Over the past two years, the French-Ivorian banker Ibrahim Magassa has been focusing his energies on Central Africa, having chosen Brazzaville as his gateway into the region. Last year, his financial and strategic advisory firm Algest Consulting established itself as a key adviser on debt to Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso. Prior to Congo, the company, which specialises in raising capital, made a name for itself in Ivory Coast in the 2010s […]