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Congo

CEMAC ministries to meet in Paris to discuss stability challenges

At the invitation of French Minister of Economy Éric Lombard, the ministries of finance and economy of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa will meet on 17 April in France to assess stability in the region.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 11.04.2025

Central Africa up in arms over AU panel of eminent Africans

Diplomats from the region have strongly contested the rejection of the 13 candidates for the last two commissioner posts to be filled at the African Union. This has sparked an unprecedented conflict within the pan-African organisation.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.04.2025

After postponing his Paris trip, Sassou set to visit Abu Dhabi

Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso will head to Abu Dhabi on 6 April to attend the AIM Congress, an investors' forum.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.04.2025

AU panel rejects Central African candidates

The panel of eminent Africans responsible for shortlisting candidates from Central Africa for the posts of trade and education commissioners will not be submitting applications to the AU executive council. It considers that the profiles do not meet the required conditions.

Subscribers only Politics 27.03.2025

Fecofoot president banned from leaving country amid clashes with sports minister

Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas was denied access to his plane at Pointe-Noire's Agostinho-Neto International Airport. He was due to fly to Cameroon.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 27.03.2025

Commisimpex and Montreux's billion-dollar feud offers relief for Brazzaville

A Dassault Falcon 7X in Barcelona on 27 May 2024. © Joan Valls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via AFP

Subscribers only Finance 20.03.2025

World Cup qualification threatened as sports minister fails in talks with FIFA

The suspension of the Congolese Football Federation by football's world governing body is posing a huge risk to the country's qualification for 2026's men's World Cup. Talks have stalled over the issue of the federation's bank accounts.

Subscribers only Politics 17.03.2025

Central African states scramble for AU trade and education commissioner jobs

Central African nations are jockeying for the African Union's trade and education commissioner posts, which are the region's by right. Burundi, DR Congo, São Tomé and Príncipe and the Central African Republic have all fielded candidates, alongside Equatorial Guinea, Chad.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.03.2025

Two candidates emerge to challenge Egypt's Anani for top UNESCO job

Two new candidates are now competing with the former Egyptian tourism minister for the directorship of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.03.2025

The United Nations flag at Unesco headquarters in Paris in November 2022.

Congolese First Lady flees France after judge issues summons

Antoinette Sassou-Nguesso left France in a hurry this week after a summons was issued in late February ordering her to appear before a Paris magistrate in connection with the so-called ‘ill-gotten gains' case.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 07.03.2025

Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso in Addis Ababa, on 14 February 2025.

French police visit Antoinette Sassou-Nguesso's Paris flat over 'ill-gotten gains'

As part of the so-called ill-gotten gains case, a team of French police paid a visit to the Congolese First Lady's apartment in February. This could jeopardise the visit to France planned for the end of the month by the Congolese leader Denis Sassou-Nguesso.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 06.03.2025

Antoinette and Denis Sassou-Nguesso at the re-opening of Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, on 7 December 2024.

Rodrigue Malanda-Samba, linchpin for Sassou in Pool region

Head of the presidency's political department, Malanda-Samba is back in the National Assembly. As an elected representative from Pool, a region traditionally averse to the president's power, he is one of Denis Sassou-Nguesso's key supporters for 2026's presidential vote.

Subscribers only Politics 26.02.2025

Cameroon spat upsets plans for employers' summit in Brazzaville

Plans to hold the Rassemblement des Entrepreneurs Francophones, a forum for business owners from French-speaking African nations, in June in Brazzaville have been upset by a rival event by the Economic Community of Central African States’ (CEEAC) business council.

Subscribers only Business 20.02.2025

Spotlight
Commisimpex, Brazzaville's super-creditor, trapped by its own creditor

The decades-long legal battle waged by Lebanese businessman Mohsen Hojeij against the Republic of Congo, from which he is claiming $2bn, has been put on hold. The reason is that the litigation funder that financed his asset seizures has turned against him.

Subscribers only Business 19.02.2025

President of the Republic of Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 14 February 2025.

The New Guard
Kenya, Congo, Madagascar

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

KenyaKate Kallot, forerunner of African AI

CongoSéné Ossebi-Douniam, visionary of the sports press

MadagascarDavid Ralambofiringa, minister for trade... and vanilla

Free access Commodity traders, Business 19.02.2025

AOGC boss makes implausible oil production boost boast

Oil firms are often overly optimistic when estimating the amount they produce, and will happily inflate their figures by a few thousand barrels. But Africa Oil and Gas Corp (AOGC) director general Jean-Christophe Da Silva recently took this hyperbole to a whole new level.

Subscribers only Energy 19.02.2025

Sassou tries to delay his clan's sumptuous weddings

The Congolese leader has asked his entourage to postpone their expensive ceremonies until after the 2026 presidential election, fearing that they might upset the rest of the country. Yet his daughter Claudia remains determined to go ahead and tie the knot next month.

Subscribers only Politics 14.02.2025

Republic of Congo's President Denis Sassou-Nguesso in Oyo, Congo, July 2022.

Trafigura comes to rescue of SNPC by settling Glencore debt

Brazzaville has obtained pre-financing from Trafigura to settle its debt with Glencore, much to the dismay of international financial institutions.

Subscribers only Energy 10.02.2025

Denis Sassou-Nguesso kicks off Washington charm offensive

The Congolese president has enlisted the services of the lobbying firm GlobalPoint in a bid to get closer to Donald Trump's administration.

