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Central Africa

Gabon
Republican Guard's French officers reshuffled

Following Gabon's coup d'état last month, several shifts within the Republican Guard suggest its French officers are being quietly reshuffled.

Subscribers only Defence 26.09.2023

DRC
IMF remains cautious ahead of polls

Following the visit to Kinshasa in mid-September by a technical mission under the Extended Credit Facility agreement, the IMF expressed concern at an increase in spending in the run-up to the forthcoming elections.

Subscribers only Finance 26.09.2023

Cameroon
Savannah uses British diplomacy to pressure the presidency on ExxonMobil shares

COTCO-ExxonMobil: Savannah Energy has found an ally to plead its case to the Cameroonian government in the form of the new British ambassador to Cameroon, Barry Lowen.

Subscribers only Energy, Diplomacy 25.09.2023

Central Africa
TLS Contact wins new visa application contracts in Central Africa

On 2 October, French firm TLS Contact will begin handling requests for French visas that have been filed in Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo, Franceville, Gabon, and Douala and Yaoundé, Cameroon.

Subscribers only Business 25.09.2023

Africa
Paris set to subcontract military cooperation

Paris has set up committees to look into how to boost security cooperation with foreign partners, especially those in Africa, while reducing the French army's visible footprint on the continent.

Subscribers only Defence 22.09.2023

DRC
Carter Center hopes to observe December presidential election

The prospect of the Carter Center observing the forthcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in the DRC is firming up.

Subscribers only Politics 22.09.2023

Gabon
General Oligui to scrutinise debts of Ali Bongo era

With the assistance of military intelligence and the BGFI bank, a new task force is to conduct an inventory of the state's debts as well as looking into transactions conducted by advisers to Noureddin Bongo.

Subscribers only Politics 21.09.2023

Equatorial Guinea
Golar LNG lobbies VP Teodorin over Fortuna FLNG

Golar LNG hasn't given up on Equatorial Guinea and has its sight set on the offshore Fortuna gas field. The firm has called on a powerful lobbyist to get closer to Vice-President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue.

Subscribers only Energy 21.09.2023

Congo
Congo makes final bid to block sale of Sassou's seized Falcon jet

Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso is making a final push to prevent the sale of his jet, which is scheduled for 3 October in France. This may be the final act in a long legal battle launched by Commisimpex, which is owned by Lebanese businessman Mohsen Hojeij.

Subscribers only Business 20.09.2023

The President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, in Ankara, June 3, 2023.

DRC
Disgraced DRC presidential adviser Fortunat Biselele makes a comeback

Fortunat Biselele, a former adviser to DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi, fell from grace after being accused of colluding with Rwanda and spending nearly six months in prison. He has since been acquitted and is gradually returning to the presidential fold.

Subscribers only Politics 20.09.2023

Gabon
Perenco, Maurel & Prom and Assala remain sanguine after coup

Since the coup on 30 August, oil operators in the country have continued regardless. They are working to build relations with the new power, whose choices of oil and gas officials have been reassuringly well-known figures.

Subscribers only Energy 19.09.2023

In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi keeps close eye on Kabila ahead of presidential elections

Since the summer, Félix Tshisekedi's inner circle has been discreetly trying to resume talks with his predecessor's entourage. To this end, both camps have sought the support of the Togolese head of state Faure Gnassingbé.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 19.09.2023

Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi and his predecessor Joseph Kabila.

DRC
Tshisekedi administration's support for renewal of EAC force far from unanimous

DRC President Félix Tshisekedi finally agreed on 5 September to extend the East African Community regional force deployed in the east of the country by three months, despite Kinshasa preferring the deployment of SADC troops.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics, Diplomacy 18.09.2023

Ugandan soldiers from the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) stand guard near one of their bases in Bunagana, on 19 April 2023.

Congo
Omar-Denis Junior Bongo wants to get back in business via broadband

ODJB, who is also the half-brother of ousted Gabonese leader Ali Bongo, is getting his company Yao Corp back off the ground. With two new business partners, he has eyes on a major broadband project in the country.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 18.09.2023

DRC
Congolese courts quash two former warlords' candidacies

Two candidates in the legislative elections in Ituri province have been declared ineligible by the DRC's Constitutional Court. The grounds were that they had been convicted of war crimes by the International Criminal Court and the military courts.

