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POWER BROKERS

Key decision-makers draw on a multitude of advisors, often unknown to the public but whose influence can sway important political, military and economic decisions. Africa Intelligence tracks the networks of these figures operating in the shadows.

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AFRICA 18/07/2017

Paul Singer, debt hunter turned diamond's man

Mostly known in Africa for the epic battle he wages against countries whose debt he has bought, billionaire Paul Singer [...]

GABON 12/07/2017

Rene Ndemezo'o Obiang, the master of self-reinvention

Rene Ndemezo'o Obiang continues at the age of 70 to excel in the art of political reinvention. Previously the election [...]

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MOROCCO 20/07/2017

Laila Ouachi kitesurfs without Richard Branson

MOROCCO 20/07/2017

Jerome Nouzarede loses his doctor-partners in Bouskoura clinic

IVORY COAST 12/07/2017

Toungara, an unknown at the head of Petro-Sea Logistics

KENYA 11/07/2017

Mary Jane Mwangi on the ejector seat at NOCK

It looks as though Mary Jane Mwangi, the interim managing director of National Oil Corp of Kenya (NOCK) has lost [...]

TANZANIA 07/07/2017

Wide cracks open in Yusuf Manji's empire

A tycoon of Indian origin, Yusuf Manji, who is boss of the Quality Group and chairman of the Young Africans [...]

TUNISIA Businessmen 20/07/2017

Ben Ayed and SIAME set up electrical engineering venture

Industrialist Mohamed Hedi Ben Ayed, who is active in concrete [...]

TUNISIA Businessmen 20/07/2017

Bassem Loukil keeps up his French network

Businessman Bassem Loukil, owner, notably, of the Citroen distribution licence [...]

MOROCCO 20/07/2017

No Hirak negotiations for Jamal Benomar

Bogged down as it is by the "Hirak" ("Movement") protest [...]

TUNISIA 20/07/2017

Ghannouchi wants to see Ridha Saidi at the finance ministry

Although prime minister Youssef Chahed has postponed his government reshuffle [...]

MOROCCO 20/07/2017

The OCP loses first round of cadmium war in Brussels

Phospahtes giant OCP is readying itself with some nervousness for [...]

BURKINA FASO Power brokers 18/07/2017

Ousseni Derra's unbounded ambitions for Bombore gold

Burkinabe Ousseni Derra, who recently took office as managing director of Orezone Gold Corp in Burkina Faso, has set himself [...]

GUINEA Power brokers 18/07/2017

Mori Diane also has the hots for gold

Mori Diane, Guinean businessman based in the United States, is quietly moving into gold. In late May, his firm Consolidated [...]

GUINEA Power brokers 18/07/2017

Terry Stanley lays into Volcanic Gold

Australian Terry Stanley, managing director of OreSearch Drilling, has declared war on its contractor Volcanic Gold Mines, a Canadian junior [...]

MOROCCO Businessmen 13/07/2017

Shamil Daoud launches his own Murray and Robert company

Shamil Daoud, a former director of Circle Oil in Morocco [...]

TUNISIA Businessmen 13/07/2017

Ben Anachia guides Chinese investors in El Materi's olive groves

Businessman Adnan Ben Anachia has turned himself into a guide [...]

LIBYA Businessmen 13/07/2017

Lawyer Stefano Simontacchi revises his Tripoli case files

One of the participants in the Italo-Libyan forum, organized by [...]

TUNISIA Businessmen 13/07/2017

Mining company boss Mansouri diversifies into site plant

Taoufik Mansouri, head of the Tunisian Mining Services (TMS) group, [...]

TUNISIA 13/07/2017

Paul Guez plays local guide to businessmen in Washington

Paul Guez, who was presented as a member of the [...]

LIBYA 13/07/2017

Mustapha al-Barouni leads western mayors in Brussels

Mayor of Zintan Mustapha al-Barouni and several other western Libyan [...]

LIBYA 13/07/2017

Adam Smith looks for an institute to train future leaders

British consulting group Adam Smith International (ASI), which is leading [...]

IVORY COAST Businessmen 12/07/2017

Patrick Bedie moves into the world of finance

Patrick Bedie, son of former president Henri Konan Bedie, has [...]

FRANCE AFRICA 12/07/2017

Aniambossou sticks close to his friend Macron in Bamako

While on a business trip to Mali, the director of Duval's Africa and overseas division, Jules-Armand Aniambossou, received a personal [...]

CONGO-B 12/07/2017

Christ Bonaventure, Sassou's man in Luanda

Christ Bonaventure Engobo, the 70-year-old deputy secretary general of the Conseil National de Securite (CNS, secret services) headed by Jean-Dominique [...]

IVORY COAST 12/07/2017

Bruno Kone, a phantom at Tower C!

Ministry of communications staff have been left twiddling their thumbs. This portfolio, previously held by Affoussiata Bamba-Lamine, an ally of [...]

NIGERIA 11/07/2017

Pedro Parente wants to peddle Petrobas' African assets

Until recently, the Petrobas Dutch affiliate that controls Petrobras International Braspetro (PIB) alongside Brazilian bank BTG Grupo Pactual and private [...]

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POWER BROKERS

Paul Singer, debt hunter turned diamond's man

Rene Ndemezo'o Obiang, the master of self-reinvention

Laila Ouachi kitesurfs without Richard Branson

Jerome Nouzarede loses his doctor-partners in Bouskoura clinic

Toungara, an unknown at the head of Petro-Sea Logistics

Mary Jane Mwangi on the ejector seat at NOCK

Wide cracks open in Yusuf Manji's empire

Ben Ayed and SIAME set up electrical engineering venture

Bassem Loukil keeps up his French network

No Hirak negotiations for Jamal Benomar

Ghannouchi wants to see Ridha Saidi at the finance ministry

The OCP loses first round of cadmium war in Brussels

Ousseni Derra's unbounded ambitions for Bombore gold

Mori Diane also has the hots for gold

Terry Stanley lays into Volcanic Gold

Shamil Daoud launches his own Murray and Robert company

Ben Anachia guides Chinese investors in El Materi's olive groves

Lawyer Stefano Simontacchi revises his Tripoli case files

Mining company boss Mansouri diversifies into site plant

Paul Guez plays local guide to businessmen in Washington

Mustapha al-Barouni leads western mayors in Brussels

Adam Smith looks for an institute to train future leaders

Patrick Bedie moves into the world of finance

Aniambossou sticks close to his friend Macron in Bamako

Christ Bonaventure, Sassou's man in Luanda

Bruno Kone, a phantom at Tower C!

Pedro Parente wants to peddle Petrobas' African assets

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