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With the fall of Denis Gokana, Hydrocarbons Minister Bruno Jean-Richard Itoua strengthens his position

The president's special adviser on oil for more than 25 years, Gokana has been replaced by Stev Simplice Onanga, a close associate of the minister for hydrocarbons. It is a rare reshuffle within Denis Sassou-Nguesso's entourage. [...]
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