Central African Republic, Gabon
Afrijet ponders Libreville-Bangui flights

Central African Republic
ITHS loses M'Poko airport concession

Aviation Handling Service Centrafrique is coming back to Bangui's international airport just a year after losing its contract. The authorities' dissatisfaction with International Technology Handling Services cleared the runway for its return.

Gabon
Czech consortium to rehabilitate regional airports

Transcon Electronic Systems and Koma Modular, which are already active in Senegal, signed a memorandum in late January, under which they will completely or partially modernise four of Gabon's inland airports.

Central African Republic
China's Shanxi set to bag contract to renovate Bangui airport

As Shanxi Construction waits to hear if it has won the contract to renovate Bangui-M'Poko airport, President Touadéra is trying to get funding to build a rival airport near the capital.

Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron and Andry Rajoelina, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Gims, Dadju, Chantal Biya

Intrigues big and small: every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

MadagascarMacron discreetly calls Rajoelina

GabonOligui Nguema flies Air Omar

CongoENI books Gims and Dadju for private concert

CameroonChantal Biya's highly political birthday bash

Central African Republic
Total and state settle their financial scores

Total Centrafrique, the largest company in the country, had not been paying taxes. At the same time, the government had been racking up debt with the group bought by corporate banker Enguerrand Rochefort.

Gabon
Perenco in the junta's crosshairs

Transition president Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema's administration is taking a close interest in the alleged links between the country's leading oil operator and two members of the Bongo family.

Central African Republic, France
Bangui and Paris bicker over French military air traffic controller at capital's airport

The Central African authorities are proving to be very resistant to France's proposal to deploy a French military air traffic controller at the control tower of Bangui airport.