Pascal Lissouba

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Tidjane Thiam, Alassane Ouattara

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

CongoIsabel Dos Santos, low-key guest at Denis Christel Sassou-Nguesso's wedding

Central African RepublicValentine Rugwabiza's not-so-discreet absence in Bangui

Ivory CoastTidjane Thiam's secret meeting with French Justice Minister

Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron, George Weah, François Hollande, DSK and Antoine Cesareo

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

France/Niger Macron's discreet dinner with Bazoum

Liberia/USA Weah seeks face-to-face with Harris

France/DRC Hollande on billionaire-sponsored PR trip to see Mukwege

Togo DSK home from home in Lomé

Ivory Coast Cesareo, Houphouët-Boigny-era master builder, passes away

Congo
Sons and daughters of regime bigwigs line up for legislative elections

The children of President Denis Sassou Nguesso are among a bevy of candidates in this month's legislative and local elections who are the offspring of the Congolese political elite.

In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi's investment adviser Jean-Claude Kabongo does business on both sides of the Congo River

As well as being the DRC's ambassador to the business world, Felix Tshisekedi's influential special adviser is careful to take care of his own oil product trading interests. In this area, he relies on the close links he has forged with members of the Sassou Nguesso family.

Inner circles | Congo
How Denis Gokana became Nguesso's unchallenged oil supremo

Denis Gokana, adviser to Denis Sassou Nguesso on oil matters, has succeeded in building powerful contact networks, enabling him to eclipse the exploration and production competition.

Equatorial Guinea
Mysterious Fortuna bidders unveiled

As the country's only offshore block that is not yet developed, Fortuna has been attracting more than the usual crowd of majors.

Congo
Cendrine Sassou Nguesso emigrates to Malabo

Currently on poor terms with her sister Julienne Johnson, the new steward of the presidential family's assets, Cendrine Sassou Nguesso [...]

Congo
Noel Magloire Ndoba, the opposition's Mr IMF

65-year-old Noel Magloire Ndoba, a former economic forecaster for Pascal Lissouba, is involving himself in dealings between the International Monetary [...]

Congo
Roland-Levy Nitou stirs up the ill-gotten gains affair

49-year-old Roland-Levy Nitou, the leader of the collective Les Indignes du 242, a political association formed by the Congolese diaspora [...]

Congo
Cedric Okiorina, future guardian of Kiki's networks joins SNPC trading

The former head of marketing for Societe nationale des petroles du Congo (SNPC) and previous deputy to Denis Christel Sassou [...]

Congo
Splits among the Freemasons amid the economic turmoil

The country's main lodges are profoundly split over the disquieting situation that still prevails in Congo-B.

Congo
Martin Mberi to seek a resolution to the Pool conflict

In early August, Martin Mberi was appointed as permanent secretary of the Conseil national du dialogue, a new body set [...]

Congo
Lamyr Nguele, the regime's anti-corruption magistrate

Lamyr Nguele, who has been president of the Commission nationale de lutte contre la corruption, la concussion et la fraude [...]

Congo
Sassou plays it cool with his opponents

The president plans to use the forthcoming legislative ballot as a way to win over his few remaining adversaries.

Congo
Sassou's embassies on life support

The country's new ambassadors are about to take up post in ramshackle embassies.

Congo
Total and Socotram face off over fees

The two companies are fighting over the issue and the prime minister is playing referee.