Catherine Samba-Panza

Central African Republic
Armel Sayo avoids extradition to Bangui

The authorities have failed in their appeal to Cameroon to hand over the rebel leader. Having founded an armed group in northern CAR just a few months ago, he has been held in Yaoundé's central prison since January.

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou Nguesso, Teodorin Obiang, Philemon Yang

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

CongoSassou seeks strategy for 'ill-gotten gains' affair

Equatorial GuineaTeodorin Obiang's jam-packed business trip to China

CameroonEx-PM Philemon Yang honoured by ECCAS

Central African Republic
Parisian PR agency ImaGGE backs Catherine Samba-Panza's campaign in France

Early this month in Paris, Catherine Samba-Panza, candidate for president of the Central African Republic, relied heavily on ImaGGE communications agency for PR.

Central African Republic
Francois Bozize inspires growing paranoia

Recurring rumours of the sudden return of the former president have put the security services on maximum alert.

Central African Republic
Remi Marechaux makes himself at home in Bangui

Remi Marechaux, the French foreign ministry’s new director for Africa [...]

France
Nicolas Sarkozy reflects on the future of French relations with Africa

At the request of Les Republicains chairman Nicolas Sarkozy, former French cooperation minister Alain Joyandet took on the role of [...]

Central African Republic
Meckassoua's remote-controlled election as speaker

Abdoul Karim Meckassoua’s election as head of the national assembly on May 6 by 65 out of a total 125 votes was brokered during a meeting between Central African Republic (CAR) leader Faustin Archange Touadera and Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso.

Central African Republic
Samba Panza places team

Some transitional government figures are waiting to get jobs in [...]

Central African Republic
Faustin Archange Touadera focuses on “local” credentials

After coming second with 19.4% in the first round of Central African Republic’s presidential elections in December, Faustin Archange Touadera, [...]

Central African Republic
Sapetro/Dig Oil in pow-wow with Bangui over block C

Operator on block C in the south-west of Central African [...]

Central Africa
Rougier beats off Chinese competition in south west

The relative unpopularity of rival Asian companies helped the French logging company Rougier land a key contract in Central African Republic recently.

Central African Republic
Mahamat Nour's mining hopes dashed

Just as he hoped to kick-start his operations, Mahamat Nour, managing director of Bureau d’achat de diamant en Centrafrique (Badica) [...]

Central African Republic
Diamond embargo soon to be lifted?

According to government sources in Central African Republic, an embargo [...]