Subscribers only Politics 15.09.2023

Africa
African chambers of commerce hope to profit from AFCON 2023 team monikers

La Maison de l'Afrique, a grouping of the chambers of commerce of ten African nations and France, has filed a request in Paris for the copyright to the monikers of the 2023 AFCON competing nations.

Subscribers only Business 14.09.2023

DRC
EU commissioner Reynders' trip to Kinshasa raises diplomatic eyebrows

Many diplomats in Brussels were surprised at the timing of EU justice commissioner Didier Reynders' recent trip to DR Congo, which came just a few months ahead of elections in the country.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.09.2023

Gabon
General Oligui Nguema's government looks to balance old and new

The government installed by General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema brings in new faces from the Gabonese expatriate community, as well as former heavyweights from the Omar Bongo era. The aim is to consolidate the authority of the country's new strong man.

Subscribers only Politics 13.09.2023

Central African Republic
The agenda for Touadéra and Macron's Paris meeting

Faustin-Archange Touadéra and Emmanuel Macron are set to meet in Paris on 13 September, with Gabon and security issues expected to be among the issues on the agenda.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.09.2023

The French President, Emmanuel Macron, and the Central African President,
Faustin-Archange Touadéra, in June 2023, in Paris.

Africa
Wave of coups takes toll on AfCFTA

Without the chair of its council of ministers, the African Continental Free Trade Area needs to work fast to find a new captain.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.09.2023

Central African Republic
Touadéra set up 'task force' to oversee Total Centrafrique sale

The planned sale of the Central African Republic's largest importer [...]

Subscribers only Politics 12.09.2023

Gabon
Post-coup, oil companies are being called to account

Despite officially denying that it is carrying out an audit, Gabon's Ministry of Hydrocarbons has asked the oil companies operating there to provide a list of all payments made to the state from 2020 to 2023.

Subscribers only Energy 11.09.2023

Inner circles | Gabon
Gabon coup: Gen Oligui Nguema brings back the old guard

The freshly inaugurated interim head of state has called in political heavyweights who were close to his predecessors Omar and Ali Bongo.

Subscribers only Politics 08.09.2023

The head of the junta, General Brice Oligui Nguema, in Libreville, Gabon, on 4 September 2023.

DRC
EU prepares electoral observer mission

In preparation for the presidential and legislative elections this December, the European Union is planning to send an electoral observer mission to the DRC.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 08.09.2023

Gabon
Deposed president Ali Bongo allowed some visitors despite house arrest

Under house arrest and cut off from his family, deposed Gabonese president Ali Bongo nonetheless continued to receive a handful of low-profile visits.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.09.2023

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Central Africa

Gabon
Republican Guard's French officers reshuffled

DRC
IMF remains cautious ahead of polls

Cameroon
Savannah uses British diplomacy to pressure the presidency on ExxonMobil shares

Central Africa
TLS Contact wins new visa application contracts in Central Africa

Africa
Paris set to subcontract military cooperation

DRC
Carter Center hopes to observe December presidential election

Gabon
General Oligui to scrutinise debts of Ali Bongo era

Equatorial Guinea
Golar LNG lobbies VP Teodorin over Fortuna FLNG

Congo
Congo makes final bid to block sale of Sassou's seized Falcon jet

DRC
Disgraced DRC presidential adviser Fortunat Biselele makes a comeback

Gabon
Perenco, Maurel & Prom and Assala remain sanguine after coup

In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi keeps close eye on Kabila ahead of presidential elections

DRC
Tshisekedi administration's support for renewal of EAC force far from unanimous

