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Congo Telecom employees threaten to strike over Omar Denis Jr Bongo's new optical fibre concession

The granting of an optical fibre concession to a company controlled by Omar Denis Jr Bongo, son of former Gabonese president Omar Bongo and grandson of Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso, has provoked a wave of protest among Congo Telecom employees. [...]

Published on 15/12/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Struggling in Tahiti, Omar Bongo's former business partner seeks a comeback in Gabon

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

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

Congo
Congo Telecom employees threaten to strike over Omar Denis Jr Bongo's new optical fibre concession

Congo, Gabon
Omar Denis Jr Bongo family feud ratchets up a notch in Paris

DRC
Tshisekedi ready for digital revolution if it pleases major financial backers

Africa
Fibre network giant Liquid Telecom gets major fundings from the international financial institutions

Congo, Gabon
From Libreville to Brazzaville, nobody trusts Omar Denis Jr Bongo

United Kingdom
Paul Arkwright follows Lynda Chalker's path from diplomacy to consultancy

Gabon
Struggling in Tahiti, Omar Bongo's former business partner seeks a comeback in Gabon

Congo, DRC
Sassou contends with domino effect of Kinshasa crisis

Gabon
Alex-Bernard Bongo sidelined as state digital agency focusses on privatisation

Congo
Bourbon Offshore enters the fray over Pointe-Noire docks

Congo
ICC spreads the word via telecommunications

Congo
Skytic Telecom and Mambs Services fall victim to power struggle at top