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Omar Bongo

France, Gabon
Will France continue to be Bongo's preferred partner in eavesdropping ?

Long a key component of France's low-key but continuing electronic intelligence cooperation with Gabon, Ali Bongo's eavesdropping service is struggling to adapt to Libreville's new political landscape.

Subscribers only Business 07.07.2020

Ivory Coast, West Africa
Chambrier and Gondjout queen it over African logistics

Roselyne Chambrier Chalobah and Laura Olga Gondjout, both from Gabonese political dynasties which went into opposition, respectively represent the interests of competing African logistics giants Arise P&L and Monaco Resources.

Gabon
Food aid makes for healthy public relations

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, leading political figures and entrepreneurs are finding that food donations are good for their image.

Subscribers only Politics 15.05.2020

Inner circles | Gabon
Omar Denis Jr Bongo cuts an increasingly solitary figure

The 26-year-old half-brother of Ali Bongo and grandson of Denis Sassou Nguesso, Omar Denis Jr Bongo, appears to have been increasingly ostracised by the Gabonese president's clan, who suspect him of harbouring presidential ambitions for 2023.

Subscribers only Politics 30.04.2020

Gabon
Lambert-Noël Matha keeps tight rein on state security amid Covid-19 pandemic

While the presidential couple leads the public information campaign on the coronavirus crisis, the all-powerful interior minister Lambert-Noël Matha is keeping a tight grip on the levers of the security apparatus, ready to crack down on any social unrest sparked by the epidemic.

Subscribers only Politics 24.04.2020

Gabon
Tchango dynasty firmly established in Port-Gentil

Appointed as head of the ruling Parti démocratique gabonais branch [...]

Subscribers only Business 01.04.2020

Congo
Omar Denis Jr goes from Oxford to sausage-making

Having obtained his Master's in late 2019 from the University [...]

Subscribers only Business 18.03.2020

Gabon
Sylvia Bongo ally François Auguste Akomezogho to get top finance job?

François Auguste Akomezogho, who has been the director-general of taxes for three years, is tipped to be appointed minister of [...]

Subscribers only Politics 04.03.2020

Gabon
Family connections take sting out of Scorpion crackdown

Despite the rearguard actions of lawyers representing the ex-presidential chief of staff Brice Laccruche Alihanga, who has been in detention [...]

Subscribers only Politics 05.02.2020

In Focus | Document | Africa
Monaco Resources struggles to hide its secrets

In less than 10 years, Monaco Resources has become a major player in African commodities. Until now, it has been quite secretive about its shareholders and the backgrounds of its executives, but is finding it increasingly hard to maintain this stance as it grows in size and is forced to jostle for position on highly competitive markets.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 21.01.2020

Gabon
Tullow oil gambles everything with Dussafu

The head of Tullow Oil's Gabonese branch Jean-Medard Madama is ready to bet everything to save a few million dollars [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.01.2020

Ivory Coast
Olam and Meridiam lobby for Yopougon industrial zone

Already partners in Mauritania and Gabon, the two infrastructure heavyweights Olam and Meridiam are pulling out all the stops to gain a foothold in Ivory Coast.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 04.12.2019

Gabon
Sinohydro back on Meridiam's payroll

The infrastructure firm Meridiam has selected Sinohydro to build the Kinguélé dam, for which it has the concession. The Chinese firm has longstanding ties with the presidential family.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 20.11.2019

Gabon
Ill-gotten gains affair enters final straight

Credit where credit's due: Judge Dominique Blanc, who has taken [...]

Subscribers only Politics 20.11.2019

DRC
Maxime Gandzion goes into consulting in Kinshasa

Already established in Brazzaville, MG Consulting, the firm founded by the businessman Maxime Gandzion, recently opened an outpost in Kinshasa. [...]

Subscribers only Politics 23.10.2019

France, Gabon
Dominique Blanc keeps ill-gotten gains inquiry alive

Officially, the investigation into the Bongo family's property assets in France (the so-called ‘ill-gotten gains' inquiry) was closed by Judge [...]