Congo
Omar-Denis Junior Bongo wants to get back in business via broadband

DRC
Congolese courts quash two former warlords' candidacies

Africa
African chambers of commerce hope to profit from AFCON 2023 team monikers

DRC
EU commissioner Reynders' trip to Kinshasa raises diplomatic eyebrows

Gabon
General Oligui Nguema's government looks to balance old and new

Central African Republic
The agenda for Touadéra and Macron's Paris meeting

Africa
Wave of coups takes toll on AfCFTA

Central African Republic
Touadéra set up 'task force' to oversee Total Centrafrique sale

Gabon
Post-coup, oil companies are being called to account

Inner circles | Gabon
Gabon coup: Gen Oligui Nguema brings back the old guard

DRC
EU prepares electoral observer mission

Gabon
Deposed president Ali Bongo allowed some visitors despite house arrest

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Central Africa

Gabon Republican Guard's French officers reshuffled

DRC IMF remains cautious ahead of polls

Cameroon Savannah uses British diplomacy to pressure the presidency on ExxonMobil shares

Central Africa TLS Contact wins new visa application contracts in Central Africa

Africa Paris set to subcontract military cooperation

DRC Carter Center hopes to observe December presidential election

Gabon General Oligui to scrutinise debts of Ali Bongo era

Equatorial Guinea Golar LNG lobbies VP Teodorin over Fortuna FLNG

Congo Congo makes final bid to block sale of Sassou's seized Falcon jet

DRC Disgraced DRC presidential adviser Fortunat Biselele makes a comeback

Gabon Perenco, Maurel & Prom and Assala remain sanguine after coup

In Focus | DRC Tshisekedi keeps close eye on Kabila ahead of presidential elections

DRC Tshisekedi administration's support for renewal of EAC force far from unanimous

Congo Omar-Denis Junior Bongo wants to get back in business via broadband

DRC Congolese courts quash two former warlords' candidacies

Africa African chambers of commerce hope to profit from AFCON 2023 team monikers

DRC EU commissioner Reynders' trip to Kinshasa raises diplomatic eyebrows

Gabon General Oligui Nguema's government looks to balance old and new

Central African Republic The agenda for Touadéra and Macron's Paris meeting

Africa Wave of coups takes toll on AfCFTA

Central African Republic Touadéra set up 'task force' to oversee Total Centrafrique sale

Gabon Post-coup, oil companies are being called to account

Inner circles | Gabon Gabon coup: Gen Oligui Nguema brings back the old guard

DRC EU prepares electoral observer mission

Gabon Deposed president Ali Bongo allowed some visitors despite house arrest

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Gabon
Republican Guard's French officers reshuffled

DRC
IMF remains cautious ahead of polls

Cameroon
Savannah uses British diplomacy to pressure the presidency on ExxonMobil shares

Central Africa
TLS Contact wins new visa application contracts in Central Africa

Africa
Paris set to subcontract military cooperation

DRC
Carter Center hopes to observe December presidential election

Gabon
General Oligui to scrutinise debts of Ali Bongo era

Equatorial Guinea
Golar LNG lobbies VP Teodorin over Fortuna FLNG

Congo
Congo makes final bid to block sale of Sassou's seized Falcon jet

DRC
Disgraced DRC presidential adviser Fortunat Biselele makes a comeback

Gabon
Perenco, Maurel & Prom and Assala remain sanguine after coup

In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi keeps close eye on Kabila ahead of presidential elections

DRC
Tshisekedi administration's support for renewal of EAC force far from unanimous

Congo
Omar-Denis Junior Bongo wants to get back in business via broadband

DRC
Congolese courts quash two former warlords' candidacies

Africa
African chambers of commerce hope to profit from AFCON 2023 team monikers

DRC
EU commissioner Reynders' trip to Kinshasa raises diplomatic eyebrows

Gabon
General Oligui Nguema's government looks to balance old and new

Central African Republic
The agenda for Touadéra and Macron's Paris meeting

Africa
Wave of coups takes toll on AfCFTA

Central African Republic
Touadéra set up 'task force' to oversee Total Centrafrique sale

Gabon
Post-coup, oil companies are being called to account

Inner circles | Gabon
Gabon coup: Gen Oligui Nguema brings back the old guard

DRC
EU prepares electoral observer mission

Gabon
Deposed president Ali Bongo allowed some visitors despite house arrest