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Ali Bongo switches up diplomatic corps in EU

The Gabonese president has embarked on a series of sweeping changes within Gabon's embassies in the EU, with new ambassadors posted to Paris and Belin.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 08.09.2020

How rare earths and evangelicals brought Trump closer to Bujumbura

US Special Envoy J. Peter Pham, mender-in-chief of fences between Bujumbura and Washington, with Burundi's late president, Pierre Nkurunziza.© J. Peter Pham/Twitter

Subscribers only Mining, Diplomacy 04.09.2020

Olam chooses Port Louis over London to registrer its Arise Infrastructure fund

While Olam set up its first fund, Arise Ports & Logistics, in London, from where its partner, AP Moeller Capital, runs its operations, the agribusiness giant has chosen Mauritius's more welcoming fiscal landscape for its second and third funds, Arise Infrastructure and Arise Special Economic Zone.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Finance, Business 31.08.2020

Son follows father as head of internal intelligence service

New head of internal intelligence Bernard Gnamankala is the son of a general who headed the same service 30 years ago.

Subscribers only Politics 27.08.2020

Minister Frank Nguema's business partners hotly dispute his handling of TV+

Joseph Atomo, the co-shareholder of TV+ Gabon alongside Sports Minister Frank Nguema, filed a complaint at the end of July against his partner (and cousin) for "breach of trust". He accuses Nguema of billing the channel's advertisers through a personal company.

Subscribers only Politics 25.08.2020

Works on the Bongo family's palace in Marrakesh in 2014, which should be finished in a few months.© Atelier KLP

Ten years in the making - a palm oasis palace for the Bongos in Marrakesh

Constructed on land donated by the Moroccan king Mohammed VI, a close friend of Ali Bongo, the palace of the Gabonese presidential family set in the palm grove of Marrakesh has taken ten years to complete and has been worked on by some of the most sought-after service providers in the kingdom.

Subscribers only Politics 17.08.2020

Caroil seeks to blame redundancies on Assala Gabon

The drilling services firm Caroil, a subsidiary of Maurel & Prom and a subcontractor of Assala Gabon, is set to lay off some fifty employees out of a workforce of 77.

Subscribers only Energy 24.07.2020

Secret talks with Augusta in Dubai

Following its sudden decision to cut off ties with oil trader August last month, the Gabonese president's office has dispatched emissaries to negotiate the final settlement.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 21.07.2020

Cash-hungry Sasol quietly bows out of E&P

After pulling out of Mozambique, the South African firm Sasol is now in process of leaving Gabon. Revelations.

Subscribers only Energy 20.07.2020

The women behind the new balance of power

As a sign of the new balance of power in Libreville, the entourage of two of the country's leading women - first lady Sylvia Bongo and president of Gabon's constitutional court Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo - has come away with the lion share's of the new government positions.

Subscribers only Politics 20.07.2020

Oil companies play for time on OPEC quotas as ministry calls on them to reduce output

After having failed to respect its OPEC quotas in May and June, Gabon is now trying to increase the pressure on producers to stick to the organisation's rules.

Free access Energy 14.07.2020

IFC and AfDB to stump up for Kinguélé aval dam

Having teamed up in the Asonha Energie consortium, France's Meridiam and the Fonds Gabonais d'Investissements Stratégiques are putting the finishing touches to the financial package for their 34 MW dam project.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 10.07.2020

Bongo family opts for long European holiday

Already somewhat detached from the day-to-day running of the country, the presidential couple are planning to holiday for several weeks in Europe.

Subscribers only Politics 10.07.2020

Will France continue to be Bongo's preferred partner in eavesdropping ?

Long a key component of France's low-key but continuing electronic intelligence cooperation with Gabon, Ali Bongo's eavesdropping service is struggling to adapt to Libreville's new political landscape.

Subscribers only Business 07.07.2020

Bongo aides talk turkey with Trafigura after Augusta ouster

The office of Gabon's president is negotiating with Trafigura to take over the off-take agreement between Augusta and the national refinery company.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 06.07.2020

How Maixent Accrombessi switched allegiance from Ali Bongo to Patrice Talon

Ali Bongo's former chief of staff, who relocated to Benin two years ago, took his fortune with him and has forged friendly relations with the president and his family there.

Subscribers only Politics 01.07.2020

Former Ali Bongo chief of staff Maixent Accrombessi.

In Focus
How Ycap became the Gabonese sovereign fund's favorite asset manager

After having been sanctioned by France's financial markets authority, financier Yariv Elbaz has succeeded in making a comeback in Gabon with his fund Ycap, which has become the main financial partner of the country's sovereign fund.

Subscribers only Business 29.06.2020

Franco-Moroccan financier Yariv Elbaz at the 2014 New York Forum Africa.

Libreville tries to play off Trafigura against Augusta

Having broken off its contract with Swiss trading group Augusta, which had been lifting part of the production of its refinery operator, Société Gabonaise de Raffinage, Gabon is now trying to find a replacement.

Subscribers only Energy 26.06.2020

SOGARA refinery in Port Gentil. The contract to lift the company's atmospheric residues is up for bids.

