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Central Africa

Chad
President Déby calls on US private military company

The Chadian president is playing a delicate diplomatic and military balancing act between Russia and the United States.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 04.06.2024

Cameroon
News channel Africa 24 back in court in France

Publishing company A Média, which runs news station Africa 24, has been summoned to appear before the Nanterre Commercial Court in the Paris suburbs on 4 June. The indebted company faces compulsory liquidation proceedings, five years after its takeover by the Cameroonian state.

Subscribers only Business 03.06.2024

DRC
Kinshasa hopes to host France's 2025 Champions Trophy

The Congolese government had hoped to host French football's Champions Trophy this year, but is now banking on the 2025 event. President Tshisekedi, a huge fan of the sport, is also eyeing the next CAN.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 03.06.2024

Rwanda
Tensions in Brussels as Kigali seeks to influence EU diplomacy

The Africa Working Party met on 28 May to discuss the appointment of the EU Great Lakes representative.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.05.2024

Gabon
Former IMF head Strauss-Kahn offers his services to Oligui Nguema

DSK met with the transitional president on 30 May in Paris.

Subscribers only Finance 31.05.2024

Cameroon
Fecafoot rift places presidential 'high orders' in spotlight

Aides of Paul Biya see the tug-of-war between the government and football chief Samuel Eto'o as an opportunity to weaken the power of the president's secretary-general, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 30.05.2024

DRC
Military judges take over probe into alleged coup

The army inquiry is being led by Lieutenant General Likulia Bakumi.

Subscribers only Politics 30.05.2024

Central African Republic
Cameroon's Neptune Oil under pressure in CAR

Faced with a worsening fuel crisis, Central African Republic lawmakers and the IMF want Energy Minister Arthur Bertrand Piri to end an exclusive deal with Cameroon's Neptune Oil.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders, Politics 29.05.2024

Cameroon
Eneo ups pressure on state companies to pay debts

Cameroonian electricity operator Eneo has launched a campaign reminding state-owned utility companies to settle their unpaid bills or risk having their power cut off.

Subscribers only Energy 29.05.2024

Spotlight | Gabon
General Oligui blows hot and cold over Chinese navy base

The plan to build a naval base in Port-Gentil, as agreed by Beijing and Ali Bongo in 2023, has stalled. But Gabon's transitional president Oligui Nguema is cultivating deliberate ambiguity about the project's future, much to Washington's displeasure.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.05.2024

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema at the opening of the National Dialogue in Gabon at the Libreville Gymnasium, 2 April 2024.

Gabon
Vitol and Gunvor in running to help GOC secure Carlyle's assets

Having failed to reach an agreement with Vitol, the Gabonese government is once again listening to proposals from other traders to raise the billion dollars needed to buy back the licences held by the American investment fund.

Subscribers only Energy, Commodity traders 28.05.2024

Central African Republic
US picks new ambassador for Bangui

US President Joe Biden's pick of new ambassador to the Central African Republic, Christopher Lamora, is a human rights specialist close to the Democratic Party.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.05.2024

Cameroon
Confidential note on Martinez Zogo affair has Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh worried

The investigation into the journalist's murder is continuing to shake the upper echelons of the Cameroonian state. A note from a judicial expert to Paul Biya accuses Ngoh Ngoh of having blocked investigation of the role played in the affair by himself and two government ministers.

Subscribers only Politics 27.05.2024

DRC, Rwanda
Kagame attempts to block appointment of EU representative for Great Lakes region

The Rwandan president's interference in the appointment of the future EU special representative for the Great Lakes area is creating unprecedented tensions in Brussels.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.05.2024

Inner circle | DRC
Tshisekedi's mother becomes key behind-the-scenes player in Congolese politics

Maman Marthe has become particularly influential at the start of her son's second term. She is increasingly being consulted by the country's political elite and is guiding some of the key appointments.

Subscribers only Politics 24.05.2024

Marthe Kasalu Jibikilayi in Kinshasa on 31 July 2016.

