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Gabon
Gabon Grand Master swearing in moved forward

Jacques-Denis Tsanga, the new grand master of the Grande Loge du Gabon, is to be sworn in on 10 February, a week earlier than planned.

Subscribers only Politics 06.02.2024

In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi clan involved in former Katanga province's mining wild west

© Illustrated by Julien Pacaud Pictures: F. Scoppa/P. Meinhardt/AFP; J. Graylock/M. Kaplan/E. Zani/Alamy

Subscribers only Mining 05.02.2024

Cameroon
Defence minister still embroiled in case of murdered journalist Martinez Zogo

A ceremony in honour of Martinez Zogo in Yaoundé, 23 January 2023. © Daniel Beloumou Olomo/AFP

Subscribers only Politics 05.02.2024

Congo
Obsolete Congolese body fails to get Commisimpex assets seized

The longstanding dispute between Kinshasa and its former supplier Commisimpex over a record $1.8bn arbitration awarded in 2013 continues to play out in the French courts.

Subscribers only Business 05.02.2024

DRC
Head of UN peacekeeping expected in Kinshasa

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, is due to visit Kinshasa in February to discuss the details of MONUSCO's withdrawal from Ituri and North Kivu.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.02.2024

Gabon
AU to debate return to democratic rule in Gabon

The African Union's Peace and Security Commission is to debate Gabon's return to democratic rule on 9 February.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.02.2024

Cameroon
CEMAC court to rule on Castel acquisition of Guinness Cameroon

Despite CEMAC's green light last year, Cameroonian brewers are continuing to contest the purchase, believing it would give Castel too dominant a position in the country's beer market.

Subscribers only Business 01.02.2024

DRC
Loncor Gold falls foul of North Kivu mining authority

On 19 January, the Canadian mining firm Loncor Gold was surprised to learn that it had been singled out by Paul Mabolia Yenga, the boss of the mining cadastre office CAMI.

Subscribers only Mining 01.02.2024

Central African Republic
US citizens still being turned back at Bangui airport

The US embassy in Bangui appears impotent in the face of a spate of US citizens being denied entry upon arrival at the CAR capital's airport.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 31.01.2024

DRC
Congolese employers complain of tax ‘harassment'

Company bosses in DR Congo are unanimous in their assertion that they were subjected to a record number of tax inspections by the various financial authorities in 2023. They have long denounced what they see as "harassment".

Subscribers only Politics, Business 31.01.2024

DRC
SADC regional force finds its feet in Goma

The Southern African Development Community has sent several hundred soldiers to eastern DR Congo, the first instalment of a force to be deployed there at the request of President Félix Tshisekedi. But the deployment is suffering delays, and operations against M23 rebels have not yet got under way.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 30.01.2024

Joint meeting between the military of the DRC and the SADC in Goma, 16 January 2024.

Gabon
Savannah Energy joins the race for a share of Carlyle's oil assets

The company owned by British national Andrew Knott, along with half a dozen other oil companies, is positioning itself to profit from the sale of assets producing some 45,000 barrels per day.

Subscribers only Energy 30.01.2024

Congo
Brazzaville hands out exploration permits for Conkouati's protected subsoil

Despite committing to protecting the Congo rainforest and basin, the Congolese authorities have given the go ahead for oil and gas exploration in the heart of one of its national parks.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining, Business 29.01.2024

Cameroon
French digital communications specialist André Agid buys Télésud

The future of Paris-based TV station Télésud - Vision 4 has become less uncertain after a long judicial procedure, which got under way last September.

Subscribers only Business 29.01.2024

Gabon
GOC scrambles for funds to pre-empt Carlyle assets

Gabonese officials are working on a financial package that would enable them to pre-empt Carlyle's assets and to counter an offer from Maurel & Prom.

Free access Energy 26.01.2024

Central African Republic
MPs plot to oust speaker of parliament Sarandji

Some thirty MPs have called for the removal of ‘SMS' - a development welcomed by his main rival for the post of speaker, Evariste Ngamana.