Henri Proglio, Libreville's ace advisor

The Gabonese government has asked Henri Proglio, the former CEO of EDF and Veolia, to help with a strategy for the national utility SEEG, which was run by Veolia up until last year.

Subscribers only Business 19.06.2020

The makers of Zenith Energy's new ally in Libreville, Mberi Oil & Gas

Driven by its need to resume production Zenith Energy is firing on all cylinders in Gabon. It has called on the services of a company not well known in the industry but headed by a former Addax Petroleum executive.

Subscribers only Energy 17.06.2020

June is Sahel month for French diplomats

What with the presidency of the UN Security Council, the renewal of MINUSMA's mandate and the Coalition for the Sahel in June, and the G5 Sahel summit in early July in Mauritania, the Sahel region is set to keep French diplomats very busy during the next few weeks.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.06.2020

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.

OPEC latecomers Bongo, Sassou and Lourenço first to flout rules

The Covid-19 crisis has forced members of the Vienna-based organisation to drastically cut their production, but a number of African countries have ostensibly disregarded their obligations.

Subscribers only Energy 11.06.2020

The Bongo family's sky-high surprise

Gabon's presidential family had until now been blissfully unaware that it does not actually own the two Boeings and Bombardier Global that it uses to jet around. After recently learning otherwise, it is having trouble working out who does control the planes.

Subscribers only Business 09.06.2020

The Boeing 737 registering as P4-BBJ, frequently used by Sylvia Bongo.

BW Energy, Perenco and Assala put brakes on Gabonese oil industry renaissance in face of Covid-19

Thanks to a new hydrocarbons code, new contracts gushed forth for Gabon in 2019 but the pandemic is forcing operators to delay their investments, frustrating at a stroke the country's best efforts.

Subscribers only Energy 05.06.2020

Inner Circle
Gagan Gupta's French troops

Though now active in Africa via the three Arise mega-funds, Indian-Singaporean agribusiness giant Olam still relies on French advisors to help guide its path.

Subscribers only Business 04.06.2020

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Ali Bongo switches up diplomatic corps in EU

How rare earths and evangelicals brought Trump closer to Bujumbura

Olam chooses Port Louis over London to registrer its Arise Infrastructure fund

Son follows father as head of internal intelligence service

Minister Frank Nguema's business partners hotly dispute his handling of TV+

Ten years in the making - a palm oasis palace for the Bongos in Marrakesh

Caroil seeks to blame redundancies on Assala Gabon

Secret talks with Augusta in Dubai

Cash-hungry Sasol quietly bows out of E&P

The women behind the new balance of power

Oil companies play for time on OPEC quotas as ministry calls on them to reduce output

IFC and AfDB to stump up for Kinguélé aval dam

Bongo family opts for long European holiday

Will France continue to be Bongo's preferred partner in eavesdropping ?

Bongo aides talk turkey with Trafigura after Augusta ouster

How Maixent Accrombessi switched allegiance from Ali Bongo to Patrice Talon

In Focus
How Ycap became the Gabonese sovereign fund's favorite asset manager

Libreville tries to play off Trafigura against Augusta

Henri Proglio, Libreville's ace advisor

The makers of Zenith Energy's new ally in Libreville, Mberi Oil & Gas

June is Sahel month for French diplomats

OPEC latecomers Bongo, Sassou and Lourenço first to flout rules

The Bongo family's sky-high surprise

BW Energy, Perenco and Assala put brakes on Gabonese oil industry renaissance in face of Covid-19

Inner Circle
Gagan Gupta's French troops

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Ali Bongo switches up diplomatic corps in EU

How rare earths and evangelicals brought Trump closer to Bujumbura

Olam chooses Port Louis over London to registrer its Arise Infrastructure fund

Son follows father as head of internal intelligence service

Minister Frank Nguema's business partners hotly dispute his handling of TV+

Ten years in the making - a palm oasis palace for the Bongos in Marrakesh

Caroil seeks to blame redundancies on Assala Gabon

Secret talks with Augusta in Dubai

Cash-hungry Sasol quietly bows out of E&P

The women behind the new balance of power

Oil companies play for time on OPEC quotas as ministry calls on them to reduce output

IFC and AfDB to stump up for Kinguélé aval dam

Bongo family opts for long European holiday

Will France continue to be Bongo's preferred partner in eavesdropping ?

Bongo aides talk turkey with Trafigura after Augusta ouster

How Maixent Accrombessi switched allegiance from Ali Bongo to Patrice Talon

In Focus How Ycap became the Gabonese sovereign fund's favorite asset manager

Libreville tries to play off Trafigura against Augusta

Henri Proglio, Libreville's ace advisor

The makers of Zenith Energy's new ally in Libreville, Mberi Oil & Gas

June is Sahel month for French diplomats

OPEC latecomers Bongo, Sassou and Lourenço first to flout rules

The Bongo family's sky-high surprise

BW Energy, Perenco and Assala put brakes on Gabonese oil industry renaissance in face of Covid-19

Inner Circle Gagan Gupta's French troops

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In Focus
How Ycap became the Gabonese sovereign fund's favorite asset manager

Inner Circle
Gagan Gupta's French troops