Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

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.

Cameroon
News channel Africa 24 on the verge of bankruptcy

A Media France is about to go into receivership. Deprived of cash flow and weighed down by months of unpaid wages as well as tensions with its Cameroonian shareholder, the group is turning to the Paris Commercial Court, despite the continued development of the brand on the continent.

Equatorial Guinea
President Obiang Nguema visits Washington on the QT

The Equatorial Guinean head of state was received by Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau on 16 April.

Palace Intrigues
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Michael Randrianirina, Abiy Ahmed, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud

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

GabonBrice Clotaire Oligui Nguema prepares for his first anniversary as president

Madagascar-Equatorial GuineaBehind Colonel Randrianirina's trip to Malabo

Ethiopia, SomaliaAbiy Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud at cross-purposes

Equatorial Guinea
Holy See and Malabo in talks over Pope's schedule

From 21 to 23 April, at the invitation of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Leo XIV will conclude his tour of Africa in Equatorial Guinea's former capital. The sensitive issue of prisoners' poor living conditions will be one of the key focuses of his visit.

Cameroon
Pope's trip still a headache for Yaoundé

Despite the Vatican's willingness and the efforts of the presidency, preparations for Pope Leo XIV's visit to the country continue to run up against major obstacles, notably in terms of security and logistics.

Palace Intrigues
Teodorin Obiang Nguema, Paul Biya, Raila Odinga, Cyril Ramaphosa and Alassane Ouattara

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

CameroonTeodorin Obiang Nguema cosies up to busy Biyas

KenyaRaila Odinga's posthumous, final memoir in the offing

South AfricaCyril Ramaphosa chides his oil minister for being hooked on hydrocarbons

Ivory CoastOuattara and Macron like ships in the night

Equatorial Guinea
Future of Zafiro oil field still unclear

US junior oil company Hunt Oil and oil services company Baker Hughes have signed a memorandum of understanding with Malabo with the aim of saving this mature field off the island of Bioko.

Equatorial Guinea
GEPetrol going all out to restart Fortuna deposit with ConocoPhillips

Equatorial Guinea does not have the resources to come through on its part in the development of this jinxed asset, abandoned in the past by several different firms. State companies GEPetrol and Sonagas need to find private partners.

Africa
The two candidates contending for APPO secretary general position

Algeria and Ivory Coast are vying to succeed Nigeria's Omar Farouk Ibrahim. The Ministerial Council of the African Petroleum Producers' Organization will deliver its verdict in early November.

Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Paul Biya, Teodorin Obiang

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

GabonMacron's Libreville detour

CameroonCRTV resorts to tight frames on Paul Biya's rallies

Equatorial Guinea‘Teodorin' Obiang extends his US trip to the West Coast

Equatorial Guinea
"Teodorin" Obiang goes on charm offensive in the US

On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the Equatorial Guinean vice president, despite being under Treasury sanctions, received an exemption from the American authorities to travel to Washington. There, he met with Donald Trump's Africa advisor and representatives of US majors.

DRC
Demand for death penalty for Joseph Kabila raises tensions in SADC countries

The request for the death penalty against former Congolese President Joseph Kabila has worried several countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), which fear a precedent within the regional organisation.

Equatorial Guinea
Presidential Boeing temporarily seized in Rome

An Equatorial Guinean presidential plane was seized in Rome in August by a maintenance company claiming unpaid bills from the national airline Ceiba. The Italian courts ordered the seizure to be lifted within a few days.