At the 6th congress of the Parti Congolais du Travail (PCT) which will be held in Brazzaville from July 3 to 7, Denis Sassou-Nguesso's underlings will slug it out for the post of secretary-general. The post is crucial in the [.
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Helene Houphouet-Boigny, 55, Felix Houphouet-Boigny's daughter, is hoping the change of regime in Ivory Coast might bring her closer to [...]
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Ivory Coast’s cocoa sector is in for some big changes, including a possible 22% tax cut for foreign companies. The Armajaro group is also growing in influence while other companies’ stars are expected to wane.
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Laurent Gbagbo’s supporters are seeking refuge beyond Ivory Coast’s borders with the help, surprisingly, of Alassane Ouattara’s FRCI, West Africa Newsletter can reveal.
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MPs are putting up resistance to changes in the law that could make it easier to money-launder with impunity.
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After three months languishing in prison in Dakar, Frenchman Sebastien Couasnet was freed on June 6.
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Benin's President Thomas Boni Yayi is preparing a treat for [...]
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According to West Africa Newsletter’s sources, Charles Ble Goude, leader [...]
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Under secretary-general Antonin Fotso, the Africa department of Total's Exploration [...]
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Michel Roussin, advisor to EDF/Veolia Environnement chief Henri Proglio will [...]
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In an unpublicised encounter, Areva chairwoman Anne Lauvergeon met President [...]
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A delegation from the Africa committee of the French employers’ [...]
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On a private visit to France since June 3, Benin's [...]
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In July Libreville will ask to join the Commonwealth, West Africa Newsletter can exclusively reveal.
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Gabonese President Ali Bongo has made a first round of high-level new appointments in some key institutions.
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On his return to Yaounde on May 15 after a [...]
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The European Investment Bank will inject €40 million into the [...]
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Director of the new telecommunications company 4G Cameroon, Israeli businessman [...]
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Director of Bernabe Gabon, a company that specialises in industrial [...]
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