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Commisimpex

Congo
Brazzaville switches team on Commisimpex case

Emmanuel Caulier will take over from fellow lawyer Kevin Grossmann in the seizures component of the Commisimpex case, including that of the presidential Falcon 7X jet now being claimed by new individuals. One of these is Frenchman Serge Berrebi.

Subscribers only Business 25.01.2023

Congo
Sassou's Falcon jet finally to be sold off in Commisimpex case

To the great displeasure of President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, the Republic of Congo's Falcon 7X jet will be sold at auction with a starting price of €15m.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 14.12.2022

Congo
Kevin Grossmann shares the bill with Congo in Commisimpex case

The business lawyer Kevin Grossmann was knocked back by the Paris appeal court on 10 November, which ruled that his appeal against the seizure of Congolese property in France was completely unjustified.

Subscribers only Business 17.11.2022

Libya
NOC and Tripoli prepare response to ex-Gaddafi communicator in Paris

A French court has ruled that the National Oil Corp (NOC) is an extension of the Libyan state, opening the way for the country's creditors to seize state assets. But Tripoli is planning a counterattack based on arbitration fraud claims.

Subscribers only Business 09.09.2022

Spotlight | Congo, France
French financial prosecution service to investigate corruption suspicions in Commisimpex affair

The French financial prosecution service has instructed an examining magistrate to investigate the 2013 arbitration ruling ordering the Republic of the Congo to pay €1.5bn to Commisimpex, a construction company owned by Lebanese businessman Mohsen Hojeij.

Subscribers only Business 26.08.2022

Congo
Brazzaville wins a battle in protracted Trump Tower war

Lawyers for Congo creditor Mohsen Hojeij have spent years trying to seize an apartment in the New York skyscraper. But the city's district court delivered an adverse ruling earlier this month.

Subscribers only Business 23.05.2022

Spotlight | Africa, Lebanon
Africa's wealthy Lebanese fight to secure savings in IMF deal

The preliminary agreement made between the IMF and Lebanon on 7 April will have serious consequences for what the financial institution diplomatically calls the "large depositors" of Lebanese banks. In reality, this technocratic term refers to the mostly Shi'ite Lebanese businessmen in Africa who are fighting tooth and nail to protect their savings.

Subscribers only Finance 13.04.2022

Central Africa
Touadera becomes a Bestfly client after Tshisekedi and Sassou Nguesso

The head of state of Central African Republic (CAR) recently began using jets operated by Angolan company Bestfly, which has seen its clientele of West African leaders grow fast in line with regional diplomatic activity.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.01.2022

Congo
Brazzaville secures reopening of billion-dollar Commisimpex arbitration

On 9 December, the international arbitration court of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) wrote to the lawyers of the Congolese state and of Commisimpex to inform them that it had decided to reopen the proceedings.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 15.12.2021

Congo
The great sell-off of Congo's real estate is underway

The sale of two real estate assets belonging to Congo, to the benefit of Orange and Lebanese businessman Mohsen Hojeij's Commisimpex, is likely to be less lucrative than expected.

Subscribers only Politics 08.12.2021

Equatorial Guinea
Malabo comes back to fight it out for 42 Avenue Foch

Malabo has performed a U-turn over the private mansion at Paris's 42 Avenue Foch, with it now under threat of a judicial seizure. It's preparing a new legal challenge to be headed by Kevin Grossmann.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.11.2021

Congo
Judge Yves Derain accused by Congo of corruption in Commisimpex dispute withdraws from case

Having filed a complaint on 7 October against one of the three judges that ruled in 2013 in its dispute with the construction firm Commisimpex, Congo is now seeking the cancellation of arbitration proceedings in Paris.

Subscribers only Business 22.10.2021

Congo, France
Commisimpex affair: French court suspends auction of president's VIP jet

On 12 October, a French court in Bordeaux ordered the suspension of the sale of the Dassault Falcon 7X jet belonging to Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso.

Subscribers only Business 14.10.2021

Congo
Congo challenges Mohsen Hojeij's billion-euro arbitration for 'corruption'

Breaking news published on 08/10/21 at 17:00 p.m. - Congo lodged a complaint against "persons unknown" on 7 October, accusing the president of the tribunal that arbitrated Commisimpex's 2013 claim against the state, of having ties to Hojeij's company.

Subscribers only Business 08.10.2021

Congo
How Brazzaville blew $10 million on failed Boeing 787 purchase

Congo's struggling national airline ECAir lost millions trying to buy a Dreamliner aircraft from Boeing, and had been attempting a comeback after suspending its operations for the past five years.

Subscribers only Business 01.10.2021

Equatorial Guinea, France
Paris, Malabo hold secret talks over Paris mansion in wake of VP's ill-gotten gains conviction

The building on the posh Avenue Foch has been earmarked for confiscation since France's top court upheld Teodorin Nguema Obiang Mangue's conviction on embezzlement and money laundering charges in July. The saga is straining already tense relations with Equatorial Guinea.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.09.2021

The building at 42 avenue Foch, in Paris, is under a seizure order opposed by Equatorial Guinea.

