Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea, Gabon
Obiang and Bongo gear up for court battle over disputed islands

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou Nguesso, Teodorin Obiang, Philemon Yang

Intrigues big and small: every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

CongoSassou seeks strategy for 'ill-gotten gains' affair

Equatorial GuineaTeodorin Obiang's jam-packed business trip to China

CameroonEx-PM Philemon Yang honoured by ECCAS

Equatorial Guinea
Malabo's ambassador to Paris set to move to Brussels (and vice versa)

After eight years representing Equatorial Guinea in France, where the "ill-gotten gains" saga took up much of his time, Miguel Oyono Ndong Mifumu is soon due to head up his country's embassy in Belgium.

Equatorial Guinea
Malabo takes 'ill-gotten gains' fight to The Hague after throwing in the towel in Paris

Equatorial Guinea has not given up on its sumptuous Paris residence at 42 Avenue Foch, which was confiscated by the French justice system in the so-called "ill-gotten gains" affair. Its lawyers have referred the case to the International Court of Justice to try and prevent the building being sold.

Equatorial Guinea
Teodoro Obiang poised to switch ambassador to France

Equatorial Guinea is preparing to appoint a new ambassador to France. Relations between the two countries have been especially strained since a French court condemned the vice president Teodorin Obiang Nguema in the so-called "ill-gotten gains" case.

Spotlight | Central Africa
Equatorial Guinea turns to IMF as bankruptcy looms

Equatorial Guinea has become a matter of concern for the CEMAC, whose heads of state are gathering for an IMF summit in Yaoundé today.

Gabon
President's office rings the changes at Gabon Oil Co and oil ministry

The entourage of President Ali Bongo has installed allies at the head of Gabon Oil Co and the directorate of hydrocarbons, two key posts in Gabon's oil sector.

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Teodorin's latest ploy to acquire Zafiro from ExxonMobil

Malabo is being very creative in its efforts to get hold of the country's largest oil field, which the American major ExxonMobil is very keen to ditch.