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How Brazzaville blew $10 million on failed Boeing 787 purchase

Congo's struggling national airline ECAir lost millions trying to buy a Dreamliner aircraft from Boeing, and had been attempting a comeback after suspending its operations for the past five years. [...]

Published on 01/10/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Birgitta Van Itterbeek
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Cacoges Sarl
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Commisimpex
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ECAir
Mohsen Hojeij
PrivatAir
Roman Abramovich
RPK Capital Management
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Congo
Investigators explore arson lead in Vaucresson fire

The French police have footage showing an individual breaking into the Congolese ambassador's former residence, which is at the heart of a legal dispute between Congo and Commisimpex, just before a devastating fire broke out.The residence, although in a state of relative disrepair, was sold at auction to Commisimpex for €1,915,000.

Subscribers only Politics 08.06.2023

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Paris Appeal Court rejects Commisimpex claim on French aid to Congo-Brazzaville

On 23 February 2023, the Paris Appeal Court rejected a claim from construction company Commisimpex that it had the legal right to seize aid paid to the Republic of the Congo by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD).

Subscribers only Business 06.03.2023

Congo
Sassou's Falcon jet finally to be sold off in Commisimpex case

To the great displeasure of President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, the Republic of Congo's Falcon 7X jet will be sold at auction with a starting price of €15m.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 14.12.2022

Congo
ECair and South African Allegiance Capital's agreement turns sour

Six months after ECair and South African investor Allegiance Capital signed an agreement, there is already much disagreement between them.

Subscribers only Business 21.07.2022

Congo
Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso sows confusion among business owners over compliance checks

In a letter to the chairman of Congo's employers' association, Unicongo, the minister of international cooperation and public private partnerships caused a great deal of confusion regarding the imported goods certification process, forcing Fylla de Saint-Eudes, the minister of industry, to offer clarification.

Subscribers only Politics 24.06.2022

Congo
Brazzaville wins a battle in protracted Trump Tower war

Lawyers for Congo creditor Mohsen Hojeij have spent years trying to seize an apartment in the New York skyscraper. But the city's district court delivered an adverse ruling earlier this month.

Subscribers only Business 23.05.2022

Congo
Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso plans national airline relaunch

The Minister of International Cooperation signed a strategic partnership with the South African company Allegiance Capital at the beginning of January in order to relaunch ECAir. Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso has won over the Minister for Major Works, Jean-Jacques Bouya.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 17.01.2022

From left: Jean-Marc Thystère Tchicaya, Eric Kenneth Mouritzen and Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso.

Congo
Sassou NGuesso never without grandson Omar Denis by his side

Omar Denis Junior Bongo Ondimba accompanies his grandfather, Congolese President Denis Sassou NGuesso, on every trip. Next up, the Paris Peace Forum, which begins on 11 November.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 11.11.2021

Congo, France
Commisimpex affair: French court suspends auction of president's VIP jet

On 12 October, a French court in Bordeaux ordered the suspension of the sale of the Dassault Falcon 7X jet belonging to Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso.

Subscribers only Business 14.10.2021

Congo, France
The secrets behind Congolese businessman Lucien Ebata's indictement for 'active corruption'

Breaking news published on 11/10/21, 5 p.m. - The detention of Congolese oil trader in Paris last week, in the midst of the Africa-France summit, caused a diplomatic rift between Paris and Brazzaville and led to Ebata's indictment for "active corruption", "failure to declare capital" and "laundering".

Free access Business 11.10.2021

Congo
Congo challenges Mohsen Hojeij's billion-euro arbitration for 'corruption'

Breaking news published on 08/10/21 at 17:00 p.m. - Congo lodged a complaint against "persons unknown" on 7 October, accusing the president of the tribunal that arbitrated Commisimpex's 2013 claim against the state, of having ties to Hojeij's company.

Subscribers only Business 08.10.2021

Congo
The rocky road to getting ECAir back off the ground

With the help of Anatole Collinet Makosso's government, state-run ECAir's chairwoman Fatima Beyina-Moussa, is pulling out all the stops to get her planes in the air despite the airline's financial situation and new competition.

Subscribers only Business 02.09.2021

Congo
Roger-Rigobert Andely reprises his role as debt-slayer

Once again, the new finance minister, beloved by lenders and international partners, is putting on his fireman's uniform for Denis Sassou Nguesso, at a time when IMF talks are on the rocks. Whether he can pull off his magic a second time, however, remains to be seen.

Subscribers only Politics 04.06.2021

The new Congolese Minister of Finance Roger-Rigobert Andely.

Congo
Thierry Lauriol and Kevin Grossmann will defend Congo against Sundance and Equatorial

The Congolese state has chosen French lawyers Thierry Lauriol of law firm Jeantet and Kevin Grossmann to represent it in its dispute with the two mining companies, which are seeking compensation after having been deprived of their iron ore mining permits.

Subscribers only Mining 19.01.2021

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From New York to Miami, Mohsen Hojeij takes on Congo

A Trump Hotel and Tower apartment, a building in Miami, the presidential Falcon... After failing to reach an agreement with the Congolese head of state, businessman Mohsen Hojeij, who is suing Brazzaville for €1.2bn, is now after the presidential family's property.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 09.09.2020

Trump International Hotel and Tower on Columbus Circle, New York City.

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ECair and South African Allegiance Capital's agreement turns sour

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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

Congo
How Brazzaville blew $10 million on failed Boeing 787 purchase

Congo
Investigators explore arson lead in Vaucresson fire

Congo
Paris Appeal Court rejects Commisimpex claim on French aid to Congo-Brazzaville

Congo
Sassou's Falcon jet finally to be sold off in Commisimpex case

Congo
ECair and South African Allegiance Capital's agreement turns sour

Congo
Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso sows confusion among business owners over compliance checks

Congo
Brazzaville wins a battle in protracted Trump Tower war

Congo
Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso plans national airline relaunch

Congo
Sassou NGuesso never without grandson Omar Denis by his side

Congo, France
Commisimpex affair: French court suspends auction of president's VIP jet

Congo, France
The secrets behind Congolese businessman Lucien Ebata's indictement for 'active corruption'

Congo
Congo challenges Mohsen Hojeij's billion-euro arbitration for 'corruption'

Congo
The rocky road to getting ECAir back off the ground

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Roger-Rigobert Andely reprises his role as debt-slayer

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Thierry Lauriol and Kevin Grossmann will defend Congo against Sundance and Equatorial

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From New York to Miami, Mohsen Hojeij takes on Congo