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Central Africa

DRC
Fortescue in Kinshasa to negotiate Grand Inga mega-contract

Executives from the Australian mining giant Fortescue have flown into the Congolese capital to discuss the modalities of a deal to generate a total 70 gigawatts of electricity in the country. Their trip comes as President Félix Tshisekedi prepares to choose between the various bidders for the Grand Inga project.

Subscribers only Energy, Business Running story - Grand Inga 11.03.2021

Cameroon
Yaoundé aims to forego World Bank help on mining cadastre

Cameroon has hired consultancy Drake & Bart to design an institutional framework that would help wean the country off World Bank help in managing its mining cadastre.

Subscribers only Mining 11.03.2021

DRC
Surestream still covets Ndunda block after ENI's exit

UK firm Surestream is betting on the political vacuum in the DRC to take over the unexploited oil block.

Subscribers only Energy 11.03.2021

DRC
After Iraq and Abidjan, Philippe Brett's capers continue in Congo

Self-appointed French hostage mediator Philippe Brett in 2004. © Reuters

Subscribers only Business 10.03.2021

Cameroon
Clean-up firm Sisco tries new tactic in bid to recover its dues

France's Sisco, which has been battling to recover $26m since 2015 from the Cameroonian state for work done to decontaminate military sites, plans to unleash its lawyer on the justice ministry to move the case forward.

Subscribers only Business 10.03.2021

Cameroon
Bitter battle over Fotso's vast estate rumbles on in France and Cameroon

In France, Victor Fotso's heirs have delayed disclosing the accounts of the companies that control the family's real estate holdings, while in Cameroon, investigators have searched the offices of the notary who handled the oligarch's will.

Subscribers only Business 09.03.2021

Chad
Panicked Déby and SHT counterattack over Chad-Cameroon pipeline sale

The revelation in our 24 February edition of the planned sale of 50% of Chadian company SHT's shares in the Chad-Cameroon oil pipeline has been denied by SHT's managing director. President Déby had sought at all costs to keep the plan secret before launching his re-election campaign.

Subscribers only Energy 09.03.2021

Burundi
Intelligence services call on Al Hamra to track mobile phones

Feeling targetted by certain Rwandan activities, the Burundi secret services have hired UAE security systems specialist Al Hamra to examine the use of a mobile phone tracking system.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 08.03.2021

Cameroon
While waiting for Biden, Paris steps up pressure over Anglophone crisis

After the Vatican made its voice heard, Paris has reminded the Cameroonian government of its concerns about the continuing crisis in the English-speaking provinces. European Union states hope that the new US administration, which purports to put human rights at the heart of its foreign policy, will come to their help.

Subscribers only Politics 05.03.2021

Congo
Pre-trial procedure over Sassou Nguesso clan's Miami penthouse begins

A US court has begun pre-trial proceedings into an investigation over the purchase of a luxury Miami penthouse by Denis-Christel Sassou Nguesso's wife.

Subscribers only Energy 05.03.2021

China, DRC
Beijing beckons to Tshisekedi

Xi Jinping's regime has invited the Congolese head of state to visit Beijing later this spring to discuss economic cooperation between the two countries. The invitation comes as Washington, which has made a dramatic return to the DRC since the election of Felix Tshisekedi, is closely scrutinizing Chinese activity in the country.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.03.2021

Africa, Cameroon
Eramet on the lookout for new mines in Africa

French mining company Eramet just finished its second exploration phase on Cameroonian rutile mine, Akonolinga, which it acquired late 2019.

Subscribers only Mining 05.03.2021

Congo
Sassou Nguesso banks on IMF thaw to gild his re-election

With three weeks to go until the presidential poll, the Congolese government is working hard to clinch a debt rescheduling agreement with Glencore and get the IMF to resume lending.

Subscribers only Politics 04.03.2021

President of Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso.

Central African Republic, France
Bangui and Paris bicker over French military air traffic controller at capital's airport

The Central African authorities are proving to be very resistant to France's proposal to deploy a French military air traffic controller at the control tower of Bangui airport.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Diplomacy 04.03.2021

Spotlight | DRC
Freed from US sanctions, Dan Gertler plays for time to keep his blocks

Having won a temporary reprieve from US sanctions, billionaire Israeli businessman Dan Gertler is trying to keep control of his oil exploration permits in DRC without carrying out any work on them. He is relying on force majeure to get his way.

Subscribers only Energy 03.03.2021

DRC
Kinshasa spends nearly $1m restoring relations with IMF

A contract signed with US law firm Baker McKenzie, which was negotiated by the Congolese presidency before being signed by the finance minister, is intended to enable the DRC to resume negotiations with the International Monetary Fund.

