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DRC
WFP cleared of security lapses in Italian ambassador's murder

The ongoing internal inquiry ordered by the United Nations into the murder of Italy's ambassador to the DRC Luca Attanasio has arrived at some initial findings.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.03.2021

Central Africa
Cybersecurity giants flock to BEAC with biometric solutions

MobiWire, Dermalog, Idemia, Veridium and Thales are among the firms interested in a contract with the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) to fingerprint holders of mobile payment account holders with telecoms operators in the region.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 18.03.2021

Retired General John Numbi in 2006. © Maurizio Gambarini/EPA/MaxPPP

DRC
Gen John Numbi no longer finds favour with Rawbank

The DRC's main bank no longer wants the services of the security company owned by John Numbi, an ex-military officer who has been weakened by new revelations in the case of the murder of an activist and his driver in 2010.

Subscribers only Business 17.03.2021

Prime Minister Sama Lukonde Kyenge and President Felix Tshisekedi. © @Presidence_RDC/Twitter

DRC
Tshisekedi rejects PM's first cabinet picks

The formation of Sama Lukonde Kyenge new government could prove challenging for the Congolese presidency, which faces the delicate task of having to make room for all the different political parties that make up his 'sacred union'.

Subscribers only Politics 17.03.2021

Congo
Pointe-Noire oil refinery: the Congolese government gives legal backing to ghost project

Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso. © Sebadelha Julie/Abaca Press/Reuters

Free access Energy 16.03.2021

DRC
South Kivu elite battle for share of Luhihi gold rush

Since gold was discovered last year in Luhihi, near the town of Bukavu in the DR Congo, diggers have been flocking to the area. Traditional chiefs, provincial notables, military leaders, and various other officials have also joined the chaotic scramble to extract money from the site.

Subscribers only Mining 16.03.2021

Sao Tome and Principe
BP boss Bernard Looney puts withdrawal plan into execution

As we predicted, BP is to withdraw from Sao Tomé and Principe.

Subscribers only Energy 16.03.2021

Gabon
On Sylvia Bongo's birthday, first couple travel to the Maldives

Syvia Bongo and Ali Bongo flew to the Maldives last week to celebrate the first lady's 11 March birthday on the islands. On the way, the presidential couple stopped over in Dubai.

Subscribers only Politics 16.03.2021

In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi's advisers split over response to $617m arbitration award

The arbitration ruling won by Dig Oil against the DRC has put the head of state's advisers at loggerheads. Felix Tshisekedi's inner circle are pressing him to seek a settlement with the South African oil company, while one of the country's legal advisers is pleading for an energetic legal counter-attack.

Subscribers only Energy 15.03.2021

Félix Tshisekedi Tshilombo, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Congo
Candidate Sassou deploys his lobbyists and PR people in Washington and Paris

Hoping to be re-elected for a fourth term on 21 March, the Congolese leader Denis Sassou Nguesso recently retained the services of two PR firms in the French and American capitals to shore up his rather tattered international image.

Subscribers only Politics 12.03.2021

DRC
World Bank contemplates injecting $100m into DRC's Mwinda fund

The World Bank, which is coordinating the contributions of various donors to the Mwinda fund, has indicated a potential contribution of its own of one hundred million dollars.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 12.03.2021

Gabon
Bongo and oil minister Massassa poised for action in Maurel & Prom arbitration

Not all is well at Pertamina's local subsidiary Maurel & Prom Gabon, which has faced high staff turnover, in-house quarrels and financial setbacks.

Subscribers only Energy 12.03.2021

Gabonese oil, gas and mines minister Vincent de Paul Massassa.

DRC
Fortescue in Kinshasa to negotiate Grand Inga mega-contract

Executives from the Australian mining giant Fortescue have flown into the Congolese capital to discuss the modalities of a deal to generate a total 70 gigawatts of electricity in the country. Their trip comes as President Félix Tshisekedi prepares to choose between the various bidders for the Grand Inga project.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 11.03.2021

France, Gabon
SEEG audited as Suez-Veolia merger battle rages

Recruited as a consultant by Gabon last spring, ex-Veolia CEO Henri Proglio is about to complete his audit of Société d'énergie et d'eau du Gabon (SEEG).

Subscribers only Business 11.03.2021

Cameroon
Yaoundé aims to forego World Bank help on mining cadastre

Cameroon has hired consultancy Drake & Bart to design an institutional framework that would help wean the country off World Bank help in managing its mining cadastre.

