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Central Africa

DRC
Katumbi seeks American backing

The governor of the mineral-rich province of Katanga, Moise Katumbi, is seeking American support and to increase his region’s visibility [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.10.2013

Central African Republic
The mines ministry’s bright idea

Anxious to re-join the Kimberley Process, the authorities in Central [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.10.2013

DRC
Gecamines sees need for higher spending

It's not $630 million that Generale des Carrieres et des [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.10.2013

Spotlight | Central African Republic
Paris reads riot act to Djotodia

France might prefer not to be Africa's gendarme, but the situation in the increasingly chaotic Central African Republic is so desperate that Paris has had no choice but to come to the rescue. However, with yet another crisis to deal [...]

Subscribers only Politics 16.10.2013

Congo
Beach affair catches up with Sassou

The president of Congo-B was not so concerned by the new disclosures about his personal assets, such as jewellery and clothes, as by the fact that France has put new energy into investigating the Brazzaville Beach massacre.

Subscribers only Politics 16.10.2013

Gabon
Ali gets upper hand in Haut-Ogooué

Wanting to avoid any unpleasant surprises in his heartland in the next local elections, Ali Bongo personally supervised the investiture of the GDP candidates.

Subscribers only Politics 16.10.2013

Gabon
Open war for an Ecolodge

Ali Bongo made improving the environment one of the cornerstones of Emerging Gabon. West Africa Newsletter investigates a specific case.

Subscribers only Politics 16.10.2013

Cameroon
Biya plays hard to get

Along with the DRC's Joseph Kabila, Cameroonian President Paul Biya [...]

Subscribers only Politics 16.10.2013

Congo
Jean-Francois Coutin (CFCO)

Frenchman Jean-Francois Coutin was made managing director of Chemin de [...]

Subscribers only Business 16.10.2013

Gabon
Ngoubou on sales trip to U.S.

Buoyed by his victory over Addax, Gabon’s oil minister Etienne Ngoubou flew to the United States at the end of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.10.2013

DRC
Belgiums put money on Bamanisa

The numerous mining projects in Orientale call for major supplies of power. Brussels wants to build up its special position in the sphere.

Subscribers only Energy 15.10.2013

Gabon
Etienne Lepoukou

Head of Gabonese oil minister Etienne Ngoubou’s forecasting service since 2012, Etienne Lepoukou has taken the job of Total Gabon’s [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.10.2013

DRC
SNEL

The Belgian company Dredging International is vying with an American [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.10.2013

Gabon
Addax plays it cool

A team of negotiators from Addax (Sinopec group) turned up [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.10.2013

Angola, DRC, Gabon
Shelf dispute drags on

A low-key battle with potentially big consequences is unfolding before [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.10.2013

Gabon
Etienne Ngoubou

Etienne Ngoubou, Gabon's oil minister, seems joined at the hip [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.10.2013

DRC
Tenke Fungurume tells Ponyo it’s fed up

The biggest private investor in Democratic Republic of Congo - it put up $3 billion- the Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM) [...]

Subscribers only Mining 08.10.2013

Gabon
Indians to snap up Franceville manganese mine

Gabon’s mine minister, Regis Immongault, has struck a deal after working discreetly for several weeks to negotiate a new accord [...]

Subscribers only Mining 08.10.2013

Belgium, DRC
Serge Nawej

A lawyer of Congolese origin and member of the Brussels bar who recently joined DLA Piper UK as an executive [...]

Subscribers only Mining 08.10.2013

DRC
Kilo Goldmines pulls in horns

While waiting for the results of its latest drilling campaign [...]

Subscribers only Mining 08.10.2013

Central African Republic
Bozize champs at the bit in Paris

Distraught since his overthrow last March, François Bozize is trying to organise a comeback from France.

Subscribers only Politics 02.10.2013

Chad
Marechal & Associes Finances in Chad play

Chad's budget and finance minister Atteib Doutoum has retained the [...]

Subscribers only Business 02.10.2013

Congo
Asperbras wins handsome contract from Brazzaville

Under a "Water for All" program launched in August by [...]

Subscribers only Business 02.10.2013

Gabon
Gunvor advances in Libreville

In bad odour with Congo's government, Gunvor is beefing up [...]

Subscribers only Business 02.10.2013

Gabon
PAUL AIME BAGAFOU (Onep)

Since Sept. 15, Paul Aime Bagafou has been serving as [...]

Subscribers only Business 02.10.2013

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