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Congo
How Trident bagged MKB concession

Trident OGX has managed to become the operator of Congo's MKB concession, previously held by the state oil company. This is how the US firm pulled it off.

Subscribers only Energy 14.01.2022

Cameroon
Yaoundé tightens grip on Africa 24

The Cameroonian state has been a majority shareholder in the French subsidiary of Africa 24 for the past two years. After a period of observation, it has been trying to regain control of the pan-African channel's editorial line since the end of 2021 with the aim of securing friendly coverage on a continental scale.

Subscribers only Business 14.01.2022

Central African Republic
MINUSCA to get peacekeeping reinforcements from March

In a move eagerly awaited by President Touadéra, Tunisia, Senegal, Togo and Bhutan will send rapid reaction forces to the UN's peacekeeping mission in CAR in the first quarter of 2022. The sheer number of extra troops, to which Ghana has also pledged to add its own before the summer, is proving a logisitical challenge for MINUSCA.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 14.01.2022

Gabon
Ali Bongo battles with party leaders over leadership choice

Gabonese president Ali Bongo.© Veuillet Quentin/ABACA via Reuters Connect

Subscribers only Politics 14.01.2022

Cameroon
Redundancy plan of public broadcaster CRTV in limbo

Hit hard by plummeting advertising revenues, national broadcaster CRTV contracted an auditor last June to help it cut back its payroll, which had been growing for several years. But the audit has never actually got underway.

Subscribers only Business 13.01.2022

France, Gabon
Sanctioned in Madagascar, Colas caves in to Gabon and halves road works bill

Deprived of World Bank funding for two years for circumventing tender rules in Madagascar, French construction group Colas also caved in to pressure from the Gabonese authorities and agreed to reduce the cost of renovating the sole access road to Libreville.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 12.01.2022

Chad
Doha hosts Chad reconciliation process but Kaka controls guest list

The great number of political and military protagonists invited to Qatar could end up derailing the meeting between the rebel groups. By inviting so many to the table, President Mahamat Idriss Déby is seeking to dilute the process to try to keep control over events as long as possible.

Subscribers only Politics 12.01.2022

DRC
Bolloré, Liquid Telecom, DMT to help Lualaba with mining traceability

The Congolese company Sud South has won the contract to manage the future Musompo mining trading centre in Lualaba province. It has forged partnerships with better-known specialist companies to help it carry out its task.

Subscribers only Mining 12.01.2022

Central African Republic
Angolan and Rwandan heads of diplomacy to pay official visit to Bangui

Originally scheduled for 23 December, the visit to Bangui of Angolan and Rwandan foreign ministers Tete António and Vincent Biruta will take place this Friday 14 January.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.01.2022

Gabon, Morocco
Marc Kreiker and Kim Oun take on Bongo family business in Morocco

Private banker Marc Kreiker and Gabonese presidential adviser Kim Oun have been appointed directors of two investment funds set up in Casablanca by the brother-in-law of Gabonese President Ali Bongo. Several offshore companies in Tangier could follow.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 11.01.2022

President Ali Bongo and his wife Sylvia Bongo at UNESCO's 75th anniversary, in Paris, France, 12 November 2021.

Central African Republic, Turkey
Bangui-Ankara rapprochement threatens Fethullah Gulen's school

The Galaxy school in Bangui, one of the few in Fethullah Gülen's network not to have closed its doors in Africa, is under fresh pressure after Turkey promised to open an embassy in the Central African capital as part of its push to boost its influence there.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.01.2022

Presidents Faustin Archange Touadéra and Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed during a Turkey-Africa summit on 18 December.

DRC
Kinshasa bolsters its bid to gain Millenium Challenge Corp aid

The Congolese authorities have contracted Ensight Consulting LLC until the end of September 2022 to support them in their efforts to be eligible for the US Millennium Challenge Corp (MCC) development initiative.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 11.01.2022

In Focus | DRC
Felix Tshisekedi's inner circle in a panic over mining deal dispute

For several weeks, a dispute between one of President Felix Tshisekedi's closest advisers and the former chairman of the independent national electoral commission has been causing high-level turbulence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Subscribers only Mining 10.01.2022

Congo
Sassou reshuffles his UN representation in New York

Raymond-Serge Bale left his post at the head of the New York representation in mid-December, after being appointed ambassador to India. He will be replaced by Lazare Makayat Safouesse, currently Congo's representative to the African Union.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.01.2022

Inner Circle | Gabon
Gabon boosts its New York diplomatic corps as it joins UN Security Council

Libreville has beefed up its diplomatic presence in New York for the coming two years. Led by Michel Xavier Biang, Gabon's UN mission has seen the arrival of diplomats trained by former prime minister Emmanuel Issoze Ngondet.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.01.2022

The Permanent Representative of Gabon to the United Nations, Michel Xavier Biang.

