Cameroonian President Paul Biya, 78, knows that he is taking a big gamble by standing for re-election in October's presidential poll. In office for the past 29 years, the discreet, inscrutable Biya knows that his sheen of international respectability in [.
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The Ouattaras are taking every precaution in the light of continuing violence between various branches of the former Forces Nouvelles [...]
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During Laurent Gbagbo’s presidency, a number of ministers enjoyed lucrative sidelines in business. The trend has continued apace since Ouattara came to power.
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Several leading freemasons are suing Vincent Kuassi Nikoue, the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Benin, in the hope of ousting him from his position.
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Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara does not mess around when it [...]
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The quest for a single opposition candidate, which is the [...]
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Eugene Diomande, the chairman of the board of Comium, Ivory [...]
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The legal obstacles that prevented Olheol Industries from getting to [...]
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The Nigerien authorities wish to renegotiate the cost of building [...]
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The South Korean group Hyundai has bid for the contract [...]
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Dominique Kakou has been appointed chief executive of the Ivorian [...]
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Yves Bra, 47, a former SIFCA executive and the son [...]
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The aging head of the powerful oil company wants to pass on the reins. Would be successors are saddling up, like an old-style Western.
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Using the excuse that it needs to house its diplomats, the Gabonese regime has been buying up property oversees. The latest example is the late Ted Kennedy’s house in Washington.
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Although the Gabonese authorities apparently have the wherewithal to buy up property in various parts of world, they are somewhat slower off the mark in settling their debts.
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Gabonese president Ali Bongo Ondimba is due to travel to [...]
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The U.S. private equity group Emerging Capital Partners (ECP) is [...]
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In October 2010, the Monaco-based company Frozen Trading signed a [...]
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The director of Orange Cameroun since July 2010, Frenchman Jean [...]
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During his planned visit to Paris in September, Paul Kagame is sure to bring up the genocide suspects living on French soil.
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