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After Paris, PM Makosso flies off to Washington then London

Congolese PM Anatole Collinet Makosso, having hosted the Rwandan head of state Paul Kagame in Brazzaville at the start of the week, in the company of President Denis Sassou Nguesso, is now on a trip to Paris. [...]

Published on 15/04/2022 at 06:00 GMT

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Conservation NGO The Nature Conservancy sets its sights on Brazzaville

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Who has Prime Minister Makosso's ear?

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Congolese Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso.

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The Minister of International Cooperation and the Promotion of Public-Private Partnerships, Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso.

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PM Makosso yet to appoint new team four months into the job

Anatole Collinet Makosso has still not named his new staff, more than four months after taking office. The only notable appointment he has made is that of his secretary general, poached from foreign minister Jean-Claude Gakosso, who in the process loses one of his most valuable men.

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Congolese Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso (left) is still working primarily with the team formed by his predecessor, Clément Mouamba (right).

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Françoise Joly, Sassou N'Guesso's ultra-discreet personal emissary

The Congolese president's personal representative for international affairs, Françoise Joly, is currently on a trip to France.

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Russian deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov and Congolese presidential adviser Francoise Joly, during their meeting in Moscow on 1 March 2021.

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

Congo
After Paris, PM Makosso flies off to Washington then London

Congo
Finance Minister Andely under fire amid battle over oil revenues

Congo, United States
Conservation NGO The Nature Conservancy sets its sights on Brazzaville

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Who has Prime Minister Makosso's ear?

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Big names jostle for Pointe-Noire nominations for legislative elections

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Denis Christel uses cooperation ministry as launchpad for presidential bid

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PM Makosso yet to appoint new team four months into the job

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Françoise Joly, Sassou N'Guesso's ultra-discreet personal emissary