Subscribers only Politics 26.01.2024

Chad
Mahamat Idriss Déby pays strategic visit to Moscow

Chad's junta leader had several securocrats with him when he visited the Russian capital at Vladimir Putin’s invitation from 23 to 25 January.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 26.01.2024

Central African Republic
China's Shanxi set to bag contract to renovate Bangui airport

As Shanxi Construction waits to hear if it has won the contract to renovate Bangui-M'Poko airport, President Touadéra is trying to get funding to build a rival airport near the capital.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Diplomacy 25.01.2024

Equatorial Guinea
Lisbon seeks to thaw diplomatic relations with Malabo

Portugal had tried to stop Equatorial Guinea joining the CPLP club of Portuguese-speaking countries, but now hopes to improve relations with Malabo, and has appointed its first ever ambassador to the Spanish-speaking state.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.01.2024

Portuguese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.

Spotlight | DRC
Beijing, privileged military partner of Kinshasa

China is ramping up its military and industrial presence in the DRC, driven by the Congolese military's substantial needs in its fight against M23 rebels in the east. In doing so, Beijing is also consolidating its long-established influence in the country.

Subscribers only Defence 24.01.2024

Felix Tshisekedi and Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 26, 2023.

DRC
Tshisekedi assembles presidential office team for second term

President Félix Tshisekedi, sworn in for a second term on 20 January, is busy working on the make up of his new cabinet. It is understood that there are to be fewer senior advisers, currently numbering 13.

Subscribers only Politics 24.01.2024

Gabon
General Oligui Nguema in secret tête-à-tête with French lawyer Robert Bourgi

On the sidelines of an official visit to Senegal, Gabon's interim leader met in private on 19 January with lawyer Robert Bourgi, a key figure in French-Africa relations, to discuss the transition process in Gabon.

Subscribers only Politics 23.01.2024

DRC
Tshisekedi's office offended by EU's cold shoulder

The European Union's failure to officially congratulate Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi for his re-election following the 20 December vote did not go down well with the head of state's entourage.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.01.2024

Felix Tshisekedi is sworn in in Kinshasa, on 20 January 2024.

Angola, DRC
Ivanhoe Mines in pole position on Lobito corridor railway

Robert Friedland's group managed to transport its copper via the Angolan port of Lobito late last month. It has thus won its logistical gamble and is one step ahead of its competitors.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining, Commodity traders 22.01.2024

Cameroon
Handover on hold at DGRE as scores are settled

Jean-Pierre Robins Ghoumo was appointed director of Cameroon's intelligence service in December, but cannot access the files of his predecessor, Léopold Maxime Eko Eko, currently in jail. The new management is weeding out the old director's confidants.

Subscribers only Defence 22.01.2024

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Central Africa

Gabon
Gabon Grand Master swearing in moved forward

In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi clan involved in former Katanga province's mining wild west

Cameroon
Defence minister still embroiled in case of murdered journalist Martinez Zogo

Congo
Obsolete Congolese body fails to get Commisimpex assets seized

DRC
Head of UN peacekeeping expected in Kinshasa

Gabon
AU to debate return to democratic rule in Gabon

Cameroon
CEMAC court to rule on Castel acquisition of Guinness Cameroon

DRC
Loncor Gold falls foul of North Kivu mining authority

Central African Republic
US citizens still being turned back at Bangui airport

DRC
Congolese employers complain of tax ‘harassment'

DRC
SADC regional force finds its feet in Goma

Gabon
Savannah Energy joins the race for a share of Carlyle's oil assets

Congo
Brazzaville hands out exploration permits for Conkouati's protected subsoil

Cameroon
French digital communications specialist André Agid buys Télésud

Gabon
GOC scrambles for funds to pre-empt Carlyle assets

Central African Republic
MPs plot to oust speaker of parliament Sarandji

Chad
Mahamat Idriss Déby pays strategic visit to Moscow

Central African Republic
China's Shanxi set to bag contract to renovate Bangui airport

