05.2021

After Abidjan, Mikati family's ACC prospects in Brazzaville and Douala

Arabian Construction Co (ACC), having lost its position as the leading construction contractor in the Emirates and Saudi Arabia, has been redeploying in Africa since last year and recently sent a delegation to Cameroon and later to Brazzaville.

Subscribers only Politics 05.05.2021

Traditional Ndjobi order gains new master after death of "Papa Andjoua"

On 18 April, Fidele Andjoua, the brother of Gabon's former president Omar Bongo and Ndjobi grand master, died and was buried shortly after in Franceville. His son, a presidential advisor, has replaced him at the head of this traditional ritual widely practised in Haut-Ogooué, the Bongo family stronghold.

Subscribers only Politics 04.05.2021

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Gabon

Gendarmerie intel chief sidelines his number two

IMF questions Arise IIP tax exemptions

Who is really in control of the country's oil?

Ahead of joining Commonwealth, Gabon sends envoy to Paris

Gabon tussles with IMF over loan programme

Operation Scorpion comes under fresh fire over disappearing vehicles

One minister after another visits Moscow

Webcor joins KCI and Sericom in seeing its claims against Gabon rebuffed

Maurel & Prom and Libreville gear up for arbitration

French Riviera hideaway for president's half-brother Christian Bongo in jeopardy

In Focus
Private jets, offshore fields, football, magazines: the presidential palace's untraceable holdings

Sassou Nguesso and ECCAS seek to regain upper hand on Chad

Football bodies seek to unplug Satcons decoders ahead of Euro 2020

CEMAC leaders brood over exclusion from Paris summit

Michael Moussa in Moscow

Vaalco brings in new blood as it prepares for fresh talks with the government on Etame Marin

After Abidjan, Mikati family's ACC prospects in Brazzaville and Douala

Traditional Ndjobi order gains new master after death of "Papa Andjoua"

Brice Laccruche to be charged with birth certificate forgery

Total and Perenco reach agreement on Cap Lopez oil terminal transfer

Board room changes at Assala Energy

Gabonese sovereign fund repurposes footballers and club managers

Bongo's gas policy task force springs to life

Maurel & Prom loses first round of Ezanga field court battle with Gabon Oil Co

Total, Perenco and Tullow left hanging as oil minister sits on transfer deals

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Gabon

Gendarmerie intel chief sidelines his number two

IMF questions Arise IIP tax exemptions

Who is really in control of the country's oil?

Ahead of joining Commonwealth, Gabon sends envoy to Paris

Gabon tussles with IMF over loan programme

Operation Scorpion comes under fresh fire over disappearing vehicles

One minister after another visits Moscow

Webcor joins KCI and Sericom in seeing its claims against Gabon rebuffed

Maurel & Prom and Libreville gear up for arbitration

French Riviera hideaway for president's half-brother Christian Bongo in jeopardy

In Focus Private jets, offshore fields, football, magazines: the presidential palace's untraceable holdings

Sassou Nguesso and ECCAS seek to regain upper hand on Chad

Football bodies seek to unplug Satcons decoders ahead of Euro 2020

CEMAC leaders brood over exclusion from Paris summit

Michael Moussa in Moscow

Vaalco brings in new blood as it prepares for fresh talks with the government on Etame Marin

After Abidjan, Mikati family's ACC prospects in Brazzaville and Douala

Traditional Ndjobi order gains new master after death of "Papa Andjoua"

Brice Laccruche to be charged with birth certificate forgery

Total and Perenco reach agreement on Cap Lopez oil terminal transfer

Board room changes at Assala Energy

Gabonese sovereign fund repurposes footballers and club managers

Bongo's gas policy task force springs to life

Maurel & Prom loses first round of Ezanga field court battle with Gabon Oil Co

Total, Perenco and Tullow left hanging as oil minister sits on transfer deals

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In Focus
Private jets, offshore fields, football, magazines: the presidential palace's untraceable holdings