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Ali Bongo

Gabon
Going, going, gone: yet another presidential plane changes hands

A Bombardier Global Jet frequently chartered by the presidency has been bought by Turkish interests. It's the third such aircraft sale in recent months.

Subscribers only Business 30.06.2021

In Focus | Africa
Lourenço, Buhari, Sall and co. handpick their envoys to the House of Saud

Nurturing relations with the leading Gulf power is an absolute necessity for all African presidents seeking financial and political support in the Arab world. To develop their lines of communications with the Wahhabi monarchy, African heads of state choose personalities of the first order.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.06.2021

The new Angolan ambassador to Saudi Arabia Frederico Manuel dos Santos e Silva Cardoso (left) met with the Saudi Minister of Protocol Affairs Mashari bin Ali bin Naheet on 25 May 2021.

Congo
WNR proposes legal heavyweight from Dentons for Marine XI arbitration with Brazzaville

Engaged in proceedings against the Congolese state at the international arbitration tribunal ICSID since 12 May, World Natural Resources has already chosen its judge to sit on the panel.

Subscribers only Energy 18.06.2021

Gabon
President's office rings the changes at Gabon Oil Co and oil ministry

The entourage of President Ali Bongo has installed allies at the head of Gabon Oil Co and the directorate of hydrocarbons, two key posts in Gabon's oil sector.

Subscribers only Energy 17.06.2021

Gabon
Gendarmerie intel chief sidelines his number two

Spymaster Jean-Norbert Madjoupa, who is at odds with his deputy, delegates his powers to other more trusted officers when he travels abroad.

Subscribers only Politics 14.06.2021

Gabon
Who is really in control of the country's oil?

Gabon's oil and gas sector - the state's main source of foreign cash - is now in the hands of a close acquaintance of President Ali Bongo's son and coordinator, Noureddin Bongo.

Subscribers only Energy 08.06.2021

Gabon
Ahead of joining Commonwealth, Gabon sends envoy to Paris

Breaking news, published on 04/06/21 at 12 p.m. - Gabon's foreign affairs minister met his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian this morning, as part of president Ali Bongo's recent diplomatic drive which includes applying for Commonwealth membership but also forging closer ties with Russia.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.06.2021

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian.

Gabon
Operation Scorpion comes under fresh fire over disappearing vehicles

The disappearance of items seized as part of the Operation Scorpion anti-corruption investigation is continuing to make waves within the Gabonese security forces and gendarmerie. Several vehicles confiscated from Ali Bongo's chief of staff Brice Laccruche Alihanga have now gone missing.

Subscribers only Politics 01.06.2021

Gabon
French Riviera hideaway for president's half-brother Christian Bongo in jeopardy

The Schengen visa of Christian Bongo, half brother to the Gabonese president Ali Bongo, expired at the end of April.

Subscribers only Politics 26.05.2021

In Focus | Gabon
Private jets, offshore fields, football, magazines: the presidential palace's untraceable holdings

A string of offshore companies with no identified owner have been linked to transactions within the presidential couple's entourage. All were incorporated by the same financiers who also happen to be associates of Gabon's sovereign wealth fund.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 24.05.2021

Gabonese President Ali Bongo getting off his plane during a visit to Beijing, 2018.

Central Africa
CEMAC leaders brood over exclusion from Paris summit

Denis Sassou NGuesso, much to the irritation of his fellow Central African heads of state, was the only one among them who managed to get himself invited to the Paris summit on the financing of African economies.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.05.2021

Gabon, Russia
Michael Moussa in Moscow

The Gabonese defence minister Michael Moussa Adamo travelled to Russia last week for a series of meetings with various military and industry figures.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 20.05.2021

Equatorial Guinea
Geomines and EOD-EX ready to deploy in wake of Bata barracks explosion

The French mine clearance experts Geomines and EOD-EX have offered their services to improve security in the Bata area. In early March, Equatorial Guinea's largest city was rocked by the explosion of munitions stored at a military barracks.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 13.05.2021

On 7 March, the city of Bata in Equatorial Guinea was rocked by a series of explosions at ammunition depots.

Gabon
Traditional Ndjobi order gains new master after death of "Papa Andjoua"

On 18 April, Fidele Andjoua, the brother of Gabon's former president Omar Bongo and Ndjobi grand master, died and was buried shortly after in Franceville. His son, a presidential advisor, has replaced him at the head of this traditional ritual widely practised in Haut-Ogooué, the Bongo family stronghold.

