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Gabon

The rise and rise of Yves Fernand Manfoumbi

Ali Bongo’s spokesman has been appointed to head the government’s major public works agency, confirming his growing influence in the presidential inner circle.

Subscribers only Politics 23.12.2015

Gallice secures 2017 Africa Nations Cup

French private security company Gallice will be back handling security [...]

Subscribers only Business 23.12.2015

The 12 labours of Arnauld Engandji at GOC

Without waiting for the results of an audit expected just before Christmas, the acting administrator of Gabon Oil is trying to find ways of saving the state-owned group.

Subscribers only Energy 22.12.2015

Bongo’s henchmen lock down PDG party

Gabon’s President Ali Bongo is trying to get the upper-hand over dissenters inside the ruling PDG party.

Subscribers only Politics 09.12.2015

Guy Rossatanga-Rignault gets palace promotion

Gabonese President Ali Bongo’s legal affairs advisor Guy Rossatanga-Rignault, 52, was promoted to deputy chief-of-staff of the presidential palace in [...]

Subscribers only Politics 09.12.2015

Robert Bourgi makes palace comeback

After a wilderness period of several months in the wake [...]

Subscribers only Politics 09.12.2015

Enka struggling in Libreville

The Turkish construction company Enka, whose partnership with the Gabonese [...]

Subscribers only Business 09.12.2015

Former GOC bosses bite fingernails over audit

The findings of an audit into the management of Gabon Oil Co in recent years will be revealed in coming days and could well reflect badly on certain chiefs.

Subscribers only Energy 08.12.2015

Move to put the skids under new boss at Addax Gabon

Taking up his post in September, Thierry Normand, the new managing director of Addax Gabon, set out to follow an [...]

Subscribers only Energy 08.12.2015

Seydou Kane wanted for further questioning in Paris

Businessman Seydou Kane returned to Gabon on December 2 after having been charged in Paris on November 20 in the [...]

Subscribers only 03.12.2015

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Ali Bongo tightens grip on power

As they grapple with an opposition that is increasingly restive, Gabonese leader Ali Bongo’s faithful allies are now also trying to deal with dissent inside the ruling PDG (Parti Democratique Gabonais) party. To show the doubters who is boss, Bongo [.

Subscribers only Politics 25.11.2015

Seydou Kane under formal investigation in France

Malian businessman Seydou Kane, 52, was placed under formal investigation by the examining magistrate of the Court of Nanterre, in [...]

Subscribers only Politics 25.11.2015

Leon Nzouba, Bongo’s man in PDG

After his appointment as minister for relations with constitutional institutions in September, Leon Nzouba was promoted on November 19th to [...]

Subscribers only Politics 25.11.2015

Sovereign Global trains Minusca soldiers

French company Sovereign Global, founded by Peer de Jong and [...]

Subscribers only Business 25.11.2015

Perenco in quest for Total and ENI assets

The French company’s healthy finances are prompting it to look for bargains in Gabon and Tunisia.

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.2015

Public asset concern could overtake SEEG

A company that manages state assets under the name of Societe de Patrimoine du Service Public, de l’Eau Potable, de [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.2015

Miranda finds a local partner at last

When several of its lawyers and partners left it for [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.11.2015

Samuel Dossou wins ruling against Bolloré rail project

The civil appeal court in Cotonou has dealt a blow to the Benin section of the Cotonou-Niamey rail link planned [...]

Subscribers only 20.11.2015

Freemasons divided over Ali Bongo

Although Ali Bongo is the grand master of the Grand Lodge of Gabon, many members of the lodge think he is not a credible leader.

Subscribers only Politics 11.11.2015

Andrew Crepin Gwodock confirmed as manager of SCG-Re

After his appointment as minister-delegate for the environment in September, [...]

Subscribers only Business 11.11.2015

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The reasons behind GOC’s fall into the abyss

Placed in administration by Gabon’s presidential office at the end of September (AEI 755), the state-owned Gabon Oil Co (GOC), symbol of president Ali Bongo’s new oil strategy, has proved to be a complete bust.

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.2015

Shell pips Noble Energy and Exxon at the post on C11

Even though Noble Energy and ExxonMobil won applause from Libreville in 2013 when they offered more money for block C11 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.2015

Ministers seek strategy to fend off oil company pressure

The oil ministers of Gabon and Congo-B, respectively Etienne Ngoubou [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.11.2015

Eiffage awaits guarantee for parliament building

Gabon Eiffage, a subsidiary of the French construction group of [...]

Subscribers only Business 28.10.2015

Santullo back to work

After meeting President Ali Bongo to discuss his legal battle [...]

Subscribers only Business 28.10.2015

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Gabon

The rise and rise of Yves Fernand Manfoumbi

Gallice secures 2017 Africa Nations Cup

The 12 labours of Arnauld Engandji at GOC

Bongo’s henchmen lock down PDG party

Guy Rossatanga-Rignault gets palace promotion

Robert Bourgi makes palace comeback

Enka struggling in Libreville

Former GOC bosses bite fingernails over audit

Move to put the skids under new boss at Addax Gabon

Seydou Kane wanted for further questioning in Paris

Spotlight
Ali Bongo tightens grip on power

Seydou Kane under formal investigation in France

Leon Nzouba, Bongo’s man in PDG

Sovereign Global trains Minusca soldiers

Perenco in quest for Total and ENI assets

Public asset concern could overtake SEEG

Miranda finds a local partner at last

Samuel Dossou wins ruling against Bolloré rail project

Freemasons divided over Ali Bongo

Andrew Crepin Gwodock confirmed as manager of SCG-Re

Spotlight
The reasons behind GOC’s fall into the abyss

Shell pips Noble Energy and Exxon at the post on C11

Ministers seek strategy to fend off oil company pressure

Eiffage awaits guarantee for parliament building

Santullo back to work

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Gabon

The rise and rise of Yves Fernand Manfoumbi

Gallice secures 2017 Africa Nations Cup

The 12 labours of Arnauld Engandji at GOC

Bongo’s henchmen lock down PDG party

Guy Rossatanga-Rignault gets palace promotion

Robert Bourgi makes palace comeback

Enka struggling in Libreville

Former GOC bosses bite fingernails over audit

Move to put the skids under new boss at Addax Gabon

Seydou Kane wanted for further questioning in Paris

Spotlight Ali Bongo tightens grip on power

Seydou Kane under formal investigation in France

Leon Nzouba, Bongo’s man in PDG

Sovereign Global trains Minusca soldiers

Perenco in quest for Total and ENI assets

Public asset concern could overtake SEEG

Miranda finds a local partner at last

Samuel Dossou wins ruling against Bolloré rail project

Freemasons divided over Ali Bongo

Andrew Crepin Gwodock confirmed as manager of SCG-Re

Spotlight The reasons behind GOC’s fall into the abyss

Shell pips Noble Energy and Exxon at the post on C11

Ministers seek strategy to fend off oil company pressure

Eiffage awaits guarantee for parliament building

Santullo back to work

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Ali Bongo tightens grip on power

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The reasons behind GOC’s fall into the abyss