DRC
Kinshasa struggles to placate construction firm Samcrete

The DRC is dangling new projects in front of the Egyptian firm, but issues over previous million-dollar road contracts are not going away.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 24.05.2024

Spotlight | Central African Republic
Dimitri Sytyi stealthily rises to helm of Wagner in Bangui

At 35, the head of 'civilian activities' for the Russian paramilitary organisation in CAR is still going strong despite the death of his mentor, Yevgeny Prigozhin. He has now extended his influence to the domains of business and security.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 23.05.2024

Dimitry Sytyi surrounded by Central African deputies on the steps of the National Assembly in Bangui on 15 October 2021.

Congo
Sergey Lavrov to meet Nguesso in Brazzaville

The Russian foreign minister is due in town on 3 June.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.05.2024

DRC
Dan Gertler in new court clash with his former lawyer Roger Masamba

Israeli tycoon Dan Gertler is battling legal claims from his former Congolese lawyer Roger Masamba that he owes him almost a billion dollars in fees.

Subscribers only Politics 22.05.2024

Chad
EU split over endorsement of Mahamat Idriss Deby's election

Member states are divided over the line to take on a ballot overshadowed by suspicions of fraud. Despite the publication of the final results and the rejection of the legal challenges to the official presidential election result, prudence appears to be the preferred policy.

Subscribers only Politics 20.05.2024

Chad's President Mahamat Idriss Deby in N'Djamena on 6 May 2024.

Cameroon
Paul Biya pulls plug on bridge corruption probe

President Paul Biya has decided to halt an investigation into the so-called “55 metal bridges” affair, which several government ministers have been caught up in.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Politics 20.05.2024

DRC, Uganda
Kinshasa looks to end military cooperation with Kampala in east

Wary of its neighbour, whom it suspects of secretly supporting the M23 insurgency, the Tshisekedi administration is keen to see the back of the Ugandan troops deployed in eastern DRC to combat the ADF armed group.

Subscribers only Defence 17.05.2024

Spotlight | Cameroon
Biya increasingly isolated as National Day approaches

The Cameroonian president, who is in a physically weakened state, has reduced his political activities to a minimum. Only a few members of his staff now have access to him, subject to the approval of first lady Chantal Biya.

Subscribers only Politics 16.05.2024

Cameroonian president Paul Biya and his wife Chanta during the Unity Day celebrations in Yaoundé on 20 May 2023.

DRC
Embattled Kazadi makes case to Tshisekedi

The finance minister has been summoned by the Congolese president to a meeting with his main accuser, the head of the Inspectorate General of Finances, as part of a judicial investigation into alleged embezzlement.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 16.05.2024

DRC
Riyadh appoints new ambassador to Kinshasa

Faced with the involvement of the UAE and Qatar in the DRC, Riyadh has no intention of being outdone and has decided on the name of its new diplomatic representative in Kinshasa.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.05.2024

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Central Africa

Chad
President Déby calls on US private military company

Cameroon
News channel Africa 24 back in court in France

DRC
Kinshasa hopes to host France's 2025 Champions Trophy

Rwanda
Tensions in Brussels as Kigali seeks to influence EU diplomacy

Gabon
Former IMF head Strauss-Kahn offers his services to Oligui Nguema

Cameroon
Fecafoot rift places presidential 'high orders' in spotlight

DRC
Military judges take over probe into alleged coup

Central African Republic
Cameroon's Neptune Oil under pressure in CAR

Cameroon
Eneo ups pressure on state companies to pay debts

Spotlight | Gabon
General Oligui blows hot and cold over Chinese navy base

Gabon
Vitol and Gunvor in running to help GOC secure Carlyle's assets

Central African Republic
US picks new ambassador for Bangui

Cameroon
Confidential note on Martinez Zogo affair has Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh worried

DRC, Rwanda
Kagame attempts to block appointment of EU representative for Great Lakes region

Inner circle | DRC
Tshisekedi's mother becomes key behind-the-scenes player in Congolese politics

DRC
Kinshasa struggles to placate construction firm Samcrete

Spotlight | Central African Republic
Dimitri Sytyi stealthily rises to helm of Wagner in Bangui

