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Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema in Beijing, China, September 2024.
Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema in Beijing, China, September 2024. © Ken Ishii/Pool/Getty/AFP

Inner circle
The powerful networks of Khalil Rihan, President Nguema's favoured businessman

The Lebanese-Gabonese entrepreneur has become the go-to man in Gabon for major foreign firms and smaller operators alike. With the head of state's backing, he oversees strategic negotiations on behalf of the country, while pursuing his own private interests.
LogoSubscribers only Business, Diplomacy 03.04.2026
Abebe Aemro Selassie at the IMF and World Bank annual meeting in Washington, 16 October 2025.
Abebe Aemro Selassie at the IMF and World Bank annual meeting in Washington, 16 October 2025. © Graeme Sloan / Sipa USA / Reuters

Spotlight
The alarming IMF report on CEMAC countries

A few days before its spring meetings, the International Monetary Fund conducted a harsh assessment of the health of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa states. The Bretton Woods institution, which is about to conclude support programmes with them, is asking for guarantees.
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