Equatorial Guinea
Lisbon seeks to thaw diplomatic relations with Malabo

Spotlight | DRC
Beijing, privileged military partner of Kinshasa

DRC
Tshisekedi assembles presidential office team for second term

Gabon
General Oligui Nguema in secret tête-à-tête with French lawyer Robert Bourgi

DRC
Tshisekedi's office offended by EU's cold shoulder

Angola, DRC
Ivanhoe Mines in pole position on Lobito corridor railway

Cameroon
Handover on hold at DGRE as scores are settled

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Central Africa

Gabon Gabon Grand Master swearing in moved forward

In Focus | DRC Tshisekedi clan involved in former Katanga province's mining wild west

Cameroon Defence minister still embroiled in case of murdered journalist Martinez Zogo

Congo Obsolete Congolese body fails to get Commisimpex assets seized

DRC Head of UN peacekeeping expected in Kinshasa

Gabon AU to debate return to democratic rule in Gabon

Cameroon CEMAC court to rule on Castel acquisition of Guinness Cameroon

DRC Loncor Gold falls foul of North Kivu mining authority

Central African Republic US citizens still being turned back at Bangui airport

DRC Congolese employers complain of tax ‘harassment'

DRC SADC regional force finds its feet in Goma

Gabon Savannah Energy joins the race for a share of Carlyle's oil assets

Congo Brazzaville hands out exploration permits for Conkouati's protected subsoil

Cameroon French digital communications specialist André Agid buys Télésud

Gabon GOC scrambles for funds to pre-empt Carlyle assets

Central African Republic MPs plot to oust speaker of parliament Sarandji

Chad Mahamat Idriss Déby pays strategic visit to Moscow

Central African Republic China's Shanxi set to bag contract to renovate Bangui airport

Equatorial Guinea Lisbon seeks to thaw diplomatic relations with Malabo

Spotlight | DRC Beijing, privileged military partner of Kinshasa

DRC Tshisekedi assembles presidential office team for second term

Gabon General Oligui Nguema in secret tête-à-tête with French lawyer Robert Bourgi

DRC Tshisekedi's office offended by EU's cold shoulder

Angola, DRC Ivanhoe Mines in pole position on Lobito corridor railway

Cameroon Handover on hold at DGRE as scores are settled

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Gabon
Gabon Grand Master swearing in moved forward

In Focus | DRC
Tshisekedi clan involved in former Katanga province's mining wild west

Cameroon
Defence minister still embroiled in case of murdered journalist Martinez Zogo

Congo
Obsolete Congolese body fails to get Commisimpex assets seized

DRC
Head of UN peacekeeping expected in Kinshasa

Gabon
AU to debate return to democratic rule in Gabon

Cameroon
CEMAC court to rule on Castel acquisition of Guinness Cameroon

DRC
Loncor Gold falls foul of North Kivu mining authority

Central African Republic
US citizens still being turned back at Bangui airport

DRC
Congolese employers complain of tax ‘harassment'

DRC
SADC regional force finds its feet in Goma

Gabon
Savannah Energy joins the race for a share of Carlyle's oil assets

Congo
Brazzaville hands out exploration permits for Conkouati's protected subsoil

Cameroon
French digital communications specialist André Agid buys Télésud

Gabon
GOC scrambles for funds to pre-empt Carlyle assets

Central African Republic
MPs plot to oust speaker of parliament Sarandji

Chad
Mahamat Idriss Déby pays strategic visit to Moscow

Central African Republic
China's Shanxi set to bag contract to renovate Bangui airport

Equatorial Guinea
Lisbon seeks to thaw diplomatic relations with Malabo

Spotlight | DRC
Beijing, privileged military partner of Kinshasa

DRC
Tshisekedi assembles presidential office team for second term

Gabon
General Oligui Nguema in secret tête-à-tête with French lawyer Robert Bourgi

DRC
Tshisekedi's office offended by EU's cold shoulder

Angola, DRC
Ivanhoe Mines in pole position on Lobito corridor railway

Cameroon
Handover on hold at DGRE as scores are settled