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Cameroon
Akere Muna, the future thorn in Biya's side

The leader of the NOW movement and former president of the bar could upstage the president in October's election. An exclusive investigation.

Subscribers only Politics 10.01.2018

Gabon
Ali Bongo's PDG beset by internal divisions

In an indication of the schisms around the president, the ruling party is struggling for unity in the run-up to the legislative elections.

Subscribers only Politics 10.01.2018

Congo
JDO's strategy for paving the way for the future

In the race to succeed Denis Sassou N'Guesso, it would appear that the secret service chief has developed the most extensive network of allies.

Subscribers only Politics 10.01.2018

Cameroon
Ministries desperately seeking their secretary generals!

As is the new year custom, several ‘acting' ministry officials are due in January to present their staff's season's greetings [...]

Free access Politics 10.01.2018

Gabon
Sasol's negotiations with oil ministry for new blocks on rocky ground

Despite the efforts of a team assigned to increase its African portfolio (AEI 807), South African company Sasol appears to [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2018

Congo
IMF asks leaders to declare oil assets

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation to Brazzaville in late December laid down a drastic condition for its potential financial [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2018

Angola, Gabon
Cobalt braces itself for bankruptcy

The debt-ridden American firm has armed itself with a battalion of advisors specialised in bankruptcy and restructuring.

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2018

DRC
Round 2 in Aime Mukena Ngoy vs. Total bout over block 3

According to our sources, following heated meetings in early December in its Paris headquarters, Total and officials of the Congolese [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2018

Congo
Gerard Bourgoin muscles in to help with Tilapia extension

Anglo African Oil & Gas (AAOG), main shareholder of Petro [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2018

DRC
Perenco caught in middle of clan war among State leaders

The Congolese State's patience has worn thin over the loss [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2018

Congo
Total welcome sight for cash-stripped Congo-B

As the country struggles to deal with its on-going economic [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2018

Cameroon
Who TO call at SNH for a new block request

Cameroon's national oil concern Societe nationale des hydrocarbures (SNH) will [...]

Subscribers only Energy 09.01.2018

DRC
A new mining code by late January?

To push through the Congo-K's new mining code as fast as possible, as tensions continue to rise between mining operators [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.12.2017

DRC
Moise Katumbi's demands for NB Mining rejected in Paris

The offshore companies that had requested for the sale of Necotrans' mining unit to Pascal Beveraggi to be cancelled, have had their case rejected by a French court.

Subscribers only Mining 26.12.2017

DRC
United States condemns Dan Gertler

The American Treasury Department has sanctioned Israeli businessman Dan Gertler, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.12.2017

DRC
Glencore boss safeguards interests in Kinshasa

Ivan Glasenberg, CEO of Swiss trading firm Glencore, a key [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.12.2017

Congo
French-Omani-Chilean alliance for Sintoukola potash

In December, the French public funding entity, Banque publique d'investissement [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.12.2017

Cameroon
Ernest Gbwaboubou banking on artisanal mining to revive sector

With the view that it will be easier for the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.12.2017

DRC
Barbados financier Wayne Fields moves into Copperbelt

American financier Wayne Fields, chairman of Barbados-based firm DGM Financial [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.12.2017

Congo
Putsch rumours ramp up tensions between clans close to Sassou

The dismal situation in Brazzaville has intensified infighting between rival clans who are close to the weakened head of state.

Subscribers only Politics 20.12.2017

Gabon
Ping's remaining supporters present a united front

Buoyed by the EU's stance on the 2016 presidential election, the former African Union Commission head is rallying opponents of the Gabonese leader to his cause.

Subscribers only Politics 20.12.2017

Congo
Andrea Ngombet castigates Sassou from Paris

The 32-year-old head of the Sassoufit collective, Andrea Papus Ngombet, was one of the most noted participants at a round [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.12.2017

Congo, France
Sassou battens down the hatches

Fearing that hostile demonstrators would mar his visit to Paris [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.12.2017

Cameroon, France
How much is Lydienne Yen Eyoum's release worth?

This was the question being studied by the Paris Bar, [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.12.2017

Congo
Another twist in the MSF vs Elco Constructions affair

On 10 September, the boss of Elco Constructions, Aly Amine, [...]

Subscribers only Business 20.12.2017

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