Cameroon
Paul Biya's first public appearance in a year awaited with bated breath

The Africa Cup of Nations will provide an opportunity for an update on the physical health of the 88-year-old Cameroonian president.

Free access Politics 07.01.2022

Cameroonian president Paul Biya, seen here in 2016 at the UN General Assembly in New York.

DRC
Kinshasa plans tender calls for 19 mini-power stations

In contrast to mega-projects like the Grand Inga dam, which are struggling to get off the ground, the Congolese authorities are elaborating plans for several dozen mini-power plants.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 07.01.2022

Chad
Nurol Holding, standard bearer of Turkish interests in N'Djamena

Having recently delivered a new batch of twelve armoured vehicles for the Chadian army, the Turkish conglomerate Nurol Holding has consolidated its presence in N'Djamena and is also eyeing opportunities in the construction, infrastructure and mining sectors.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 06.01.2022

Congo
SNPC boss Raoul Ominga loses confidence of oil sector

The head of the state-owned oil operator SNPC seems to be paying the price for his poor standing with the hydrocarbons minister Jean-Richard Bruno Itoua, who is starting to strip him of his responsibilities.

Subscribers only Energy 06.01.2022

The general manager of SNPC, Raoul Ominga.

DRC
Kabila plans major shake-up for his Front Commun pour le Congo

Joseph Kabila may have been pushed to the sidelines, but he is far from done with Congolese politics. He was marginalised when many of his MPs defected to support his successor Félix Tshisekedi. But the former president is trying to regain his footing by overhauling his political party.

Subscribers only Politics 06.01.2022

Joseph Kabila, former president of the DRC.

DRC
Kinshasa struggling to make the Jeux de la Francophonie deadline

As the official launch date on 19 August 2022 of the 9th edition of the Jeux de la Francophonie approaches, the Congolese government, which is hosting the event in Kinshasa, is making a last-ditch attempt to keep the games.

Subscribers only Politics 05.01.2022

Isidore Kwandja Ngembo, director of the 9th edition of the Jeux de la Francophonie, with Zeina Mina, director of the International Committee of the Jeux de la Francophonie.

DRC
Miner Central Copper Resources works with Kabila family satellite company

British junior Central Copper Resources has a partner in one of its copper projects in the DRC which is known for its links to former Congolese president Joseph Kabila.

Subscribers only Mining 05.01.2022

Central African Republic
Central African consul in Belgium benefits from Bangui's anti-Covid fight

At the end of December the CAR Finance Ministry published a list of the various contracts that Bangui has signed as a result of the fight against Covid-19. The main beneficiary in 2021 was the company Facility+, owned by Dimitri Mozer, who is also Honorary Consul General of CAR in Liege, Belgium.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.01.2022

Cameroon
Camair-Co under pressure for AFCON

Indebted and under-equipped, the Cameroonian national airline is being forced to find alternative means of transport to take guests and national delegations to the African Cup of Nations host cities.

Subscribers only Business 04.01.2022

DRC
Fortescue gets busy to win Tshisekedi's Grand Inga blessing

Having embarked on a vast project to produce hydrogen, the Australian miner is doing all it can to become the only credible candidate to build the series of mega-dams.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 04.01.2022

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Central Africa

Congo
How Trident bagged MKB concession

Cameroon
Yaoundé tightens grip on Africa 24

Central African Republic
MINUSCA to get peacekeeping reinforcements from March

Gabon
Ali Bongo battles with party leaders over leadership choice

Cameroon
Redundancy plan of public broadcaster CRTV in limbo

France, Gabon
Sanctioned in Madagascar, Colas caves in to Gabon and halves road works bill

Chad
Doha hosts Chad reconciliation process but Kaka controls guest list

DRC
Bolloré, Liquid Telecom, DMT to help Lualaba with mining traceability

Central African Republic
Angolan and Rwandan heads of diplomacy to pay official visit to Bangui

Gabon, Morocco
Marc Kreiker and Kim Oun take on Bongo family business in Morocco

Central African Republic, Turkey
Bangui-Ankara rapprochement threatens Fethullah Gulen's school

DRC
Kinshasa bolsters its bid to gain Millenium Challenge Corp aid

In Focus | DRC
Felix Tshisekedi's inner circle in a panic over mining deal dispute

Congo
Sassou reshuffles his UN representation in New York

Inner Circle | Gabon
Gabon boosts its New York diplomatic corps as it joins UN Security Council

