"One doesn’t organise an election to lose". Omar Bongo ’s famous adage must have gone through Laurent Gbagbo ‘s mind as he planned his inauguration after the November 28 run-off in the CFA 200 billion ($ 400 milllion) presidential election.
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A clutch of French movers and shakers who campaigned for Laurent Gbagbo‘s re-election were not to be seen during his [...]
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President Thomas Boni Yayi has upset a lot of people since his election in 2006. They could give him trouble in the run up to the 2011 presidential elections.
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The internet video leak of Ali Bongo's inauguration as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Gabon has prompted the head of state to clean house in the country’s various Masonic lodges, West Africa Newsletter can reveal.
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Congo's main opposition group has been hoping to gain political mileage from the "ill-gotten gains" probe in France. But, given UPADS internal strife, it is easier said than done.
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Faure Gnassingbe's indecision over who should build a new third platform at the port of Lome has damaged relations with Denmark's AP Moller-Maersk. Bollore can crack open the champagne!
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The French authorities have given the go-ahead for a judicial inquiry into the death of Charles Massi, following a police complaint lodged by his family. The case has been refered to the Versailles prosecutor’s office.
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Before flying off to Saudi Arabia on December 3, President [...]
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President Edouardo Dos Santos, aka "Zedu" , personally asked U.S. [...]
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Guinea Bissau’s president Malam Bacai Sanha flew from Dakar to [...]
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The Indian group Bharti plans to invest CFA 14 billion-18 [...]
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Crisis – what crisis? Despite the current political turmoil in [...]
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Discreet but well-established in Africa alongside its bigger rivals Maersk [...]
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Jean-Philippe Trin, the head of the Bouygues Construction subsidiary Entreprise [...]
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According to our information, the new owner of Plysorol International, [...]
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What will be Nigeria’s third largest bank in Ivory Coast [...]
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As well as its traditional auditing activity, KPMG France is [...]
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Currently the chairman of the board of the Ivorian subsidiary [...]
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Head of his own accounting firm, Pierre Wanssy Kamegny, a [...]
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