Congo
Sergey Lavrov to meet Nguesso in Brazzaville

DRC
Dan Gertler in new court clash with his former lawyer Roger Masamba

Chad
EU split over endorsement of Mahamat Idriss Deby's election

Cameroon
Paul Biya pulls plug on bridge corruption probe

DRC, Uganda
Kinshasa looks to end military cooperation with Kampala in east

Spotlight | Cameroon
Biya increasingly isolated as National Day approaches

DRC
Embattled Kazadi makes case to Tshisekedi

DRC
Riyadh appoints new ambassador to Kinshasa

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Central Africa

Chad President Déby calls on US private military company

Cameroon News channel Africa 24 back in court in France

DRC Kinshasa hopes to host France's 2025 Champions Trophy

Rwanda Tensions in Brussels as Kigali seeks to influence EU diplomacy

Gabon Former IMF head Strauss-Kahn offers his services to Oligui Nguema

Cameroon Fecafoot rift places presidential 'high orders' in spotlight

DRC Military judges take over probe into alleged coup

Central African Republic Cameroon's Neptune Oil under pressure in CAR

Cameroon Eneo ups pressure on state companies to pay debts

Spotlight | Gabon General Oligui blows hot and cold over Chinese navy base

Gabon Vitol and Gunvor in running to help GOC secure Carlyle's assets

Central African Republic US picks new ambassador for Bangui

Cameroon Confidential note on Martinez Zogo affair has Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh worried

DRC, Rwanda Kagame attempts to block appointment of EU representative for Great Lakes region

Inner circle | DRC Tshisekedi's mother becomes key behind-the-scenes player in Congolese politics

DRC Kinshasa struggles to placate construction firm Samcrete

Spotlight | Central African Republic Dimitri Sytyi stealthily rises to helm of Wagner in Bangui

Congo Sergey Lavrov to meet Nguesso in Brazzaville

DRC Dan Gertler in new court clash with his former lawyer Roger Masamba

Chad EU split over endorsement of Mahamat Idriss Deby's election

Cameroon Paul Biya pulls plug on bridge corruption probe

DRC, Uganda Kinshasa looks to end military cooperation with Kampala in east

Spotlight | Cameroon Biya increasingly isolated as National Day approaches

DRC Embattled Kazadi makes case to Tshisekedi

DRC Riyadh appoints new ambassador to Kinshasa

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Chad
President Déby calls on US private military company

Cameroon
News channel Africa 24 back in court in France

DRC
Kinshasa hopes to host France's 2025 Champions Trophy

Rwanda
Tensions in Brussels as Kigali seeks to influence EU diplomacy

Gabon
Former IMF head Strauss-Kahn offers his services to Oligui Nguema

Cameroon
Fecafoot rift places presidential 'high orders' in spotlight

DRC
Military judges take over probe into alleged coup

Central African Republic
Cameroon's Neptune Oil under pressure in CAR

Cameroon
Eneo ups pressure on state companies to pay debts

Spotlight | Gabon
General Oligui blows hot and cold over Chinese navy base

Gabon
Vitol and Gunvor in running to help GOC secure Carlyle's assets

Central African Republic
US picks new ambassador for Bangui

Cameroon
Confidential note on Martinez Zogo affair has Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh worried

DRC, Rwanda
Kagame attempts to block appointment of EU representative for Great Lakes region

Inner circle | DRC
Tshisekedi's mother becomes key behind-the-scenes player in Congolese politics

DRC
Kinshasa struggles to placate construction firm Samcrete

Spotlight | Central African Republic
Dimitri Sytyi stealthily rises to helm of Wagner in Bangui

Congo
Sergey Lavrov to meet Nguesso in Brazzaville

DRC
Dan Gertler in new court clash with his former lawyer Roger Masamba

Chad
EU split over endorsement of Mahamat Idriss Deby's election

Cameroon
Paul Biya pulls plug on bridge corruption probe

DRC, Uganda
Kinshasa looks to end military cooperation with Kampala in east

Spotlight | Cameroon
Biya increasingly isolated as National Day approaches

DRC
Embattled Kazadi makes case to Tshisekedi

DRC
Riyadh appoints new ambassador to Kinshasa