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Congo

Sassou hatches plan to neutralise Kolelas

Brazzaville is plotting to undermine the Pool political base of Parfait Kolelas, the head of the MCDDI party, before the presidential elections in 2016.

Subscribers only Politics 01.04.2015

Who's behind the mysterious Nigerian junior Pelfaco?

After more than a year of talks, the arrival of the well-connected Nigerian junior Pelfaco on the offshore Sounda Marine [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.2015

What will change under new oil legislation

Approved during a cabinet meeting on March 25, a new oil and gas bill will signal the start to a campaign to promote new exploration acreage. It will also hand fresh powers to SNPC.

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.2015

Ernest Denis Souamy, a president's man in charge of gasoline

The latest cabinet meeting chaired by Congolese president Denis Sassou-Nguesso on March 25 confirmed the appointment of Ernest Denis Souamy [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.2015

ENI untroubled by ban on flaring

During a cabinet meeting on March 25, Congo-B’s hydrocarbons minister [...]

Subscribers only Energy 31.03.2015

Probe into nephew strikes at Denis Sassou Nguesso

The recent police search of an appartment in Neuilly-sur-Seine owned by Edgar Nguesso, the nephew of President Denis Sassou Nguesso and a key figure of the Congolese regime, in connection with the “Ill-gotten gains” probe, looks set to shake the regime in

Subscribers only Politics 18.02.2015

Oil industry braces for a dive in 2015

The latest report by the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative reveals the country has much to fear about its future oil revenue.

Subscribers only Energy 17.02.2015

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Post-Sassou in play in Brazzaville’s corridors of power

Even though they are apparently fully behind President Denis Sassou-Nguesso’s plan to amend the constitution so that he can run for office again in 2016, the Congolese leader’s close guard are in fact keeping their options open, as West Africa [.

Subscribers only Politics 04.02.2015

Military hauled before French courts

Tired of waiting for justice to be served after rulings against the Forces Armees Congolaises, several plaintiffs are taking their cases to Paris.

Subscribers only Politics 04.02.2015

Commisimpex case takes new turn in Abidjan

The legal dispute between the Congolese government and businessman Mohsen Hojeij recently took a fresh twist before the CCJA in Abidjan.

Subscribers only Business 04.02.2015

Laurent Dzaba, Zenga-Mambu boss, in court in Paris

Laurent Dzaba, the 47-year-old founder and director of the Congolese opposition-leaning website Zenga-Mambu, will appear before the 17th criminal chamber [...]

Subscribers only Politics 04.02.2015

Sassou Nguesso smarts over OIF snub

The Congolese ambassador to Paris Henri Lopes is still licking his wounds over failing to secure the leadership of La Francophonie.

Subscribers only Politics 21.01.2015

Well runs dry for contractors

With oil prices falling below $50, the Republic of Congo's government is struggling to pay its bills.

Subscribers only Business 21.01.2015

The rise and rise of Jean-Dominique Okemba

Jean-Dominique – JDO - Okemba, the nephew of Denis Sassou-Nguesso and head of the Conseil Nationale de Securite (CNS), the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 21.01.2015

Veronique Okoumou, Sassou’s right-hand woman in West Africa

Veronique Okoumou, 67, who has been Denis Sassou-Nguesso’s advisor on social affairs and welfare since 1998, is set to become [...]

Subscribers only Politics 21.01.2015

Sasssou’s press freedom posturing

Denis Sassou-Nguesso condemned the attack on freedom of expression in [...]

Subscribers only Politics 21.01.2015

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ENI's friends in Sassou Nguesso country

The Italian major is relentlessly tightening its grip on various sedimentary basins in Congo. In doing so it can count on the assistance of eager supporters in government in Brazzaville and it plans to profit from that support to fatten [.

Subscribers only Energy 20.01.2015

Sassou reins in church

Now that the Parti Congolais du Travail (PCT) has given is agreement for a change to the constitution that would allow him to run for president again, President Sassou Nguesso is taking on Brazzaville’s reticent religious community.