Subscribers only Politics 04.05.2021

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Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Ali Bongo

Gabon
Going, going, gone: yet another presidential plane changes hands

In Focus | Africa
Lourenço, Buhari, Sall and co. handpick their envoys to the House of Saud

Congo
WNR proposes legal heavyweight from Dentons for Marine XI arbitration with Brazzaville

Gabon
President's office rings the changes at Gabon Oil Co and oil ministry

Gabon
Gendarmerie intel chief sidelines his number two

Gabon
Who is really in control of the country's oil?

Gabon
Ahead of joining Commonwealth, Gabon sends envoy to Paris

Gabon
Operation Scorpion comes under fresh fire over disappearing vehicles

Gabon
French Riviera hideaway for president's half-brother Christian Bongo in jeopardy

In Focus | Gabon
Private jets, offshore fields, football, magazines: the presidential palace's untraceable holdings

Central Africa
CEMAC leaders brood over exclusion from Paris summit

Gabon, Russia
Michael Moussa in Moscow

Equatorial Guinea
Geomines and EOD-EX ready to deploy in wake of Bata barracks explosion

Gabon
Traditional Ndjobi order gains new master after death of "Papa Andjoua"

Gabon
Brice Laccruche to be charged with birth certificate forgery

Gabon
Gabonese sovereign fund repurposes footballers and club managers

Gabon
Bongo's gas policy task force springs to life

In Focus | Africa
The many lives of David Salama, go-to offshore specialist for sovereign wealth funds and oligarchs

Mauritania
Accused Aziz prepares international legal counter-offensive

Gabon
The discreet new Côte d'Azur life of Ali Bongo's half-brother

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Ivory Coast French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

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Kinshasa's pan-African plans for Grand Inga

Cabo Delgado: a gas Eldorado and security nightmare

Ali Bongo

Gabon Going, going, gone: yet another presidential plane changes hands

In Focus | Africa Lourenço, Buhari, Sall and co. handpick their envoys to the House of Saud

Congo WNR proposes legal heavyweight from Dentons for Marine XI arbitration with Brazzaville

Gabon President's office rings the changes at Gabon Oil Co and oil ministry

Gabon Gendarmerie intel chief sidelines his number two

Gabon Who is really in control of the country's oil?

Gabon Ahead of joining Commonwealth, Gabon sends envoy to Paris

Gabon Operation Scorpion comes under fresh fire over disappearing vehicles

Gabon French Riviera hideaway for president's half-brother Christian Bongo in jeopardy

In Focus | Gabon Private jets, offshore fields, football, magazines: the presidential palace's untraceable holdings

Central Africa CEMAC leaders brood over exclusion from Paris summit

Gabon, Russia Michael Moussa in Moscow

Equatorial Guinea Geomines and EOD-EX ready to deploy in wake of Bata barracks explosion

Gabon Traditional Ndjobi order gains new master after death of "Papa Andjoua"

Gabon Brice Laccruche to be charged with birth certificate forgery

Gabon Gabonese sovereign fund repurposes footballers and club managers

Gabon Bongo's gas policy task force springs to life

In Focus | Africa The many lives of David Salama, go-to offshore specialist for sovereign wealth funds and oligarchs

Mauritania Accused Aziz prepares international legal counter-offensive

Gabon The discreet new Côte d'Azur life of Ali Bongo's half-brother

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Gabon
Going, going, gone: yet another presidential plane changes hands

In Focus | Africa
Lourenço, Buhari, Sall and co. handpick their envoys to the House of Saud

Congo
WNR proposes legal heavyweight from Dentons for Marine XI arbitration with Brazzaville

Gabon
President's office rings the changes at Gabon Oil Co and oil ministry

Gabon
Gendarmerie intel chief sidelines his number two

Gabon
Who is really in control of the country's oil?

Gabon
Ahead of joining Commonwealth, Gabon sends envoy to Paris

Gabon
Operation Scorpion comes under fresh fire over disappearing vehicles

Gabon
French Riviera hideaway for president's half-brother Christian Bongo in jeopardy

In Focus | Gabon
Private jets, offshore fields, football, magazines: the presidential palace's untraceable holdings

Central Africa
CEMAC leaders brood over exclusion from Paris summit

Gabon, Russia
Michael Moussa in Moscow

Equatorial Guinea
Geomines and EOD-EX ready to deploy in wake of Bata barracks explosion

Gabon
Traditional Ndjobi order gains new master after death of "Papa Andjoua"

Gabon
Brice Laccruche to be charged with birth certificate forgery

Gabon
Gabonese sovereign fund repurposes footballers and club managers

Gabon
Bongo's gas policy task force springs to life

In Focus | Africa
The many lives of David Salama, go-to offshore specialist for sovereign wealth funds and oligarchs

Mauritania
Accused Aziz prepares international legal counter-offensive

Gabon
The discreet new Côte d'Azur life of Ali Bongo's half-brother