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Spotlight | Gabon
Emerging nation, or not

On one hand there is the macro-economic Gabon, whose numbers seem to tell that longed-for African success story: The economy is expected to grow 5.5% in 2013, slower than 7.2% in 2012 but a significant improvement on the annual 2% [...]

Published on 22/05/2013 at 23:01 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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The weather's turning grey at Veolia

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SEEG files complaint

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Veolia seeks payment of debts totalling CFA 10 billion in Gabon

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Entraco owed in Gabon

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Telemenia threatens to pull plug on Libreville

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Spotlight | Gabon
New generation elbows out elders

The electoral calendar determines the political timetable in Gabon. Profiting from the recent round of local elections, President Ali Bongo has taken a scalpel to the teams that are supposed to carry out his orders.

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Spotlight | Gabon
China keen on tripartite cooperation

The resolution of the COMIBEL (Belinga mining company) affair in Libreville end of last year has enabled Gabon to regain control of the iron ore deposit, CMEC (China Machinery Engineering Corp) to not lose face and Parisian legal expertise in [.

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Who holds the purse-strings?

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Spotlight | Gabon
Ndong Sima, between rock and a hard place

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Ali Bongo consolidates power

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Spotlight | Gabon
How oil nationalism gains grip on policy

Gabon’s oil and energy minister Etienne Ngoubou, backed by Maixent Accrombessi, the president’s powerful chief of staff, has come under wide attack by oil companies, unions and some wage-earners. The reason is simple enough: the creation of new institutions and [.

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Spotlight | Gabon
Emerging nation, or not

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Etienne Lepoukou, sole survivor of oil ministry

France, Gabon
Julien Nkoghe Bekale on charm offensive in Paris

Gabon
Ismael Oceni Ossa prays for Ali Bongo

Gabon
The weather's turning grey at Veolia

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CIDT sell-off: Olam out of the running

Gabon
Omega wants debts paid

Gabon
Yves-Fernand Manfoumbi heads Ali Bongo’s major public works

Gabon
SEEG files complaint

Gabon
Veolia seeks payment of debts totalling CFA 10 billion in Gabon

Gabon
Entraco owed in Gabon

Gabon
Telemenia threatens to pull plug on Libreville

Spotlight | Gabon
New generation elbows out elders

Spotlight | Gabon
China keen on tripartite cooperation

Gabon
Who holds the purse-strings?

Spotlight | Gabon
Ndong Sima, between rock and a hard place

Gabon
Addax v Gabon: tribunal appointed

Gabon
Veolia battles to get water out of stone in Libreville

Gabon
Ali Bongo consolidates power

Spotlight | Gabon
How oil nationalism gains grip on policy

Gabon
Bongo treads carefully around PDG

Gabon
Ali Bongo's prefab dreams

Gabon
Gabon Oil builds its portfolio

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Gabon Who holds the purse-strings?

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Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Spotlight | Gabon
Emerging nation, or not

Gabon
Etienne Lepoukou, sole survivor of oil ministry

France, Gabon
Julien Nkoghe Bekale on charm offensive in Paris

Gabon
Ismael Oceni Ossa prays for Ali Bongo

Gabon
The weather's turning grey at Veolia

Ivory Coast
CIDT sell-off: Olam out of the running

Gabon
Omega wants debts paid

Gabon
Yves-Fernand Manfoumbi heads Ali Bongo’s major public works

Gabon
SEEG files complaint

Gabon
Veolia seeks payment of debts totalling CFA 10 billion in Gabon

Gabon
Entraco owed in Gabon

Gabon
Telemenia threatens to pull plug on Libreville

Spotlight | Gabon
New generation elbows out elders

Spotlight | Gabon
China keen on tripartite cooperation

Gabon
Who holds the purse-strings?

Spotlight | Gabon
Ndong Sima, between rock and a hard place

Gabon
Addax v Gabon: tribunal appointed

Gabon
Veolia battles to get water out of stone in Libreville

Gabon
Ali Bongo consolidates power

Spotlight | Gabon
How oil nationalism gains grip on policy

Gabon
Bongo treads carefully around PDG

Gabon
Ali Bongo's prefab dreams

Gabon
Gabon Oil builds its portfolio