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Gabon

Assala Energy struggles to close Shell purchase

Five months after being selected by Shell to pick up its assets in Gabon, Assala Energy and its shareholder Carlyle have their head on the chopping block in Libreville.

Subscribers only Energy 25.07.2017

Vaalco unsuccessful in reassuring employees over Félicité Essono's role

Sent off in a rush by the group's management in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.07.2017

Richard Attias urges Ali Bongo to stump up!

Launched with grand pomp in 2012, the NYFA is in trouble. Libreville still hasn't finished paying for the 2015 event…

Subscribers only Politics 12.07.2017

Conde and Deby's ultimatum to Faustin Touadera

Idriss Deby is still the boss in Bangui (WAN 756). Although he personally invited Faustin Archange Touadera to N'Djamena on [...]

Subscribers only Politics 12.07.2017

Rene Ndemezo'o Obiang, the master of self-reinvention

Rene Ndemezo'o Obiang continues at the age of 70 to excel in the art of political reinvention. Previously the election [...]

Subscribers only Politics 12.07.2017

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Vaalco making its relations work at the presidential palace

Equity fund Group 42-BLR may have managed to get the reshuffle of its shareholder Vaalco Energy's management team the way it wanted (AEI 790), but that doesn't mean everything will be smooth sailing from here on out. The fund, along [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.07.2017

Accrombessi's return leads to gnashing of teeth!

Maixent Accrombessi, who has been out of Gabon since August 18 2016 when he was evacuated on health grounds after [...]

Subscribers only 29.06.2017

Ben Moubamba plays the part of Bongo's enforcer

A former opponent who switched sides, the deputy prime minister has turned out to be Ali Bongo's most effective enforcer against his adversaries.

Subscribers only Politics 28.06.2017

Charpentier signs up as adviser to Bongo

Co-chief of the architecture firm Concept Design Architecture Ingenierie (CDA) [...]

Subscribers only Business 28.06.2017

Touchstone works with Schlumberger over Remboue

Despite recently becoming operator of the field, the Canadian junior still has its work cut out to settle a debt with the services firm.

Subscribers only Energy 27.06.2017

Who's in control of Roussette

Offshore permit Roussette's future is still on tenterhooks even as operator Forafric Energy continues to talk of start-up in 2019. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.06.2017

Mark Allen adds to Assala Energy's pool of talents

Assala Energy, operator of Shell's onshore deposits in Gabon bought by private equity firm Carlyle International Energy Partners (CIEP) in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.06.2017

Why can't Jacob Thaty Tsioba seal any new deals for the DGH?

It's not a great track record. Six months after taking the reins of the Direction generale des hydrocarbures (DGH) (AEI [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.06.2017

Exclusive. Ali Bongo taps his enemies’ phones...and ends up with a law suit

The story concerns one of the many legal disputes which are currently in fashion in Gabon but Ali Bongo, who [...]

Subscribers only 16.06.2017

Mboumba: GOC preens feathers to seduce in Moscow

Ready to do what it takes to diversify his partners, president Ali Bongo’s administration is forging oil ties with the powers-at-be in Moscow.

Subscribers only Energy 13.06.2017

Gabon Oil Co’s daylight robbery of the state jewels

In late May, Gabon’s minister of economy Regis Immongault took [...]

Subscribers only Energy 13.06.2017

Bilie By Nze, Bongo’s real mouthpiece

Since his contested election to a new term in office as Gabon’s president last August, Ali Bongo still hasn’t shaken [...]

Subscribers only Politics 31.05.2017

Mboumba to manage domestic debt

President Ali Bongo has put junior economy minister Noel Mboumba [...]

Subscribers only Business 31.05.2017

Bongo galaxy starlet, Stream Oil, on the hunt for partner

Former GOC chairman’s own company, Stream Oil, needs to find funds fast to make any headway on its deposits and it doesn’t look like the task will be easy.

Subscribers only Energy 30.05.2017

Ngondet gains a lot in sway

Unlike his predecessors, prime minister Emmanuel Issoze Ngondet is being pampered by the Bongo regime. Here’s why.

Subscribers only Politics 17.05.2017

Central African Banking Commission lashes out at BGD

The Gabonese bank has come under fire because of its disastrous management methods.

Subscribers only Business 17.05.2017

Arsène Emvahou,the man who whispers in Bongo's ear

President Ali Bongo's principal aide de camp, the enigmatic, 45 year old colonel Arsene Emvahou, is the leader's eyes and [...]

Subscribers only Politics 17.05.2017

Ping makes contact with Macron

While he still claims to be Gabon’s "president elect" following [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.05.2017

BGFI takes in deposits for government

For some months now, most of the oil companies operating [...]

Subscribers only Business 17.05.2017

Employers federation runs out of patience

Gabon’s government is finding it hard to pay off its [...]

Subscribers only Business 03.05.2017

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Gabon

Assala Energy struggles to close Shell purchase

Vaalco unsuccessful in reassuring employees over Félicité Essono's role

Richard Attias urges Ali Bongo to stump up!

Conde and Deby's ultimatum to Faustin Touadera

Rene Ndemezo'o Obiang, the master of self-reinvention

Spotlight
Vaalco making its relations work at the presidential palace

Accrombessi's return leads to gnashing of teeth!

Ben Moubamba plays the part of Bongo's enforcer

Charpentier signs up as adviser to Bongo

Touchstone works with Schlumberger over Remboue

Who's in control of Roussette

Mark Allen adds to Assala Energy's pool of talents

Why can't Jacob Thaty Tsioba seal any new deals for the DGH?

Exclusive. Ali Bongo taps his enemies’ phones...and ends up with a law suit

Mboumba: GOC preens feathers to seduce in Moscow

Gabon Oil Co’s daylight robbery of the state jewels

Bilie By Nze, Bongo’s real mouthpiece

Mboumba to manage domestic debt

Bongo galaxy starlet, Stream Oil, on the hunt for partner

Ngondet gains a lot in sway

Central African Banking Commission lashes out at BGD

Arsène Emvahou,the man who whispers in Bongo's ear

Ping makes contact with Macron

BGFI takes in deposits for government

Employers federation runs out of patience

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Gabon

Assala Energy struggles to close Shell purchase

Vaalco unsuccessful in reassuring employees over Félicité Essono's role

Richard Attias urges Ali Bongo to stump up!

Conde and Deby's ultimatum to Faustin Touadera

Rene Ndemezo'o Obiang, the master of self-reinvention

Spotlight Vaalco making its relations work at the presidential palace

Accrombessi's return leads to gnashing of teeth!

Ben Moubamba plays the part of Bongo's enforcer

Charpentier signs up as adviser to Bongo

Touchstone works with Schlumberger over Remboue

Who's in control of Roussette

Mark Allen adds to Assala Energy's pool of talents

Why can't Jacob Thaty Tsioba seal any new deals for the DGH?

Exclusive. Ali Bongo taps his enemies’ phones...and ends up with a law suit

Mboumba: GOC preens feathers to seduce in Moscow

Gabon Oil Co’s daylight robbery of the state jewels

Bilie By Nze, Bongo’s real mouthpiece

Mboumba to manage domestic debt

Bongo galaxy starlet, Stream Oil, on the hunt for partner

Ngondet gains a lot in sway

Central African Banking Commission lashes out at BGD

Arsène Emvahou,the man who whispers in Bongo's ear

Ping makes contact with Macron

BGFI takes in deposits for government

Employers federation runs out of patience

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Spotlight
Vaalco making its relations work at the presidential palace