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Central Africa

Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang and his Gabonese counterpart Ali Bongo, in 2019. © Présidence de la République gabonaise

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea, Gabon
Obiang and Bongo compete for Saudi funds

Covid oil blues prompt Malabo and Libreville's ruling families to seek help from the Gulf.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.02.2021

DRC
World Bank takes lead in financing Mwinda fund to electrify rural areas

The Congolese authorities hope to raise $500m to bring electricity to rural areas but none of its financial backers have yet committed to a fixed amount.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 08.02.2021

Gabon
Assala learns from Shell's export mistakes at Gamba terminal

The Carlyle-financed junior Assala Energy is determined to avoid export interruptions. This is how it plans to go about it.

Subscribers only Energy 08.02.2021

Inner circles | DRC
The parallel government of Tshisekedi's special advisors

DRC President Félix Tshisekedi. © Reuters

Subscribers only Politics 05.02.2021

Gabon
Strikes expose Bongo regime's shortcomings

Industrial action over back pay by two companies sheds harsh light on the government's failings.

Subscribers only Politics 05.02.2021

Congo
Sassou receives a fillip from Turkish billionaire Ali Metin Kazanci as he bids for re-election

As Denis Sassou NGuesso seeks a fourth term as president, Aksa Enerji, a firm owned by a Turkish oligarch close to Ankara's ruling party, is speeding up its plans to increase electricity supply to Pointe-Noire, a city that has traditionally been hostile to the Congolese leader.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 04.02.2021

DRC
Businessman Roger Abotome's winning political formula

Recently hit by revelations about his business ties with the ex-head of the electoral commission, the businessman Roger Abotome Bekabysia has turned his association with ex-president Joseph Kabila's political movement into a veritable business model.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 04.02.2021

Cameroon
Why Biya afforded former minister Kouna Atangana special treatment after corruption charges

Basile Kouna Atangana, who served in Cameroon's government until 2018, was jailed last year in connection with an anticorruption operation, but his legal woes are coming to an end. Here's why.

Subscribers only Politics 03.02.2021

Cameroon's former water and energy minister Basile Kouna Atangana.

Cameroon
Crackle on the line between telecoms sector's two leading ladies

The launch of the new Blue mobile telephone service by national telecommunications company Camtel has brought to a head the tensions between telecoms minister Minette Libom li Likeng, who is close to the presidency, and Camtel director general Judith Yah Sunday-Achidi, one of the wives of former prime minister Simon Achidi Achu, who hails from the anglophone north western region.

Subscribers only Business 03.02.2021

DRC
Gécamines minor reshuffle means major loss of influence for boss Albert Yuma

Gécamines secretary-general Déogratias Ngele Masudi is close to Albert Yuma, the chairman of the Congolese state firm and a friend of the former head of state. But he has been ousted.

Subscribers only Mining 02.02.2021

Congo
Ultra Green Corp brightens hopes of ailing solar panel firm

After years of struggle, Congolaise des Panneaux Solaires (Copasol) hopes to have found a lifeline through its partnership with the US company Ultra Green Corp. A 40-MW solar farm is in the pipeline.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 01.02.2021

Angola, Congo
Relations between Sassou and Lourenço become ever more poisonous

Presidential advisors in Angola now suspect Congo of colluding with the separatist Frente de Libertação do Estado de Cabinda (FLEC).

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.02.2021

Congo
ENI speeds up its asset disposals to Thystere Tchicaya and Sassou's dismay

Italian major ENI is pursuing its drive to rid itself of its smaller assets in Congo, leaving those in charge of the country's oil policy and the SNPC with difficult decisions to make.

Subscribers only Energy 29.01.2021

Congo
Sassou's Falcon jet not up for sale before summer

With the Paris Court of Cassation due to hand down a ruling in early February, the Falcon 7X jet belonging to the Congolese president's office looks like it will not be going on sale before July.

Subscribers only Business 29.01.2021

DRC
Kinshasa calls on India to relaunch Grand Katende power station

Congolese authorities are trying to get the construction of the 64 MW Grand Katende hydroelectric power station, on hold since the Kamuina Nsapu insurrection in 2016, back on track.

