Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema

Palace Intrigues
Teodorin Nguema Obiang, Ronald Chagoury, Emmanuel Macron

Intrigues big and small: Every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

Equatorial GuineaTeodorin to visit New Work to watch World Cup final

NigeriaBillionaire Ronald Chagoury honoured by Emmanuel Macron

Gabon
False start in Libreville's talks with the IMF

Beyond the international lender's annual spring meetings in April, no progress has been made to develop an aide package. Finance Minister Thierry Minko has decided to bide his time and wait for audit results expected mid-July.

Kenya, Madagascar
Ruto and Randrianirina's unexpected closer relationship

Invited to Antananarivo to celebrate 66 years of independence, the Kenyan president is making his first visit to the country. Despite the island's suspension from the African Union following the Colonel's coup, relations between the two states have strengthened in recent months.

Gabon
Libreville set to sign deal with LVMH

In June, Gabon's green economy development agency is slated to sign a memorandum of understanding for the provision of forest products with Bernard Arnault's luxury giant.

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Félix Tshisekedi, Alassane Ouattara

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

CongoWedding season kicks off within Denis Sassou Nguesso's entourage

DRCFélix Tshisekedi invites influential pastor Joel Osteen to Kinshasa

Ivory CoastAbidjan sued in New York over poorly maintained pavement

Gabon
Oligui Nguema prepares party shake-up to tighten political control

The president is about to enter a period of high political risk. With the ruling UDB undergoing a power shuffle and dissent mounting within the recovering PDG, he is attempting to tighten his grip on his two main political bases.

Gabon
Libreville gears up for central Africa's most lavish and political wedding of the year

The capital is set to host the grandiose nuptials of Omar-Denis Junior Bongo and Julia Otto Mbongo, which will be attended by a large number of the regional elite and leading figures from French-speaking Africa.

The New Guard
Rwanda, Ivory Coast, Morocco

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

RwandaPrudence Sebahizi, handball player turned key minister

Ivory CoastNomélèdje Dibi, rubber entrepreneur giving a bounce to business

MoroccoYoussef Drissi, designer taking Casablanca fashion abroad

Congo
Four heads of state due in Brazzaville for the AfDB's annual meetings

The president of the institution, the Mauritanian Sidi Ould Tah, will continue to present his overhaul of the African financing system, of which he gave a first outline during the Africa Forward summit on 11 and 12 May.

Central Africa
Bank of Central African States ends talks on restoration funds

After six years of negotiations, the BEAC and foreign operators have been unable to reach an agreement on the terms for repatriating funds for the rehabilitation of mining and oil sites in the CFA franc zone.

Palace Intrigues
Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, Évariste Ndayishimiye, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

LibyaAbdul Hamid Dbeibeh secures future football coach's salary

African UnionÉdouard Bizimana connects to Malabo airport wifi to defend Macky Sall

GabonBrice Clotaire Oligui Nguema nurtures Libreville-Cotonou axis

Gabon
National utility SEEG finds funds for Karpowership

Thanks to a state loan, the public electricity operator is preparing to pay the Turkish power producer 30bn CFA francs, easing part of the arrears it owes to the company.

Gabon
Behind the scenes of Oligui Nguema's $3bn Trafigura deal

The president has chosen the Swiss trading giant to secure a credit line based on crude oil shipments. This move, which means Vitol loses out, is intended to bolster foreign exchange reserves ahead of IMF talks.