Vol 63 No 5 | CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE Son, like Father 3rd March 2022 One of the larger Africa–focused lobbying outfits, with offices in Abidjan, Kinshasa and Mauritius, is the Paris–based 35° Nord. It is targeting the European Union'...
Vol 62 No 14 | CONGO-BRAZZAVILLEITALY Italy's Eni misled shareholders 8th July 2021 New oil database shows the political connections of Eni's partner, and contradicts the company's claims to shareholders New disclosures show that the publicly listed Italian oil major Eni misled its shareholders over its business ties to one of Congo-Brazzaville's most controversial and powerful pol... READ FOR FREE
Vol 62 No 13 | CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE A fox guarding the hen house 24th June 2021 While promising to rein in graft, President Denis Sassou-Nguesso promotes his son who faces corruption charges in the US Amid a debt crisis and seeking bailout funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Congo-Brazzaville has promised to clamp down on corruption. But President Denis Sassou-Ngue...
Vol 62 No 8 | CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE Eni handed oil stakes to officials 15th April 2021 Italy's state oil company, Eni, renewed its oil licences in Congo-Brazzaville by granting stakes in the blocks to corrupt officials close to President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, accordi...
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 6 | CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE Death of opposition leader Kolélas overshadows Sassou's latest coronation 22nd March 2021 Concerns that another disputed election could trigger more conflict as oil-dominated economy hits more trouble The death of opposition candidate Guy-Brice Parfait Kolélas from Covid–19 has cast a shadow over another orchestrated election victory for President Denis Sassou-Ngues... READ FOR FREE
Vol 62 No 6 | CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE Trafigura's middleman emerges 18th March 2021 The Swiss-based trader funnelled huge loans and oil payments through an intermediary, despite bribery risks Major commodity trader Trafigura used an intermediary for its crude oil purchases in Congo-Brazzaville and its huge loans to the country, the company announced in its recent corpor...
Vol 62 No 6 | CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE Kolélas death leaves void 18th March 2021 Although former finance minister Mathias Dzon and other minor candidates have challenged provisional results awarding Denis Sassou-Nguesso a crushing 88.57% of the votes, the most ...
Vol 62 No 2 | CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE Sassou soldiers on 21st January 2021 It came as no surprise when, just before Christmas, President Denis Sassou-Nguesso was officially nominated by the ruling Parti Congolais du Travail (PCT) as its candidate in the 2...
Vol 60 No 15 | CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE Fund falls for Sassou 26th July 2019 The IMF sees the country as a test case for African nations which borrowed heavily from China. It is being lenient President Denis Sassou-Nguesso appears, again, to have secured victory over the International Monetary Fund, obtaining an urgently needed bail-out in exchange for promises that he ...
Vol 59 No 16 | CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE This bum for hire 10th August 2018 President Denis Sassou-Nguesso is no stranger to Washington's K Street, where all the major United States lobbying firms are found, having previously hired lobbyists to campaign ag...