Subscribers only Energy, Politics 28.01.2021

DRC, United States
New York court battle over late star lawyer Emery Mukendi's legacy

The law firm Emery Mukendi has accused one of its partners, and creator of its website, of making free with the reputation of its late founder, a lawyer to the DRC government and numerous mining cases who succumbed to Covid-19 in 2020.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 28.01.2021

Cameroon
Victor Fotso's daughter seeks probe into circumstances of his death

After having fought bitterly over the will of the oligarch, who died in the American Hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine on 19 March 2020, the Fotso clan could be in for more turbulence. One of Victor Fotso's daughters has written to the public prosecutor in Paris, to complain about the circumstances in which he died.

Subscribers only Politics 27.01.2021

Central Africa
The consultants who pulled Dan Gertler out of sanctions purgatory

To secure the licence, in the last days of the Trump administration, that allows him to conduct business for one year despite being subject to sanctions, the mining tycoon Dan Gerlter called on a new team of consultants.

Subscribers only Mining 27.01.2021

Cameroon
Biya and the Atangana affair billions

Michel Thierry Atangana, a French businessman of Cameroonian origin who spent 17 years behind bars in Cameroon, is battling Yaoundé to extract 57bn CFA francs (€86m) in compensation over a decades-old financing mechanism.

Subscribers only Politics 26.01.2021

French businessman Michel Thierry Atangana, who spent 17 years in a Cameroonian prison.

Gabon
Mohammed VI's mining arm Managem weighs options for path forward in Gabon

As it updates the feasibility study for its Gabonese gold project Etéké, the Moroccan miner Managem is also considering whether to continue with the project or look for an exploration partner.

Subscribers only Mining 26.01.2021

Cameroon
Adélaïde Ngalle-Miano, the shadow queen of Douala port

A behind-the-scenes adviser to the director of Douala port, the Cameroonian businesswoman is the driving force behind the independent authority set up to take over from Bolloré.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 25.01.2021

Cameroonian businesswoman Adélaïde Ngalle-Miano.

DRC
Turkey's Summa keen for business in Kinshasa

The Turkish group Summa is in talks with the Congolese authorities over an opportunity to take over the N'Djili international airport upgrades in what would be its first move in the country.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 22.01.2021

Cameroon
Ministers ruled offside over FIFA boss's route to African Nations opening match

Government ministers clashed with the president's office over the route to be taken by the official convoy bringing FIFA chairman Gianni Infantino and his entourage to the opening match of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) between Cameroon and Zimbabwe in Yaounde on 16 January.

Subscribers only Politics 22.01.2021

Congo
Brazzaville flies solo in debt talks with traders

Under pressure from the IMF, which for the past 18 months has been blocking the second tranche of the $448.6m loan it approved in 2019, Congo is trying to revive talks with traders who have extended oil-backed loans to the country.

Subscribers only Business 20.01.2021

Congo, Gabon
Zenith loses Gabonese trump card Boumbendjé, sees Mberi alliance falter

The Canadian company has been pulling out all the stops in Congo to get its Tilapia license renewed. But while it has been focused on this priority, its plans in Gabon are faltering.

Subscribers only Energy 20.01.2021

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Central Africa

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea, Gabon
Obiang and Bongo compete for Saudi funds

DRC
World Bank takes lead in financing Mwinda fund to electrify rural areas

Gabon
Assala learns from Shell's export mistakes at Gamba terminal

Inner circles | DRC
The parallel government of Tshisekedi's special advisors

Gabon
Strikes expose Bongo regime's shortcomings

Congo
Sassou receives a fillip from Turkish billionaire Ali Metin Kazanci as he bids for re-election

DRC
Businessman Roger Abotome's winning political formula

Cameroon
Why Biya afforded former minister Kouna Atangana special treatment after corruption charges

Cameroon
Crackle on the line between telecoms sector's two leading ladies

DRC
Gécamines minor reshuffle means major loss of influence for boss Albert Yuma

Congo
Ultra Green Corp brightens hopes of ailing solar panel firm

Angola, Congo
Relations between Sassou and Lourenço become ever more poisonous

Congo
ENI speeds up its asset disposals to Thystere Tchicaya and Sassou's dismay

Congo
Sassou's Falcon jet not up for sale before summer

DRC
Kinshasa calls on India to relaunch Grand Katende power station

DRC, United States
New York court battle over late star lawyer Emery Mukendi's legacy