Subscribers only Mining 11.03.2021

DRC
Surestream still covets Ndunda block after ENI's exit

UK firm Surestream is betting on the political vacuum in the DRC to take over the unexploited oil block.

Subscribers only Energy 11.03.2021

DRC
After Iraq and Abidjan, Philippe Brett's capers continue in Congo

Philippe Brett's picaresque career includes stints as a far-right French politician's driver, an organiser of commercial trips to Saddam Hussein's Iraq, and as a bungling hostage negotiator. He has now turned his attention to the building and public works sector in Lubumbashi.

Subscribers only Business 10.03.2021

Self-appointed French hostage mediator Philippe Brett in 2004.

Cameroon
Clean-up firm Sisco tries new tactic in bid to recover its dues

France's Sisco, which has been battling to recover $26m since 2015 from the Cameroonian state for work done to decontaminate military sites, plans to unleash its lawyer on the justice ministry to move the case forward.

Subscribers only Business 10.03.2021

Cameroon
Bitter battle over Fotso's vast estate rumbles on in France and Cameroon

In France, Victor Fotso's heirs have delayed disclosing the accounts of the companies that control the family's real estate holdings, while in Cameroon, investigators have searched the offices of the notary who handled the oligarch's will.

Subscribers only Business 09.03.2021

Chad
Panicked Déby and SHT counterattack over Chad-Cameroon pipeline sale

The revelation in our 24 February edition of the planned sale of 50% of Chadian company SHT's shares in the Chad-Cameroon oil pipeline has been denied by SHT's managing director. President Déby had sought at all costs to keep the plan secret before launching his re-election campaign.

Subscribers only Energy 09.03.2021

Burundi
Intelligence services call on Al Hamra to track mobile phones

Feeling targetted by certain Rwandan activities, the Burundi secret services have hired UAE security systems specialist Al Hamra to examine the use of a mobile phone tracking system.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 08.03.2021

Cameroon
While waiting for Biden, Paris steps up pressure over Anglophone crisis

After the Vatican made its voice heard, Paris has reminded the Cameroonian government of its concerns about the continuing crisis in the English-speaking provinces. European Union states hope that the new US administration, which purports to put human rights at the heart of its foreign policy, will come to their help.

Subscribers only Politics 05.03.2021

Congo
Pre-trial procedure over Sassou Nguesso clan's Miami penthouse begins

A US court has begun pre-trial proceedings into an investigation over the purchase of a luxury Miami penthouse by Denis-Christel Sassou Nguesso's wife.

Subscribers only Energy 05.03.2021

China, DRC
Beijing beckons to Tshisekedi

Xi Jinping's regime has invited the Congolese head of state to visit Beijing later this spring to discuss economic cooperation between the two countries. The invitation comes as Washington, which has made a dramatic return to the DRC since the election of Felix Tshisekedi, is closely scrutinizing Chinese activity in the country.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.03.2021

Africa, Cameroon
Eramet on the lookout for new mines in Africa

French mining company Eramet just finished its second exploration phase on Cameroonian rutile mine, Akonolinga, which it acquired late 2019.

Subscribers only Mining 05.03.2021

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DRC
WFP cleared of security lapses in Italian ambassador's murder

Central Africa
Cybersecurity giants flock to BEAC with biometric solutions

DRC
Gen John Numbi no longer finds favour with Rawbank

DRC
Tshisekedi rejects PM's first cabinet picks

Congo
Pointe-Noire oil refinery: the Congolese government gives legal backing to ghost project

DRC
South Kivu elite battle for share of Luhihi gold rush

Sao Tome and Principe
BP boss Bernard Looney puts withdrawal plan into execution

Gabon
On Sylvia Bongo's birthday, first couple travel to the Maldives

In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi's advisers split over response to $617m arbitration award

Congo
Candidate Sassou deploys his lobbyists and PR people in Washington and Paris

DRC
World Bank contemplates injecting $100m into DRC's Mwinda fund

Gabon
Bongo and oil minister Massassa poised for action in Maurel & Prom arbitration

DRC
Fortescue in Kinshasa to negotiate Grand Inga mega-contract

France, Gabon
SEEG audited as Suez-Veolia merger battle rages

Cameroon
Yaoundé aims to forego World Bank help on mining cadastre

DRC
Surestream still covets Ndunda block after ENI's exit

DRC
After Iraq and Abidjan, Philippe Brett's capers continue in Congo

Cameroon
Clean-up firm Sisco tries new tactic in bid to recover its dues

Cameroon
Bitter battle over Fotso's vast estate rumbles on in France and Cameroon