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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

Commisimpex

Congo
Brazzaville switches team on Commisimpex case

Congo
Sassou's Falcon jet finally to be sold off in Commisimpex case

Congo
Kevin Grossmann shares the bill with Congo in Commisimpex case

Libya
NOC and Tripoli prepare response to ex-Gaddafi communicator in Paris

Spotlight | Congo, France
French financial prosecution service to investigate corruption suspicions in Commisimpex affair

Congo
Brazzaville wins a battle in protracted Trump Tower war

Spotlight | Africa, Lebanon
Africa's wealthy Lebanese fight to secure savings in IMF deal

Central Africa
Touadera becomes a Bestfly client after Tshisekedi and Sassou Nguesso

Congo
Brazzaville secures reopening of billion-dollar Commisimpex arbitration

Congo
The great sell-off of Congo's real estate is underway

Equatorial Guinea
Malabo comes back to fight it out for 42 Avenue Foch

Congo
Judge Yves Derain accused by Congo of corruption in Commisimpex dispute withdraws from case

Congo, France
Commisimpex affair: French court suspends auction of president's VIP jet

Congo
Congo challenges Mohsen Hojeij's billion-euro arbitration for 'corruption'

Congo
How Brazzaville blew $10 million on failed Boeing 787 purchase

Equatorial Guinea, France
Paris, Malabo hold secret talks over Paris mansion in wake of VP's ill-gotten gains conviction

Congo, France
French court approves sale of two Paris apartment blocks to repay Orange and Commisimpex

Congo
Fadil Yuzal, the Franco-Turkish businessman favoured by Sassou Nguesso

Gabon
Spring clearance sale under way on presidency's aircraft

Congo
Sassou's seized jet flies back to French courts on 10 June

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Commisimpex

Congo Brazzaville switches team on Commisimpex case

Congo Sassou's Falcon jet finally to be sold off in Commisimpex case

Congo Kevin Grossmann shares the bill with Congo in Commisimpex case

Libya NOC and Tripoli prepare response to ex-Gaddafi communicator in Paris

Spotlight | Congo, France French financial prosecution service to investigate corruption suspicions in Commisimpex affair

Congo Brazzaville wins a battle in protracted Trump Tower war

Spotlight | Africa, Lebanon Africa's wealthy Lebanese fight to secure savings in IMF deal

Central Africa Touadera becomes a Bestfly client after Tshisekedi and Sassou Nguesso

Congo Brazzaville secures reopening of billion-dollar Commisimpex arbitration

Congo The great sell-off of Congo's real estate is underway

Equatorial Guinea Malabo comes back to fight it out for 42 Avenue Foch

Congo Judge Yves Derain accused by Congo of corruption in Commisimpex dispute withdraws from case

Congo, France Commisimpex affair: French court suspends auction of president's VIP jet

Congo Congo challenges Mohsen Hojeij's billion-euro arbitration for 'corruption'

Congo How Brazzaville blew $10 million on failed Boeing 787 purchase

Equatorial Guinea, France Paris, Malabo hold secret talks over Paris mansion in wake of VP's ill-gotten gains conviction

Congo, France French court approves sale of two Paris apartment blocks to repay Orange and Commisimpex

Congo Fadil Yuzal, the Franco-Turkish businessman favoured by Sassou Nguesso

Gabon Spring clearance sale under way on presidency's aircraft

Congo Sassou's seized jet flies back to French courts on 10 June

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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

Congo
Brazzaville switches team on Commisimpex case

Congo
Sassou's Falcon jet finally to be sold off in Commisimpex case

Congo
Kevin Grossmann shares the bill with Congo in Commisimpex case

Libya
NOC and Tripoli prepare response to ex-Gaddafi communicator in Paris

Spotlight | Congo, France
French financial prosecution service to investigate corruption suspicions in Commisimpex affair

Congo
Brazzaville wins a battle in protracted Trump Tower war

Spotlight | Africa, Lebanon
Africa's wealthy Lebanese fight to secure savings in IMF deal

Central Africa
Touadera becomes a Bestfly client after Tshisekedi and Sassou Nguesso

Congo
Brazzaville secures reopening of billion-dollar Commisimpex arbitration

Congo
The great sell-off of Congo's real estate is underway

Equatorial Guinea
Malabo comes back to fight it out for 42 Avenue Foch

Congo
Judge Yves Derain accused by Congo of corruption in Commisimpex dispute withdraws from case

Congo, France
Commisimpex affair: French court suspends auction of president's VIP jet

Congo
Congo challenges Mohsen Hojeij's billion-euro arbitration for 'corruption'

Congo
How Brazzaville blew $10 million on failed Boeing 787 purchase

Equatorial Guinea, France
Paris, Malabo hold secret talks over Paris mansion in wake of VP's ill-gotten gains conviction

Congo, France
French court approves sale of two Paris apartment blocks to repay Orange and Commisimpex

Congo
Fadil Yuzal, the Franco-Turkish businessman favoured by Sassou Nguesso

Gabon
Spring clearance sale under way on presidency's aircraft

Congo
Sassou's seized jet flies back to French courts on 10 June