Subscribers only Politics 03.03.2021

Chad, Morocco
Moroccan businessman Rahal Boulgoute targets Chad gold

Marita, a subsidiary of Rahal Boulgoute's construction group, has joined forces with Chad's state-owned company SONAMIG to develop mining projects in the Sahelian country.

Subscribers only Mining 03.03.2021

Cameroon
Paul Biya Stadium plunges the country into further debt

After having pleaded for a suspension of interest payments on its sovereign debt with one hand, Cameroon is preparing with the other to call on the the banks to loan it more money to enable it to complete construction of the Paul Biya Stadium, which is due to be the centrepiece of next year's Africa Cup of Nations.

Subscribers only Business 02.03.2021

The Paul Biya stadium construction site.

In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi's investment adviser Jean-Claude Kabongo does business on both sides of the Congo River

As well as being the DRC's ambassador to the business world, Felix Tshisekedi's influential special adviser is careful to take care of his own oil product trading interests. In this area, he relies on the close links he has forged with members of the Sassou Nguesso family.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 01.03.2021

DRC
Katumbi ally Prince Kihangi resumes hostilities against Alphamin over Nord Kivu tin mining

North Kivu activist Prince Kihangi, who recently became an MP, has been battling for years with tin mining company Alphamin. In January, however, he took his grievances to the DRC mines minister just as Moïse Katumbi, whom he supports, is forging closer relations with President Félix Tshisekedi.

Subscribers only Mining 01.03.2021

DRC
Sama Lukonde envisages a 50-strong government

The Congolese prime minister Sama Lukonde Kyenge, who has just embarked on consultations to form his new administration, is envisaging several possibilities.

Subscribers only Politics 26.02.2021

Gabon
The imam behind the ambassador to Riyadh's appointment

After leaving the post of ambassador to Saudi Arabia vacant for more than a year, President Ali Bongo has appointed a non-diplomat from Gabon's Muslim community.

Subscribers only Politics 25.02.2021

Guy Ibrahim Membourou, Gabon's new ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

DRC
Blueprint of SPIC's plans for aluminium plant in Kongo Central

State Power Investment Corp plans source the bauxite it will need for the colossal aluminum plant it is trying to build in Kongo Central from its Coliah mine in Guinea.

Subscribers only Mining 25.02.2021

DRC
Tony Blair Institute helps PM Lukonde sharpen his economic strategy

The former British prime minister Tony Blair's institute is preparing a report for the Congolese presidency to help guide the main economic policy of Sama Lukonde's future government.

Subscribers only Business 24.02.2021

British former prime minister Tony Blair.

Cameroon, Chad
Biya poised to buy Chadian oil pipeline stake as Deby battles with economic crisis

The Chadian government, which is mired in debt and badly affected by the Covid-19 crisis, wants to speed up the sale of part of its shares in the COTCO oil pipeline to Cameroonian state-owned oil company SNH.

Subscribers only Energy 24.02.2021

The Chad-Cameroon pipeline, which connects the Doba oil fields to the port of Kribi.

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Central Africa

DRC
Fortescue in Kinshasa to negotiate Grand Inga mega-contract

Cameroon
Yaoundé aims to forego World Bank help on mining cadastre

DRC
Surestream still covets Ndunda block after ENI's exit

DRC
After Iraq and Abidjan, Philippe Brett's capers continue in Congo

Cameroon
Clean-up firm Sisco tries new tactic in bid to recover its dues

Cameroon
Bitter battle over Fotso's vast estate rumbles on in France and Cameroon

Chad
Panicked Déby and SHT counterattack over Chad-Cameroon pipeline sale

Burundi
Intelligence services call on Al Hamra to track mobile phones

Cameroon
While waiting for Biden, Paris steps up pressure over Anglophone crisis

Congo
Pre-trial procedure over Sassou Nguesso clan's Miami penthouse begins

China, DRC
Beijing beckons to Tshisekedi

Africa, Cameroon
Eramet on the lookout for new mines in Africa

Congo
Sassou Nguesso banks on IMF thaw to gild his re-election

Central African Republic, France
Bangui and Paris bicker over French military air traffic controller at capital's airport

Spotlight | DRC
Freed from US sanctions, Dan Gertler plays for time to keep his blocks

DRC
Kinshasa spends nearly $1m restoring relations with IMF

Chad, Morocco
Moroccan businessman Rahal Boulgoute targets Chad gold

Cameroon
Paul Biya Stadium plunges the country into further debt

In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi's investment adviser Jean-Claude Kabongo does business on both sides of the Congo River