Chad
Panicked Déby and SHT counterattack over Chad-Cameroon pipeline sale

Burundi
Intelligence services call on Al Hamra to track mobile phones

Cameroon
While waiting for Biden, Paris steps up pressure over Anglophone crisis

Congo
Pre-trial procedure over Sassou Nguesso clan's Miami penthouse begins

China, DRC
Beijing beckons to Tshisekedi

Africa, Cameroon
Eramet on the lookout for new mines in Africa

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Central Africa

DRC WFP cleared of security lapses in Italian ambassador's murder

Central Africa Cybersecurity giants flock to BEAC with biometric solutions

DRC Gen John Numbi no longer finds favour with Rawbank

DRC Tshisekedi rejects PM's first cabinet picks

Congo Pointe-Noire oil refinery: the Congolese government gives legal backing to ghost project

DRC South Kivu elite battle for share of Luhihi gold rush

Sao Tome and Principe BP boss Bernard Looney puts withdrawal plan into execution

Gabon On Sylvia Bongo's birthday, first couple travel to the Maldives

In Focus | DRC Tshisekedi's advisers split over response to $617m arbitration award

Congo Candidate Sassou deploys his lobbyists and PR people in Washington and Paris

DRC World Bank contemplates injecting $100m into DRC's Mwinda fund

Gabon Bongo and oil minister Massassa poised for action in Maurel & Prom arbitration

DRC Fortescue in Kinshasa to negotiate Grand Inga mega-contract

France, Gabon SEEG audited as Suez-Veolia merger battle rages

Cameroon Yaoundé aims to forego World Bank help on mining cadastre

DRC Surestream still covets Ndunda block after ENI's exit

DRC After Iraq and Abidjan, Philippe Brett's capers continue in Congo

Cameroon Clean-up firm Sisco tries new tactic in bid to recover its dues

Cameroon Bitter battle over Fotso's vast estate rumbles on in France and Cameroon

Chad Panicked Déby and SHT counterattack over Chad-Cameroon pipeline sale

Burundi Intelligence services call on Al Hamra to track mobile phones

Cameroon While waiting for Biden, Paris steps up pressure over Anglophone crisis

Congo Pre-trial procedure over Sassou Nguesso clan's Miami penthouse begins

China, DRC Beijing beckons to Tshisekedi

Africa, Cameroon Eramet on the lookout for new mines in Africa

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DRC
WFP cleared of security lapses in Italian ambassador's murder

Central Africa
Cybersecurity giants flock to BEAC with biometric solutions

DRC
Gen John Numbi no longer finds favour with Rawbank

DRC
Tshisekedi rejects PM's first cabinet picks

Congo
Pointe-Noire oil refinery: the Congolese government gives legal backing to ghost project

DRC
South Kivu elite battle for share of Luhihi gold rush

Sao Tome and Principe
BP boss Bernard Looney puts withdrawal plan into execution

Gabon
On Sylvia Bongo's birthday, first couple travel to the Maldives

In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi's advisers split over response to $617m arbitration award

Congo
Candidate Sassou deploys his lobbyists and PR people in Washington and Paris

DRC
World Bank contemplates injecting $100m into DRC's Mwinda fund

Gabon
Bongo and oil minister Massassa poised for action in Maurel & Prom arbitration

DRC
Fortescue in Kinshasa to negotiate Grand Inga mega-contract

France, Gabon
SEEG audited as Suez-Veolia merger battle rages

Cameroon
Yaoundé aims to forego World Bank help on mining cadastre

DRC
Surestream still covets Ndunda block after ENI's exit

DRC
After Iraq and Abidjan, Philippe Brett's capers continue in Congo

Cameroon
Clean-up firm Sisco tries new tactic in bid to recover its dues

Cameroon
Bitter battle over Fotso's vast estate rumbles on in France and Cameroon

Chad
Panicked Déby and SHT counterattack over Chad-Cameroon pipeline sale

Burundi
Intelligence services call on Al Hamra to track mobile phones

Cameroon
While waiting for Biden, Paris steps up pressure over Anglophone crisis

Congo
Pre-trial procedure over Sassou Nguesso clan's Miami penthouse begins

China, DRC
Beijing beckons to Tshisekedi

Africa, Cameroon
Eramet on the lookout for new mines in Africa