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Gabon

Paris strengthen its military presence in Libreville

The grave post-electoral crisis which has been rocking Gabon since the announcement on August 31 that Ali Bongo had been [...]

Subscribers only 06.09.2016

Spotlight
Engandji’s plans for GOC could take a knock

Counting - wrongly - that Gabon’s presidential election would be a mere formality, oil companies and traders embarked on negotiations with state-run Gabon Oil Co (GOC) that now look a little shaky due to a strong challenge over the results [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.09.2016

Toulekima talks of his time running GOC

Serge Toulekima wrote to Africa Energy Intelligence in late August to give his version of his dismissal as boss of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.09.2016

In Paris, Gabonese expatriates vote clearly for change

Voting in the August 27 presidential election was very much in favour of Jean Ping in the five voting stations [...]

Subscribers only 30.08.2016

How Bongo’s presidential race suddenly became much tougher

Thanks to backroom deals, key rivals have rallied behind a single candidate: Jean Ping.

Subscribers only Politics 24.08.2016

Bissielo brings the opposition together

Anaclet Bissielo, 58, a sociology professor at Libreville’s Omar Bongo University, was among the discreet architects of the deal struck [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.08.2016

Fears mount over safety of Benin citizens in Libreville

If President Ali Bongo is returned to power when Gabon [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.08.2016

Government sticks nose into Satram-Addax dispute

With its finances already reeling, Addax Petroleum must pay a huge bill to a Moroccan services company.

Subscribers only Energy 23.08.2016

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Seaside palace in a tizzy ahead of elections

Coming to an end of his seven year term in office on Aug. 27, president Ali Bongo will have certainly won the prize for political unpopularity in Gabon. Forsaken by his supporters in Haut Ogooue and a majority of the [.

Subscribers only Politics 20.07.2016

Bongo picks Accrombessi as peacemaker with Sassou

The president’s chief of staff has been asked to smooth over ties with neighboring Congo-B in the wake of the "Mokoko" affair, named after Jean-Marie Mokoko, the opposition leader in Brazzaville who was arrested on June 16 and jailed.

Subscribers only Politics 06.07.2016

Lawyer Bourgi comes out against Bongo

With just weeks to go before the Aug. 27 presidential ballot, the knives are sharpening between Robert Bourgi and Ali Bongo

Subscribers only Politics 06.07.2016

René Aboghe Ella, Ali Bongo’s electoral watchdog

After having organised the 2009 elections which brought Ali Bongo to power, 57-year-old René Aboghe Ella, who has been head [...]

Subscribers only Politics 06.07.2016

Insiders
Ten lawyers who hear the confessions of Africa's heads of state

The generation of entrepreneurs and engineers who made their careers in Africa is disappearing but not the generation of lawyers [...]

Subscribers only Politics 05.07.2016

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Oil industry bogeyman Alex Stewart throws new grenades

After operating for five years in Gabon, the U.S. audits firm Alex Stewart International (ASI), has just turned its latest findings concerning Shell and Perenco over to the government. While some firms have already paid penalties based on ASI's audits [.

Free access Energy 05.07.2016

Lawyer Robert Bourgi leads the opposition against Ali Bongo

With the August 27 presidential elections just a few weeks away, the knives are out between Robert Bourgi and Ali [...]

Subscribers only 30.06.2016

Cash-strapped Comilog still finds money for railway scheme

Comilog’s severe losses in 2015 won’t derail its plan to double the capacity of its Setrag rail affiliate.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 28.06.2016

Bryan Cave puts spin on Bongo’s image in the US

The presidential palace in Libreville has hired a US PR firm to talk up President Ali Bongo’s performance in office.

Subscribers only Business 22.06.2016

Casimir Oye Mba campaigns in Paris?

Casimir Oye Mba, who is running for president against incumbent Ali Bongo in Gabon on August 27 as the candidate [...]

Subscribers only Politics 22.06.2016

Huguette Oyini, new deputy managing director of BGFI in Libreville

After a decade-and-a-half of loyal service, Huguette Oyini was appointed [...]