Subscribers only Politics 25.09.2019

Gabon
Arbitration ruling goes against Real Madrid's ex-treasurer and Eurofinsa

Contracted in 2012 to build the RN 1 and renovate the Omar Bongo stadium, the Spanish construction firm Eurofinsa has lost its compensation claim at the ICC in Paris.

Subscribers only Business 25.09.2019

Gabon
Eavesdropper-in-chief emerges from shadows

The very discreet head of the president's interception service SILAM has been given a role in regulating the country's telecommunications.

Subscribers only Politics 28.08.2019

Gabon
Omar Denis Jr Bongo researches Togolese politics

A student at the University of Oxford in England since 2018 after three years at Harvard, 25-year-old Omar Denis Jr [...]

Subscribers only Politics 28.08.2019

Gabon
Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo to stay on at Constitutional Court

Despite the manoeuvrings of Ali Bongo's chief of staff Brice [...]

Subscribers only Politics 24.07.2019

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Omar Bongo

France, Gabon
Will France continue to be Bongo's preferred partner in eavesdropping ?

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Chambrier and Gondjout queen it over African logistics

Gabon
Food aid makes for healthy public relations

Inner circles | Gabon
Omar Denis Jr Bongo cuts an increasingly solitary figure

Gabon
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Tchango dynasty firmly established in Port-Gentil

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Omar Denis Jr goes from Oxford to sausage-making

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Sylvia Bongo ally François Auguste Akomezogho to get top finance job?

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Family connections take sting out of Scorpion crackdown

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Tullow oil gambles everything with Dussafu

Ivory Coast
Olam and Meridiam lobby for Yopougon industrial zone

Gabon
Sinohydro back on Meridiam's payroll

Gabon
Ill-gotten gains affair enters final straight

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Maxime Gandzion goes into consulting in Kinshasa

France, Gabon
Dominique Blanc keeps ill-gotten gains inquiry alive

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Arbitration ruling goes against Real Madrid's ex-treasurer and Eurofinsa

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Omar Bongo

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Ivory Coast, West Africa Chambrier and Gondjout queen it over African logistics

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Gabon Tullow oil gambles everything with Dussafu

Ivory Coast Olam and Meridiam lobby for Yopougon industrial zone

Gabon Sinohydro back on Meridiam's payroll

Gabon Ill-gotten gains affair enters final straight

DRC Maxime Gandzion goes into consulting in Kinshasa

France, Gabon Dominique Blanc keeps ill-gotten gains inquiry alive

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Morocco
The incessant fall of flour milling company Forafric

DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

France, Gabon
Will France continue to be Bongo's preferred partner in eavesdropping ?

Ivory Coast, West Africa
Chambrier and Gondjout queen it over African logistics

Gabon
Food aid makes for healthy public relations

Inner circles | Gabon
Omar Denis Jr Bongo cuts an increasingly solitary figure

Gabon
Lambert-Noël Matha keeps tight rein on state security amid Covid-19 pandemic

Gabon
Tchango dynasty firmly established in Port-Gentil

Congo
Omar Denis Jr goes from Oxford to sausage-making

Gabon
Sylvia Bongo ally François Auguste Akomezogho to get top finance job?

Gabon
Family connections take sting out of Scorpion crackdown

In Focus | Document | Africa
Monaco Resources struggles to hide its secrets

Gabon
Tullow oil gambles everything with Dussafu

Ivory Coast
Olam and Meridiam lobby for Yopougon industrial zone

Gabon
Sinohydro back on Meridiam's payroll

Gabon
Ill-gotten gains affair enters final straight

DRC
Maxime Gandzion goes into consulting in Kinshasa

France, Gabon
Dominique Blanc keeps ill-gotten gains inquiry alive

Gabon
Arbitration ruling goes against Real Madrid's ex-treasurer and Eurofinsa

Gabon
Eavesdropper-in-chief emerges from shadows

Gabon
Omar Denis Jr Bongo researches Togolese politics

Gabon
Marie-Madeleine Mborantsuo to stay on at Constitutional Court