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Congo
Sassou takes aim at opposition

After the recent anti-government rally in Paris, Denis Sassou Nguesso organised his own pro-government gathering in the French capital.

Subscribers only Politics 25.06.2014

Gabon
Accrombessi survives Haut-Ogooue

Campaigning to be "reelected" as Gabon's leader, Ali Bongo has taken measures to obtain the support of his native Haut-Ogooue province without going so far as to axe his chief of staff Maixent Accrombessi, as some would have liked.

Subscribers only Politics 25.06.2014

Gabon
Pascaline Bongo appeals to Ping

Confirmed on June 10 in the honorary role of Ali [...]

Subscribers only Politics 25.06.2014

Congo
HUBERT PENDINO (Socofran)

French businessman Hubert Pendino, the head of the construction firm [...]

Subscribers only Business 25.06.2014

Spotlight | Chad
How Glencore won over Chad leader Deby

Chad’s Idriss Deby can boast about finding a way to buy out Chevron’s stake in the Doba project but the big winner in the operation is Glencore upon which Chad is increasingly dependant because of the possibility the country’s oil [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.06.2014

DRC
Kinshasa bows to Surestream/ENI

Waiting for an exploration contract for three years Britain’s Surestream and its Italian party are now pinning hopes on Ndunda.

Free access Energy 24.06.2014

DRC
AfDB wants top role in Inga

The African Development Bank, which will shortly return to Abidjan after its sojourn in Tunis, is seeking to play a predominant role in the Inga dam, and is ready to pay for the privilege.

Subscribers only Energy 24.06.2014

Gabon
Juste Ibinga-Koula

The staff of Gabonese oil minister Etienne Ngoubou has expanded with the arrival of a new adviser in charge of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.06.2014

Chad
SHT

Chad president Idriss Deby played host in N’Djamena on June [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.06.2014

Cameroon | Yaounde
Tower Resources in talks

The British firm Tower Resources which had just acquired Rift [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.06.2014

Chad | N'Djamena
Jerome Minlend

Jerome Minlend from the Cameroonian consulting concern CAC International, was [...]

Subscribers only Energy 24.06.2014

Central African Republic | Bangui
CAR won’t be back in Kimberley Process soon

In early June, the French ambassador in Bangui, Charles Malinas, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 17.06.2014

DRC | Kinshasa
Opening up the Maniema gold province

Rich in gold, cassiterite and coltan, the province of Maniema [...]

Subscribers only Mining 17.06.2014

Cameroon
Muddle over Boko Haram

Operations by Boko Haram in Cameroon are forcing president Paul Biya to react. But the country's intelligence agencies are mainly conspicuous for their lack of coordination.

Subscribers only Politics 11.06.2014

Gabon
Bongo's facelift for spy agencies

Gabonese president Ali Bongo has overhauled the country's security services in a key move in advance of 2016 elections.

Subscribers only Politics 11.06.2014

Central African Republic
ICC seeks protection in Bangui

On June 2, the International Criminal Court issued a call [...]

Subscribers only Business 11.06.2014

Cameroon
ALBERT KOUINCHE (Express Union)

Cameroon businessman Albert Kouinche is flying high these days. Last [...]

Subscribers only Business 11.06.2014

Gabon
Sub-contractor versus Addax

The Moroccan logistics firm Satram has launched legal proceedings against Addax for breach of contract.

Subscribers only Energy 10.06.2014

DRC
Power for Ituri’s gold producers

Often viewed by investors as dangerous, the region has finally attracted investors in electricity thanks to its flourishing gold scene.

Subscribers only Energy 10.06.2014

Gabon, Nigeria
Erik Slotboom

Addax Petroleum, an affiliate of China’s Sinopec, is pushing ahead with its drive to hire former executives of Shell Gabon. [...]

Subscribers only Energy 10.06.2014

DRC, France
Hugues Loukakou

A senior executive of the French management consulting firm JMH Consulting, Hugues Loukakou, is intent on getting into Congo-K’s mining [...]

Subscribers only Mining 03.06.2014

DRC, Zimbabwe
Mwana targets 350,000 oz in three years

A firm headed by Francois Kalaa Mpinga, Mwana Africa, is [...]

Subscribers only Mining 03.06.2014

DRC
Heineken deeper in debt in Congo-K

The Heineken subsidiary Brasserie Limonaderie et Malterie, better known by [...]

Subscribers only Business 28.05.2014

Congo
Necotrans gets helping hand in Congo-B

The signature of a 15-year public private partnership (PPP) between [...]

Subscribers only Business 28.05.2014

Congo
Rasky Baerlein inks with Brazzaville opposition's Okombi-Sassila

Andre Okombi-Salissa, a former minister under Denis Sassou-Nguesso who has [...]

Subscribers only Business 28.05.2014

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