Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

Palace Intrigues
Joseph Kabila, Félix Tshisekedi, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Patrice Talon

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

DRC Kabila closely watched by Tshisekedi's men

Equatorial Guinea President Obiang's aide absent from Asian tour

Benin Talon faces off with head of protocol

Morocco French ministers pull out of Paris Peace Forum in Benguerir

Palace Intrigues
Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Pascaline Bongo, Patrick Achi

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

GabonGeneral Oligui loyal to Omar Bongo's favourite Parisian hotel

Equatorial GuineaObiang to visit Paris without meeting Macron

GabonPascaline Bongo's US exile

Ivory CoastEx-PM Patrick Achi ditches French passport

Equatorial Guinea
Arthur Eze lays down his terms on Vaalco on Venus oil field's 'bloc P'

The influential Nigerian businessman will not contribute to the development costs of the Venus oil field, in which he now holds a 20% stake. All these investments will be borne by the US junior Vaalco until the field comes on stream.

Congo
Édith Lucie Bongo Ondimba memorial brings Libreville and Brazzaville closer together

Every year since her death in 2009, Congo's President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has organised a ceremony to honour his late daughter, the former First Lady of Gabon. Several heads of state, including Gabon's Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema are expected to attend this year's event.

Equatorial Guinea
Malabo appeals damages award to Marseille-Kliniken

On 16 January Equatorial Guinea lodged an appeal against a US court's 17 November ruling that it must pay $9.3m in damages to Marseille-Kliniken, a German firm that manages private clinics.

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Félix Tshisekedi, Laurent Gbagbo, Teodoro Obiang Nguema

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

Congo The stranger in Sassou's Italy-Africa summit delegation

DRC Tshisekedi clan annoyed by cousin Tony Kanku

Ivory Coast Gbagbo pays discreet visit to Paris

Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Obiang's new ambassador to be accredited at last

Equatorial Guinea
Teodorin Obiang offers Zafiro and Fortuna fields to ENI

Equatorial Guinean Vice-President Teodorin Obiang Nguema has proposed to ENI that the Italian firm take over the management of the Zafiro offshore oil field and of the Fortuna gas field.

Niger
General Tchiani's junta makes contact with BRICS alliance

On 29 January, the Nigerien transition president met discreetly with Ahoua Don Mello, the West and Central Africa representative of the alliance formed by Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.

Equatorial Guinea, Kenya
Lukashenko selects intriguing team for his African tour

On his visit to Equatorial Guinea and then Kenya, the Belarusian leader was accompanied by certain figures without an obvious connection to the stated goal of his trip, namely agriculture and healthcare.

Palace Intrigues
Félix Tshisekedi, Amadou Ba and Nicolas Sarkozy, Teodoro Obiang Nguema

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

DRC Helene Mercier-Arnault, wife of luxury goods magnate Bernard Arnault, pays a cultural visit to Kinshasa

SenegalNicolas Sarkozy phones Amadou Ba

Equatorial GuineaTeodoro Obiang Nguema mourns a death and a murder