Subscribers only Business 22.06.2016

New honeymoon for Woodside & Repsol in offshore

According to our sources, the Australian independent Woodside Energy is pressing ahead with its drive to expand in the Gulf [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.06.2016

Everybody seeks to rope in Fang community

The dominant ethnic group in the country, the Fang community, is a prize that several candidates in presidential ballot in August are determined to seduce.

Subscribers only Politics 08.06.2016

Bongo's opponents revving up in Paris ahead of election

With only some weeks to go before Gabon's presidential elections, Ali Bongo's opponents are mobilizing their supporters in France.

Subscribers only Politics 08.06.2016

Noel Mboumba, Ali Bongo’s man in Port-Gentil

With Gabon’s August elections looming, President Ali Bongo is trying to increase his influence in the oil industry capital Port-Gentil, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 08.06.2016

Explosion on Obangue field: Addax muddies the water

A services company that lost a worker and Gabon’s government have put the fatal explosion on Obangue behind them. Here’s why.

Subscribers only Energy 07.06.2016

Ali Bongo plans to have it out with Sassou in Oyo

Ali Bongo is to visit the northern Congolese city of Oyo, birthplace and political stronghold of his Congolese opposite number, [...]

Subscribers only 03.06.2016

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Gabon

Paris strengthen its military presence in Libreville

Spotlight
Engandji’s plans for GOC could take a knock

Toulekima talks of his time running GOC

In Paris, Gabonese expatriates vote clearly for change

How Bongo’s presidential race suddenly became much tougher

Bissielo brings the opposition together

Fears mount over safety of Benin citizens in Libreville

Government sticks nose into Satram-Addax dispute

Spotlight
Seaside palace in a tizzy ahead of elections

Bongo picks Accrombessi as peacemaker with Sassou

Lawyer Bourgi comes out against Bongo

René Aboghe Ella, Ali Bongo’s electoral watchdog

Insiders
Ten lawyers who hear the confessions of Africa's heads of state

Spotlight
Oil industry bogeyman Alex Stewart throws new grenades

Lawyer Robert Bourgi leads the opposition against Ali Bongo

Cash-strapped Comilog still finds money for railway scheme

Bryan Cave puts spin on Bongo’s image in the US

Casimir Oye Mba campaigns in Paris?

Huguette Oyini, new deputy managing director of BGFI in Libreville

New honeymoon for Woodside & Repsol in offshore

Everybody seeks to rope in Fang community

Bongo's opponents revving up in Paris ahead of election

Noel Mboumba, Ali Bongo’s man in Port-Gentil

Explosion on Obangue field: Addax muddies the water

Ali Bongo plans to have it out with Sassou in Oyo

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Gabon

Paris strengthen its military presence in Libreville

Spotlight Engandji’s plans for GOC could take a knock

Toulekima talks of his time running GOC

In Paris, Gabonese expatriates vote clearly for change

How Bongo’s presidential race suddenly became much tougher

Bissielo brings the opposition together

Fears mount over safety of Benin citizens in Libreville

Government sticks nose into Satram-Addax dispute

Spotlight Seaside palace in a tizzy ahead of elections

Bongo picks Accrombessi as peacemaker with Sassou

Lawyer Bourgi comes out against Bongo

René Aboghe Ella, Ali Bongo’s electoral watchdog

Insiders Ten lawyers who hear the confessions of Africa's heads of state

Spotlight Oil industry bogeyman Alex Stewart throws new grenades

Lawyer Robert Bourgi leads the opposition against Ali Bongo

Cash-strapped Comilog still finds money for railway scheme

Bryan Cave puts spin on Bongo’s image in the US

Casimir Oye Mba campaigns in Paris?

Huguette Oyini, new deputy managing director of BGFI in Libreville

New honeymoon for Woodside & Repsol in offshore

Everybody seeks to rope in Fang community

Bongo's opponents revving up in Paris ahead of election

Noel Mboumba, Ali Bongo’s man in Port-Gentil

Explosion on Obangue field: Addax muddies the water

Ali Bongo plans to have it out with Sassou in Oyo

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Spotlight
Engandji’s plans for GOC could take a knock

Spotlight
Seaside palace in a tizzy ahead of elections

Insiders
Ten lawyers who hear the confessions of Africa's heads of state

Spotlight
Oil industry bogeyman Alex Stewart throws new grenades