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Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou Nguesso, Alassane Ouattara, Nasser Bourita

Intrigues big and small. Every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond. [...]

CongoSassou to holiday in Turkey

Ivory CoastAlassane Ouattara's three palaces in Abdijan.

Moroco/FranceRabat angry over twinning of Ivry-sur-Seine with district of Mijek

Published on 26/07/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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African Development Bank
Alassane Ouattara
Confederation Generales des Entreprises
Denis Sassou Nguesso
Fidele Sarassoro
Françoise Joly
Houphouët Boigny
Laurent Gbagbo
Maxime Gandzion
Nasser Bourita
NSIA
Philippe Bouyssou
Polisario Front
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Rigobert Roger Andely
Société générale
Summa

Congo
Sassou's enigmatic adviser, rising star Françoise Joly, helps cement Brazzaville-Ankara ties

President Denis Sassou Nguesso's international affairs adviser, on matters such as Russia and the UAE, partly organised his Turkish holiday. Her rising influence has been the subject of much speculation in Brazzaville and led to a new equilibrium within his first circle.

Subscribers only Politics 09.09.2022

Denis Sassou Nguesso's adviser, Françoise Joly.

Congo, Turkey
The $200m debt threatening the Brazzaville-Ankara connection

Congo has still not paid its bill for the construction of the monumental conference centre built in Brazzaville by the Turkish group Summa in 2017 - and the matter is poisoning relations between Ankara and Brazzaville.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 24.01.2022

The Kintélé International Conference Centre in Brazzaville.

Ivory Coast, South Africa
Cyril Ramaphosa's busy schedule in Abidjan

The South African head of state, who is currently touring West Africa, will land in Abidjan on 2 December for an unprecedented official visit, during which he will raise bilateral relations, trade and airlines.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.11.2021

The South African president Cyril Ramaphosa.

Congo, Turkey
Summa goes on offensive in Brazzaville

The Turkish construction firm is scheduling its projects to overlap with Erdogan's official trips.

Subscribers only Business 15.05.2019

Spotlight | Ivory Coast
A golden age for Alassane Ouattara's Lebanese friends

Notwithstanding frictions between Hezbollah sympathisers and supporters of the rival Amal movement, business leaders from Lebanon, who are mostly Shi'ite, are carving themselves out a healthy niche in the local business market.Partnership - Contrary to persistent rumours, the major dispute [.

Subscribers only Business 04.04.2018

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Fidele Sarassoro
Françoise Joly
Houphouët Boigny
Laurent Gbagbo
Maxime Gandzion
Nasser Bourita
NSIA
Philippe Bouyssou
Polisario Front
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Rigobert Roger Andely
Société générale
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