Subscribers only Politics 07.01.2015

Bishop Mbuyu defies Sassou

Louis Portella Mbuyu, the 72-year-old Bishop of Kinkala and chairman of the Republic of Congo’s Episcopal Conference, was the main [...]

Subscribers only Politics 07.01.2015

Congressman Engel sends message to Sassou

After its efforts, along with France, to put pressure on [...]

Subscribers only Politics 07.01.2015

Commisimpex case in court

New hearings took place before the OHADA Arbitration Court in [...]

Subscribers only Business 07.01.2015

Julienne Johnson Sassou invests in bricks and mortar

Julienne - "Joujou" - Johnson Sassou, the president of the [...]

Subscribers only Business 07.01.2015

Who is opposing Sassou’s plans to modify the constitution?

Denis Sassou-Nguesso called a meeting of the Parti Congolais du Travail (PCT) central committee as soon as he returned from [...]

Subscribers only 18.12.2014

Okoi, Sassou’s securocrat, decorated in Paris

Guy-Blanchard Okoi, 53, the chief of staff of the Forces Armees Congolaises (FAC) was made an officer of the Legion [...]

Subscribers only Politics 17.12.2014

Henri Lopes, Sassou’s wounded man

Not on top form after failing to secure the leadership of the International Organizaton of La Francophonie, Henri Lopes, the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 17.12.2014

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Congo

Sassou hatches plan to neutralise Kolelas

Who's behind the mysterious Nigerian junior Pelfaco?

What will change under new oil legislation

Ernest Denis Souamy, a president's man in charge of gasoline

ENI untroubled by ban on flaring

Probe into nephew strikes at Denis Sassou Nguesso

Oil industry braces for a dive in 2015

Spotlight
Post-Sassou in play in Brazzaville’s corridors of power

Military hauled before French courts

Commisimpex case takes new turn in Abidjan

Laurent Dzaba, Zenga-Mambu boss, in court in Paris

Sassou Nguesso smarts over OIF snub

Well runs dry for contractors

The rise and rise of Jean-Dominique Okemba

Veronique Okoumou, Sassou’s right-hand woman in West Africa

Sasssou’s press freedom posturing

Spotlight
ENI's friends in Sassou Nguesso country

Sassou reins in church

Bishop Mbuyu defies Sassou

Congressman Engel sends message to Sassou

Commisimpex case in court

Julienne Johnson Sassou invests in bricks and mortar

Who is opposing Sassou’s plans to modify the constitution?

Okoi, Sassou’s securocrat, decorated in Paris

Henri Lopes, Sassou’s wounded man

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Congo

Sassou hatches plan to neutralise Kolelas

Who's behind the mysterious Nigerian junior Pelfaco?

What will change under new oil legislation

Ernest Denis Souamy, a president's man in charge of gasoline

ENI untroubled by ban on flaring

Probe into nephew strikes at Denis Sassou Nguesso

Oil industry braces for a dive in 2015

Spotlight Post-Sassou in play in Brazzaville’s corridors of power

Military hauled before French courts

Commisimpex case takes new turn in Abidjan

Laurent Dzaba, Zenga-Mambu boss, in court in Paris

Sassou Nguesso smarts over OIF snub

Well runs dry for contractors

The rise and rise of Jean-Dominique Okemba

Veronique Okoumou, Sassou’s right-hand woman in West Africa

Sasssou’s press freedom posturing

Spotlight ENI's friends in Sassou Nguesso country

Sassou reins in church

Bishop Mbuyu defies Sassou

Congressman Engel sends message to Sassou

Commisimpex case in court

Julienne Johnson Sassou invests in bricks and mortar

Who is opposing Sassou’s plans to modify the constitution?

Okoi, Sassou’s securocrat, decorated in Paris

Henri Lopes, Sassou’s wounded man

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Post-Sassou in play in Brazzaville’s corridors of power

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ENI's friends in Sassou Nguesso country