Cameroon
Victor Fotso's daughter seeks probe into circumstances of his death

Central Africa
The consultants who pulled Dan Gertler out of sanctions purgatory

Cameroon
Biya and the Atangana affair billions

Gabon
Mohammed VI's mining arm Managem weighs options for path forward in Gabon

Cameroon
Adélaïde Ngalle-Miano, the shadow queen of Douala port

DRC
Turkey's Summa keen for business in Kinshasa

Cameroon
Ministers ruled offside over FIFA boss's route to African Nations opening match

Congo
Brazzaville flies solo in debt talks with traders

Congo, Gabon
Zenith loses Gabonese trump card Boumbendjé, sees Mberi alliance falter

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Central Africa

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea, Gabon Obiang and Bongo compete for Saudi funds

DRC World Bank takes lead in financing Mwinda fund to electrify rural areas

Gabon Assala learns from Shell's export mistakes at Gamba terminal

Inner circles | DRC The parallel government of Tshisekedi's special advisors

Gabon Strikes expose Bongo regime's shortcomings

Congo Sassou receives a fillip from Turkish billionaire Ali Metin Kazanci as he bids for re-election

DRC Businessman Roger Abotome's winning political formula

Cameroon Why Biya afforded former minister Kouna Atangana special treatment after corruption charges

Cameroon Crackle on the line between telecoms sector's two leading ladies

DRC Gécamines minor reshuffle means major loss of influence for boss Albert Yuma

Congo Ultra Green Corp brightens hopes of ailing solar panel firm

Angola, Congo Relations between Sassou and Lourenço become ever more poisonous

Congo ENI speeds up its asset disposals to Thystere Tchicaya and Sassou's dismay

Congo Sassou's Falcon jet not up for sale before summer

DRC Kinshasa calls on India to relaunch Grand Katende power station

DRC, United States New York court battle over late star lawyer Emery Mukendi's legacy

Cameroon Victor Fotso's daughter seeks probe into circumstances of his death

Central Africa The consultants who pulled Dan Gertler out of sanctions purgatory

Cameroon Biya and the Atangana affair billions

Gabon Mohammed VI's mining arm Managem weighs options for path forward in Gabon

Cameroon Adélaïde Ngalle-Miano, the shadow queen of Douala port

DRC Turkey's Summa keen for business in Kinshasa

Cameroon Ministers ruled offside over FIFA boss's route to African Nations opening match

Congo Brazzaville flies solo in debt talks with traders

Congo, Gabon Zenith loses Gabonese trump card Boumbendjé, sees Mberi alliance falter

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Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea, Gabon
Obiang and Bongo compete for Saudi funds

DRC
World Bank takes lead in financing Mwinda fund to electrify rural areas

Gabon
Assala learns from Shell's export mistakes at Gamba terminal

Inner circles | DRC
The parallel government of Tshisekedi's special advisors

Gabon
Strikes expose Bongo regime's shortcomings

Congo
Sassou receives a fillip from Turkish billionaire Ali Metin Kazanci as he bids for re-election

DRC
Businessman Roger Abotome's winning political formula

Cameroon
Why Biya afforded former minister Kouna Atangana special treatment after corruption charges

Cameroon
Crackle on the line between telecoms sector's two leading ladies

DRC
Gécamines minor reshuffle means major loss of influence for boss Albert Yuma

Congo
Ultra Green Corp brightens hopes of ailing solar panel firm

Angola, Congo
Relations between Sassou and Lourenço become ever more poisonous

Congo
ENI speeds up its asset disposals to Thystere Tchicaya and Sassou's dismay

Congo
Sassou's Falcon jet not up for sale before summer

DRC
Kinshasa calls on India to relaunch Grand Katende power station

DRC, United States
New York court battle over late star lawyer Emery Mukendi's legacy

Cameroon
Victor Fotso's daughter seeks probe into circumstances of his death

Central Africa
The consultants who pulled Dan Gertler out of sanctions purgatory

Cameroon
Biya and the Atangana affair billions

Gabon
Mohammed VI's mining arm Managem weighs options for path forward in Gabon

Cameroon
Adélaïde Ngalle-Miano, the shadow queen of Douala port

DRC
Turkey's Summa keen for business in Kinshasa

Cameroon
Ministers ruled offside over FIFA boss's route to African Nations opening match

Congo
Brazzaville flies solo in debt talks with traders

Congo, Gabon
Zenith loses Gabonese trump card Boumbendjé, sees Mberi alliance falter