DRC
Katumbi ally Prince Kihangi resumes hostilities against Alphamin over Nord Kivu tin mining

DRC
Sama Lukonde envisages a 50-strong government

Gabon
The imam behind the ambassador to Riyadh's appointment

DRC
Blueprint of SPIC's plans for aluminium plant in Kongo Central

DRC
Tony Blair Institute helps PM Lukonde sharpen his economic strategy

Cameroon, Chad
Biya poised to buy Chadian oil pipeline stake as Deby battles with economic crisis

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Central Africa

DRC Fortescue in Kinshasa to negotiate Grand Inga mega-contract

Cameroon Yaoundé aims to forego World Bank help on mining cadastre

DRC Surestream still covets Ndunda block after ENI's exit

DRC After Iraq and Abidjan, Philippe Brett's capers continue in Congo

Cameroon Clean-up firm Sisco tries new tactic in bid to recover its dues

Cameroon Bitter battle over Fotso's vast estate rumbles on in France and Cameroon

Chad Panicked Déby and SHT counterattack over Chad-Cameroon pipeline sale

Burundi Intelligence services call on Al Hamra to track mobile phones

Cameroon While waiting for Biden, Paris steps up pressure over Anglophone crisis

Congo Pre-trial procedure over Sassou Nguesso clan's Miami penthouse begins

China, DRC Beijing beckons to Tshisekedi

Africa, Cameroon Eramet on the lookout for new mines in Africa

Congo Sassou Nguesso banks on IMF thaw to gild his re-election

Central African Republic, France Bangui and Paris bicker over French military air traffic controller at capital's airport

Spotlight | DRC Freed from US sanctions, Dan Gertler plays for time to keep his blocks

DRC Kinshasa spends nearly $1m restoring relations with IMF

Chad, Morocco Moroccan businessman Rahal Boulgoute targets Chad gold

Cameroon Paul Biya Stadium plunges the country into further debt

In Focus | DRC Tshisekedi's investment adviser Jean-Claude Kabongo does business on both sides of the Congo River

DRC Katumbi ally Prince Kihangi resumes hostilities against Alphamin over Nord Kivu tin mining

DRC Sama Lukonde envisages a 50-strong government

Gabon The imam behind the ambassador to Riyadh's appointment

DRC Blueprint of SPIC's plans for aluminium plant in Kongo Central

DRC Tony Blair Institute helps PM Lukonde sharpen his economic strategy

Cameroon, Chad Biya poised to buy Chadian oil pipeline stake as Deby battles with economic crisis

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

DRC
Fortescue in Kinshasa to negotiate Grand Inga mega-contract

Cameroon
Yaoundé aims to forego World Bank help on mining cadastre

DRC
Surestream still covets Ndunda block after ENI's exit

DRC
After Iraq and Abidjan, Philippe Brett's capers continue in Congo

Cameroon
Clean-up firm Sisco tries new tactic in bid to recover its dues

Cameroon
Bitter battle over Fotso's vast estate rumbles on in France and Cameroon

Chad
Panicked Déby and SHT counterattack over Chad-Cameroon pipeline sale

Burundi
Intelligence services call on Al Hamra to track mobile phones

Cameroon
While waiting for Biden, Paris steps up pressure over Anglophone crisis

Congo
Pre-trial procedure over Sassou Nguesso clan's Miami penthouse begins

China, DRC
Beijing beckons to Tshisekedi

Africa, Cameroon
Eramet on the lookout for new mines in Africa

Congo
Sassou Nguesso banks on IMF thaw to gild his re-election

Central African Republic, France
Bangui and Paris bicker over French military air traffic controller at capital's airport

Spotlight | DRC
Freed from US sanctions, Dan Gertler plays for time to keep his blocks

DRC
Kinshasa spends nearly $1m restoring relations with IMF

Chad, Morocco
Moroccan businessman Rahal Boulgoute targets Chad gold

Cameroon
Paul Biya Stadium plunges the country into further debt

In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi's investment adviser Jean-Claude Kabongo does business on both sides of the Congo River

DRC
Katumbi ally Prince Kihangi resumes hostilities against Alphamin over Nord Kivu tin mining

DRC
Sama Lukonde envisages a 50-strong government

Gabon
The imam behind the ambassador to Riyadh's appointment

DRC
Blueprint of SPIC's plans for aluminium plant in Kongo Central

DRC
Tony Blair Institute helps PM Lukonde sharpen his economic strategy

Cameroon, Chad
Biya poised to buy Chadian oil pipeline stake as Deby battles with economic crisis