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On Sylvia Bongo's birthday, first couple travel to the Maldives

Syvia Bongo and Ali Bongo flew to the Maldives last week to celebrate the first lady's 11 March birthday on the islands. On the way, the presidential couple stopped over in Dubai.

Subscribers only Politics 16.03.2021

Bongo and oil minister Massassa poised for action in Maurel & Prom arbitration

Gabonese oil, gas and mines minister Vincent de Paul Massassa.© Vincent de Paul Massassa/Twitter

Subscribers only Energy 12.03.2021

SEEG audited as Suez-Veolia merger battle rages

Recruited as a consultant by Gabon last spring, ex-Veolia CEO Henri Proglio is about to complete his audit of Société d'énergie et d'eau du Gabon (SEEG).

Subscribers only Business 11.03.2021

Libreville and Accra win right to vie for UN Security Council seat

Although the Congolese president and current African Union chairperson, Félix [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy Running Story - Battle for African Union 04.03.2021

The imam behind the ambassador to Riyadh's appointment

Guy Ibrahim Membourou, Gabon's new ambassador to Saudi Arabia.© Facebook/Ibrahim Membourou

Subscribers only Politics 25.02.2021

Ali Bongo sends his former tutor to the Vatican

The head of state is a practising Muslim but has always been at pains to show he cares about the other religions in his country. The latest display of this diplomatic-spiritual prudence was the appointment of a Frenchman, who was one of his tutors in the 1970s, to represent Gabon at the Holy See.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.02.2021

Nigerian minister Sylva scolds defiant African OPEC members

At the request of Saudi Arabia and Russia, leaders of the Vienna-based organisation want to force Brazzaville and Libreville to comply with OPEC rules and have instructed Nigeria to pull the uncooperative members back into line.

Subscribers only Energy 24.02.2021

Equatorial Guinea's Hydrocarbons Minister Gabriel Obiang Lima and OPEC envoy Timipre Sylva, 18 February 2021.

Tshisekedi tries to muscle his way onto UN Security Council

There is a heated battle afoot for the non-permanent seat reserved for African countries on the UN Security Council for the years 2022-2023. Gabon is an official candidate, but the DRC is pulling out all the stops to take the role.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.02.2021

Total Gabon and Perenco struggle to finalise handover of Cap Lopez terminal

The two oil companies are hoping to rapidly finalise the sale of the Cap Lopez terminal via which most of Gabon's output transits, but there are several obstacles on the path ahead.

Subscribers only Energy 19.02.2021

From Libreville to Brazzaville, nobody trusts Omar Denis Jr Bongo

Already ostracised by Gabon's presidential family, Ali Bongo's half-brother and Denis Sassou Nguesso's grandson Omar Denis Jr Bongo also has to deal with the mistrust, or even outright hostility, of people close to Congo's president.

Subscribers only Politics 11.02.2021

Behind the scenes of Panoro Energy's purchase of Tullow Oil blocks

Scandanavian juinor Panoro Energy is growing its portfolio of African licences, making the most of pandemic bargains.

Subscribers only Energy 10.02.2021

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Obiang and Bongo compete for Saudi funds

Covid oil blues prompt Malabo and Libreville's ruling families to seek help from the Gulf.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.02.2021

Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang and his Gabonese counterpart Ali Bongo, in 2019.

Assala learns from Shell's export mistakes at Gamba terminal

The Carlyle-financed junior Assala Energy is determined to avoid export interruptions. This is how it plans to go about it.

Subscribers only Energy 08.02.2021

Strikes expose Bongo regime's shortcomings

Industrial action over back pay by two companies sheds harsh light on the government's failings.

Subscribers only Politics 05.02.2021

The consultants who pulled Dan Gertler out of sanctions purgatory

To secure the licence, in the last days of the Trump administration, that allows him to conduct business for one year despite being subject to sanctions, the mining tycoon Dan Gerlter called on a new team of consultants.

Subscribers only Mining 27.01.2021

Mohammed VI's mining arm Managem weighs options for path forward in Gabon

As it updates the feasibility study for its Gabonese gold project Etéké, the Moroccan miner Managem is also considering whether to continue with the project or look for an exploration partner.

Subscribers only Mining 26.01.2021

Zenith loses Gabonese trump card Boumbendjé, sees Mberi alliance falter

The Canadian company has been pulling out all the stops in Congo to get its Tilapia license renewed. But while it has been focused on this priority, its plans in Gabon are faltering.

