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Gabon

The Libreville dossier of the Justice Department

For the last few years, the US Department of Justice has been scrutinising financial transactions undertaken by high-ranking Gabonese figures. No official inquiry has yet been opened.

Subscribers only Politics 26.06.2019

Guess what of June 24, 2019

Sanction | Replacement | Visit | Phone call | General

Free access Guess what ? 26.06.2019

"Bati" Tomi eyes up Satram

In the doldrums since the arrest of its director Ait Ben Ali Mohamed as part of "Operation Mamba", Satram is attracting interest from new investors, including "Bati" Tomi.

Subscribers only Business 26.06.2019

Riyadh keeps Liban Soleiman waiting

Ali Bongo's former chief of staff Liban Soleiman, who in [...]

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.06.2019

Franck Yann Koubdje moves from elite private banking to Treasury

On 13 June, the former BGFI Bank executive Franck Yann [...]

Subscribers only Business 26.06.2019

Noel Mboumba tries to catch up on time and build majors' trust

Gabon's new petroleum minister Noel Mboumba would like to smooth [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.06.2019

Now minister, why is Noel Mboumba shutting down former employer Sogara

With Noël Mboumba now in charge of Gabon's ministry of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 25.06.2019

In Focus
Lecourt family rent Monaco letter boxes to African oligarchs

The Lecourt family, which has been established on the Rock of Monaco for the last two generations, began in the soap business before going on to build up a profitable agricultural trading business and then a cleaning business of a non-corporal sort, registering companies in Monaco for third parties.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 17.06.2019

How Maixent Accrombessi tried to save the loyal Otandault

Staying in Libreville since last week, Ali Bongo's former chief of staff Maixent Accrombessi did his best to ensure that [...]

Subscribers only Politics 13.06.2019

Spotlight
How Ali Bongo staged his comeback

Above and beyond the announcement of a government reshuffle, the purpose of the two speeches given by Ali Bongo on 8 June was to demonstrate that he was once again in full possession of his faculties, eight months after suffering [.

Subscribers only Politics 12.06.2019

Ali Bongo due to meet IMF in September

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), which has released only $395.9 [...]

Subscribers only Politics 12.06.2019

Ex-manager of Suez Maroc cosies up to SEEG

Jean-Pierre Ermenault, the former general manager at GDF Suez in [...]

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 12.06.2019

Hydrocarbons code project dismays Total and Perenco

Oil and gas firms active in Gabon are keeping an extremely wary eye on the proposed bill for a new [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.06.2019

Sidney Black hands over the keys at Vaalco

According to our sources, the head of Gabonese business and [...]

Subscribers only Energy 11.06.2019

Spotlight
Airports spark intense international rivalries

At a time when many African capitals are constructing new airports to ease congestion around urban centres, such projects are giving rise to intense rivalry between new and established powers on the continent, all against a backdrop of growing sub-regional [.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 29.05.2019

Extension of Diori-Hamani airport in Niamey, built and run by Turkish group Summa.

Ali Bongo does some spring cleaning

The scandal of dozens of containers of precious wood going missing has given the president an excuse to reshuffle his personnel as he continues to recover from his stroke.

Subscribers only Politics 29.05.2019

Biendi Moussavou marries into presidential family

Although his father Pierre-Claver Maganga Moussavou was dismissed as the vice president of Gabon on 21 May (see here), the [...]

Subscribers only Politics 29.05.2019

Ali Bongo and his heirs apparent

Several ambitious colleagues are beginning to emerge from the shadow of the ailing Gabonese president. Analysis.

Subscribers only Politics 15.05.2019

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Guess what of May 15, 2019

Free access Guess what ? 15.05.2019

The ‘volatile' analyses of the Quai d'Orsay

Following the deaths on 10 May of two French soldiers [...]

Subscribers only Defence 15.05.2019

Sophie Chatriot gets her hands on the duty-free

Sophie Chatriot, the MD of the Gabonese subsidiary of Lagardere [...]

Subscribers only Business 15.05.2019

So is the IMF planning to wind up Gabon Oil Co (GOC)?

Africa Energy Intelligence's latest report of the IMF's talks with the ministry of budget over GOC's future received a flood of denial. This clearly calls for explanation.