Subscribers only Business 10.02.2025

Old Congolese debts catch up with Egis

The French engineering company is being sued by its former sales representative in Congo, Cores, for several million euros in unpaid commission. At the heart of the dispute is a securitised €25m bond issued by the Congolese state.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 07.02.2025

Rejected Confederation of African Football candidates ready appeals

Several candidates up for election to the CAF have had their applications rejected. Two of them have already taken their case to Switzerland's Court of Arbitration.

Subscribers only Politics 04.02.2025

African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

Christel Bories had lofty ambitions for Africa when she took the Eramet helm in 2017. Yet she achieved few of them, and the French mining group is being challenged on its Gabonese and Senegalese sites.

Subscribers only Mining 03.02.2025

The CEO of the Eramet Group, Christel Bories, in Argentina, in July 2024.

President Sassou-Nguesso expected to make official visit to France

The Congolese head of state is due to make an official visit to France at the end of February, during which he will hold talks with Emmanuel Macron. During this trip, the so-called "ill-gotten gains" case against several people close to Denis Sassou-Nguesso could loom large once again.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.01.2025

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Republic of the Congo's President Denis Sassou-Nguesso at the Élysée Palace, Paris, France, 3 September 2019.

Inner circles
Banker Ibrahim Magassa dispenses financial advice from Abidjan to Brazzaville

At the comparatively young age of 44, the French-Ivorian banker has established himself as a leading adviser to indebted states, initially to Ivory Coast and then to Congo and Ghana. He can rely on a solid network of contacts in Paris, not least at the investment bank Rothschild.

Subscribers only Finance 24.01.2025

Why Sassou sacked his finance minister

Managing public revenue had become a headache for Denis Sassou-Nguesso. His solution was to replace Jean-Baptiste Ondaye, who had become very isolated in recent months, with Ludovic Ngatsé.

Subscribers only Politics 15.01.2025

Jean-Baptiste Ondaye in Brazzaville, Congo, 22 September 2023.

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CEMAC ministries to meet in Paris to discuss stability challenges

Central Africa up in arms over AU panel of eminent Africans

After postponing his Paris trip, Sassou set to visit Abu Dhabi

AU panel rejects Central African candidates

Fecofoot president banned from leaving country amid clashes with sports minister

Commisimpex and Montreux's billion-dollar feud offers relief for Brazzaville

World Cup qualification threatened as sports minister fails in talks with FIFA

Central African states scramble for AU trade and education commissioner jobs

Two candidates emerge to challenge Egypt's Anani for top UNESCO job

Congolese First Lady flees France after judge issues summons

French police visit Antoinette Sassou-Nguesso's Paris flat over 'ill-gotten gains'

Rodrigue Malanda-Samba, linchpin for Sassou in Pool region

Cameroon spat upsets plans for employers' summit in Brazzaville

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AOGC boss makes implausible oil production boost boast

Sassou tries to delay his clan's sumptuous weddings

Trafigura comes to rescue of SNPC by settling Glencore debt

Denis Sassou-Nguesso kicks off Washington charm offensive

Old Congolese debts catch up with Egis

Rejected Confederation of African Football candidates ready appeals

African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

President Sassou-Nguesso expected to make official visit to France

Inner circles
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Why Sassou sacked his finance minister

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CEMAC ministries to meet in Paris to discuss stability challenges

Central Africa up in arms over AU panel of eminent Africans

After postponing his Paris trip, Sassou set to visit Abu Dhabi

AU panel rejects Central African candidates

Fecofoot president banned from leaving country amid clashes with sports minister

Commisimpex and Montreux's billion-dollar feud offers relief for Brazzaville

World Cup qualification threatened as sports minister fails in talks with FIFA

Central African states scramble for AU trade and education commissioner jobs

Two candidates emerge to challenge Egypt's Anani for top UNESCO job

Congolese First Lady flees France after judge issues summons

French police visit Antoinette Sassou-Nguesso's Paris flat over 'ill-gotten gains'

Rodrigue Malanda-Samba, linchpin for Sassou in Pool region

Cameroon spat upsets plans for employers' summit in Brazzaville

Spotlight Commisimpex, Brazzaville's super-creditor, trapped by its own creditor

The New Guard Kenya, Congo, Madagascar

KenyaKate Kallot, forerunner of African AI

CongoSéné Ossebi-Douniam, visionary of the sports press

MadagascarDavid Ralambofiringa, minister for trade... and vanilla

AOGC boss makes implausible oil production boost boast

Sassou tries to delay his clan's sumptuous weddings

Trafigura comes to rescue of SNPC by settling Glencore debt

Denis Sassou-Nguesso kicks off Washington charm offensive

Old Congolese debts catch up with Egis

Rejected Confederation of African Football candidates ready appeals

African troubles contributed to CEO Bories' exit from French miner Eramet

President Sassou-Nguesso expected to make official visit to France

Inner circles Banker Ibrahim Magassa dispenses financial advice from Abidjan to Brazzaville

Why Sassou sacked his finance minister

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Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Spotlight
Commisimpex, Brazzaville's super-creditor, trapped by its own creditor

The New Guard
Kenya, Congo, Madagascar

Inner circles
Banker Ibrahim Magassa dispenses financial advice from Abidjan to Brazzaville