Cameroon
Paul Biya's first public appearance in a year awaited with bated breath

DRC
Kinshasa plans tender calls for 19 mini-power stations

Chad
Nurol Holding, standard bearer of Turkish interests in N'Djamena

Congo
SNPC boss Raoul Ominga loses confidence of oil sector

DRC
Kabila plans major shake-up for his Front Commun pour le Congo

DRC
Kinshasa struggling to make the Jeux de la Francophonie deadline

DRC
Miner Central Copper Resources works with Kabila family satellite company

Central African Republic
Central African consul in Belgium benefits from Bangui's anti-Covid fight

Cameroon
Camair-Co under pressure for AFCON

DRC
Fortescue gets busy to win Tshisekedi's Grand Inga blessing

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Central Africa

Congo How Trident bagged MKB concession

Cameroon Yaoundé tightens grip on Africa 24

Central African Republic MINUSCA to get peacekeeping reinforcements from March

Gabon Ali Bongo battles with party leaders over leadership choice

Cameroon Redundancy plan of public broadcaster CRTV in limbo

France, Gabon Sanctioned in Madagascar, Colas caves in to Gabon and halves road works bill

Chad Doha hosts Chad reconciliation process but Kaka controls guest list

DRC Bolloré, Liquid Telecom, DMT to help Lualaba with mining traceability

Central African Republic Angolan and Rwandan heads of diplomacy to pay official visit to Bangui

Gabon, Morocco Marc Kreiker and Kim Oun take on Bongo family business in Morocco

Central African Republic, Turkey Bangui-Ankara rapprochement threatens Fethullah Gulen's school

DRC Kinshasa bolsters its bid to gain Millenium Challenge Corp aid

In Focus | DRC Felix Tshisekedi's inner circle in a panic over mining deal dispute

Congo Sassou reshuffles his UN representation in New York

Inner Circle | Gabon Gabon boosts its New York diplomatic corps as it joins UN Security Council

Cameroon Paul Biya's first public appearance in a year awaited with bated breath

DRC Kinshasa plans tender calls for 19 mini-power stations

Chad Nurol Holding, standard bearer of Turkish interests in N'Djamena

Congo SNPC boss Raoul Ominga loses confidence of oil sector

DRC Kabila plans major shake-up for his Front Commun pour le Congo

DRC Kinshasa struggling to make the Jeux de la Francophonie deadline

DRC Miner Central Copper Resources works with Kabila family satellite company

Central African Republic Central African consul in Belgium benefits from Bangui's anti-Covid fight

Cameroon Camair-Co under pressure for AFCON

DRC Fortescue gets busy to win Tshisekedi's Grand Inga blessing

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Congo
How Trident bagged MKB concession

Cameroon
Yaoundé tightens grip on Africa 24

Central African Republic
MINUSCA to get peacekeeping reinforcements from March

Gabon
Ali Bongo battles with party leaders over leadership choice

Cameroon
Redundancy plan of public broadcaster CRTV in limbo

France, Gabon
Sanctioned in Madagascar, Colas caves in to Gabon and halves road works bill

Chad
Doha hosts Chad reconciliation process but Kaka controls guest list

DRC
Bolloré, Liquid Telecom, DMT to help Lualaba with mining traceability

Central African Republic
Angolan and Rwandan heads of diplomacy to pay official visit to Bangui

Gabon, Morocco
Marc Kreiker and Kim Oun take on Bongo family business in Morocco

Central African Republic, Turkey
Bangui-Ankara rapprochement threatens Fethullah Gulen's school

DRC
Kinshasa bolsters its bid to gain Millenium Challenge Corp aid

In Focus | DRC
Felix Tshisekedi's inner circle in a panic over mining deal dispute

Congo
Sassou reshuffles his UN representation in New York

Inner Circle | Gabon
Gabon boosts its New York diplomatic corps as it joins UN Security Council

Cameroon
Paul Biya's first public appearance in a year awaited with bated breath

DRC
Kinshasa plans tender calls for 19 mini-power stations

Chad
Nurol Holding, standard bearer of Turkish interests in N'Djamena

Congo
SNPC boss Raoul Ominga loses confidence of oil sector

DRC
Kabila plans major shake-up for his Front Commun pour le Congo

DRC
Kinshasa struggling to make the Jeux de la Francophonie deadline

DRC
Miner Central Copper Resources works with Kabila family satellite company

Central African Republic
Central African consul in Belgium benefits from Bangui's anti-Covid fight

Cameroon
Camair-Co under pressure for AFCON

DRC
Fortescue gets busy to win Tshisekedi's Grand Inga blessing