Subscribers only Energy 20.01.2021

AfDB gives scathing review of ECCAS efficacy

The African Development Bank has published a brutal assessment of way the Economic Community of Central African States, its partner on numerous infrastructure projects, is being run.

Free access Infrastructure, Business 19.01.2021

Paris law firm Betto recruits a former Addax executive close to the Bongos

Arbitration specialist Betto Perben Pradel Filhol, keen to develop its activities in Africa, is bringing experts in Gabonese politics into its team.

Subscribers only Energy 18.01.2021

Gabonese lawyer Vivien Amos Péa (right) with Sylvia and Ali Bongo.

The untold story of Augusta's prefinancing

Although it abruptly ended its off-take contract with Augusta in mid-2020, the Gabonese refinery has continued to reimburse the $250m prefinancing loan the trading house had secured for the country with Mauritius Commercial Bank in 2017.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 15.01.2021

Masen and IsBD scout out investors for Dominique Auroy's power plant

The Tahiti-based entrepreneur Dominique Auroy is pulling out all the stops to find new partners and get his project for a hydroelectric plant in Gabon back on track. He is being helped by Morocco's sustainable energy agency and Islamic Development Bank.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 14.01.2021

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On Sylvia Bongo's birthday, first couple travel to the Maldives

Bongo and oil minister Massassa poised for action in Maurel & Prom arbitration

SEEG audited as Suez-Veolia merger battle rages

Libreville and Accra win right to vie for UN Security Council seat

The imam behind the ambassador to Riyadh's appointment

Ali Bongo sends his former tutor to the Vatican

Nigerian minister Sylva scolds defiant African OPEC members

Tshisekedi tries to muscle his way onto UN Security Council

Total Gabon and Perenco struggle to finalise handover of Cap Lopez terminal

From Libreville to Brazzaville, nobody trusts Omar Denis Jr Bongo

Behind the scenes of Panoro Energy's purchase of Tullow Oil blocks

Spotlight
Obiang and Bongo compete for Saudi funds

Assala learns from Shell's export mistakes at Gamba terminal

Strikes expose Bongo regime's shortcomings

The consultants who pulled Dan Gertler out of sanctions purgatory

Mohammed VI's mining arm Managem weighs options for path forward in Gabon

Zenith loses Gabonese trump card Boumbendjé, sees Mberi alliance falter

AfDB gives scathing review of ECCAS efficacy

Paris law firm Betto recruits a former Addax executive close to the Bongos

The untold story of Augusta's prefinancing

Masen and IsBD scout out investors for Dominique Auroy's power plant

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Trafigura's grand slam in Congo and Gabon

OPEC quotas: Libreville's oil cartel snub leaves output almost unscathed

Lawyers and consultants flock to Brazzaville in search of infrastructure projects

BGFI boss Henri-Claude Oyima's 'club' format a mixed success

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On Sylvia Bongo's birthday, first couple travel to the Maldives

Bongo and oil minister Massassa poised for action in Maurel & Prom arbitration

SEEG audited as Suez-Veolia merger battle rages

Libreville and Accra win right to vie for UN Security Council seat

The imam behind the ambassador to Riyadh's appointment

Ali Bongo sends his former tutor to the Vatican

Nigerian minister Sylva scolds defiant African OPEC members

Tshisekedi tries to muscle his way onto UN Security Council

Total Gabon and Perenco struggle to finalise handover of Cap Lopez terminal

From Libreville to Brazzaville, nobody trusts Omar Denis Jr Bongo

Behind the scenes of Panoro Energy's purchase of Tullow Oil blocks

Spotlight Obiang and Bongo compete for Saudi funds

Assala learns from Shell's export mistakes at Gamba terminal

Strikes expose Bongo regime's shortcomings

The consultants who pulled Dan Gertler out of sanctions purgatory

Mohammed VI's mining arm Managem weighs options for path forward in Gabon

Zenith loses Gabonese trump card Boumbendjé, sees Mberi alliance falter

AfDB gives scathing review of ECCAS efficacy

Paris law firm Betto recruits a former Addax executive close to the Bongos

The untold story of Augusta's prefinancing

Masen and IsBD scout out investors for Dominique Auroy's power plant

Spotlight Trafigura's grand slam in Congo and Gabon

OPEC quotas: Libreville's oil cartel snub leaves output almost unscathed

Lawyers and consultants flock to Brazzaville in search of infrastructure projects

BGFI boss Henri-Claude Oyima's 'club' format a mixed success

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Obiang and Bongo compete for Saudi funds

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Trafigura's grand slam in Congo and Gabon