Subscribers only Energy 14.05.2019

In Focus
Mahamadou Bonkoungou flies high in construction thanks to presidential aviation business

As business magnates Michel Tomi and Samuel Dossou see their business aviation companies go into nosedive, the aircraft operated by Burkina Faso's Mahamadou Bonkoungou are attracting bookings from presidencies throughout West Africa and will soon start flying from Central Africa as well.

Subscribers only Politics 06.05.2019

Liza Transport International's Falcon 7X in Ebomaf Force One video featuring Chocki.

Brice Laccruche Alihanga wins over media

Ali Bongo's chief of staff, Brice Laccruche Alihanga, has been consolidating his relationship with the media in order to hone [...]

Subscribers only Politics 30.04.2019

IMF wants Gabon Oil Co (GOC) put into receivership

Tensions are flaring between the International Monetary Fund and the Libreville government over the future of the state-owned Gabon Oil Co.

Subscribers only Energy 30.04.2019

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Gabon

The Libreville dossier of the Justice Department

Guess what of June 24, 2019

"Bati" Tomi eyes up Satram

Riyadh keeps Liban Soleiman waiting

Franck Yann Koubdje moves from elite private banking to Treasury

Noel Mboumba tries to catch up on time and build majors' trust

Now minister, why is Noel Mboumba shutting down former employer Sogara

In Focus
Lecourt family rent Monaco letter boxes to African oligarchs

How Maixent Accrombessi tried to save the loyal Otandault

Spotlight
How Ali Bongo staged his comeback

Ali Bongo due to meet IMF in September

Ex-manager of Suez Maroc cosies up to SEEG

Hydrocarbons code project dismays Total and Perenco

Sidney Black hands over the keys at Vaalco

Spotlight
Airports spark intense international rivalries

Ali Bongo does some spring cleaning

Biendi Moussavou marries into presidential family

Ali Bongo and his heirs apparent

Document
Guess what of May 15, 2019

The ‘volatile' analyses of the Quai d'Orsay

Sophie Chatriot gets her hands on the duty-free

So is the IMF planning to wind up Gabon Oil Co (GOC)?

In Focus
Mahamadou Bonkoungou flies high in construction thanks to presidential aviation business

Brice Laccruche Alihanga wins over media

IMF wants Gabon Oil Co (GOC) put into receivership

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DRC The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

The Renaissance Dam – a national symbol but a regional quandary

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Andry Rajoelina

African Development Bank

Paul Biya

Erik Prince

AFRICOM

Gabon

The Libreville dossier of the Justice Department

Guess what of June 24, 2019

"Bati" Tomi eyes up Satram

Riyadh keeps Liban Soleiman waiting

Franck Yann Koubdje moves from elite private banking to Treasury

Noel Mboumba tries to catch up on time and build majors' trust

Now minister, why is Noel Mboumba shutting down former employer Sogara

In Focus Lecourt family rent Monaco letter boxes to African oligarchs

How Maixent Accrombessi tried to save the loyal Otandault

Spotlight How Ali Bongo staged his comeback

Ali Bongo due to meet IMF in September

Ex-manager of Suez Maroc cosies up to SEEG

Hydrocarbons code project dismays Total and Perenco

Sidney Black hands over the keys at Vaalco

Spotlight Airports spark intense international rivalries

Ali Bongo does some spring cleaning

Biendi Moussavou marries into presidential family

Ali Bongo and his heirs apparent

Document Guess what of May 15, 2019

The ‘volatile' analyses of the Quai d'Orsay

Sophie Chatriot gets her hands on the duty-free

So is the IMF planning to wind up Gabon Oil Co (GOC)?

In Focus Mahamadou Bonkoungou flies high in construction thanks to presidential aviation business

Brice Laccruche Alihanga wins over media

IMF wants Gabon Oil Co (GOC) put into receivership

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DRC
The Tshisekedi clan's dangerous ties with cobalt looting "cartels"

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

In Focus
Lecourt family rent Monaco letter boxes to African oligarchs

Spotlight
How Ali Bongo staged his comeback

Spotlight
Airports spark intense international rivalries

Document
Guess what of May 15, 2019

In Focus
Mahamadou Bonkoungou flies high in construction thanks to presidential aviation business