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“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°60
The year 2026 marks a historic milestone for our Group. We have just reached a decisive milestone with the approval ...
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SOGAFRIC HOLDING is a company with diversified holdings in trade, industry, services, finance and real estate ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°59
In a world in constant transformation, marked by technological acceleration, societal shifts, and upheavals ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°58
In an international context marked by growing economic and logistical challenges, the SOGAFRIC Group has adjusted its ambitions in Gabon ...
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SOGAFRIC HOLDING is a company with diversified holdings in trade, industry, services, finance and real estate ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°57
The times have changed. Globalization, which used to be peaceful, has become aggressive and confrontational: accelerated ecological and energy transitions, ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°56
Regardless of the future, characterized by its volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity, it is imperative to maintain the course of our ...
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SOGAFRIC HOLDING is a company with diversified holdings in trade, industry, services, finance and real estate ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°55
The world is changing at a breathtaking pace. After the upheavals of COVID, it is now confronted with geopolitical tensions, challenges ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°54
As training plans are set for 2023, let's remember that it's everybody's business. Management is involved, as are the learners ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°53
For the past two years, the world economy has been going through historically major cyclical variations. ...
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SOGAFRIC HOLDING is a company with diversified holdings in trade, industry, services, finance and real estate ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°52
The year 2021 is coming to an end and will have been another particularly difficult year in terms of health and economics ...
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SOGAFRIC HOLDING is a company with diversified holdings in trade, industry, services, finance and real estate ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°51
Because of the global pandemic of the COVID-19 which has not spared our country, already put to the test with the drop in the price of the barrel these last few years ...
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SOGAFRIC HOLDING is a company with diversified holdings in trade, industry, services, finance and real estate ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°50
The major progress projects currently underway in our Group, should help improve our productivity and our gross margin. I know that they mobilize everyone, with constant efforts and involvement ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°49
For 60 years, from Estuaire to Haut-Ogooué, from Woleu-Ntem to Ogooué-Maritime, you have put all your kindness, your heart and your inexhaustible energy to allow generations of men ...
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SOGAFRIC HOLDING is a company with diversified holdings in trade, industry, services, finance and real estate ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°48
For 60 years, from Estuaire to Haut-Ogooué, from Woleu-Ntem to Ogooué-Maritime, you have put all your kindness, your heart and your inexhaustible energy to allow generations of men ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°47
For 60 years, from Estuaire to Haut-Ogooué, from Woleu-Ntem to Ogooué-Maritime, you have put all your kindness, your heart and your inexhaustible energy to allow generations of men ...
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SOGAFRIC HOLDING is today one of the very first industrial and commercial operators in Gabon and a company with diversified international participations in commerce, industry, services, finance and real estate ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°46
For three generations, our Group has faced the challenges of history and is changing. It humbly pursues his transformation to adapt to new economic parameters. Throughout our history, we have humbly taken care that our Companies be human-oriented, responsible and innovative ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°45
These last three years, we had to adapt strongly to the new economic parameters and it is undeniable that the commitment and the determination of SOGAFRICANS were fundamental during this period ...
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The Compagnie du Komo is a holding company with diversified participations in commerce, industry, services, finance and real estate. The Compagnie du Komo is today one of the very first industrial and commercial operators in Gabon ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°44
Over the past 60 years, our Group has gone through all the major events that have marked Gabon: colonization, independence, the single party regime, democracy, devaluation of the CFA franc, the IMF’s structural adjustment plans, the 2008 financial crisis and its effects on the economy ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°43
The poor outlook for raw material prices including oil, as well as the decline in local demand which have led to major contractions in important sectors such as construction, transportation, trade and services, reduce the outlook for our new Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) ...
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The Compagnie du Komo is a holding company with diversified participations in commerce, industry, services, finance and real estate. The Compagnie du Komo is today one of the very first industrial and commercial operators in Gabon ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°42
We are passionate about everything we do. Passion for our employees, for our customers, for our work, for the brands we represent. We don’t know other ways of working ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°41
Many factors are currently combined which should make us questionable about the sustainability and development of our Group. The 2008 financial crisis, the economic effects of which are now evident for all the economies of Western countries, but also for those of emerging countries such as Gabon ...
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The Compagnie du Komo is a holding company with diversified participations in commerce, industry, services, finance and real estate. The Compagnie du Komo is today one of the very first industrial and commercial operators in Gabon ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°40
The year 2014 which is coming to an end has been a particularly difficult year on the economic level. Our anticipation nevertheless allowed us to get through this period without major difficulties, even if disparities exist between our different activities ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°39
For my latest editorial, I will take a positive approach. The title of my editorial, “Next in line!”, was borrowed from the latest special issue, No. 37, of the out-of-series edition of ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°38
This is my 38th editorial. Before writing it, I revisited the last three editorials of our journal *Ensemble*. It is clear that, since 2005, ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°37
We are a Group made up of women and men whose expertise—particularly in technology—is at the very core of our purpose. It is clear that ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°36
The longevity of our Group prompts us to reflect on the many reasons behind its endurance. The one that appears most fundamental is our ability to effectively ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°35
In our Editorial No. 20 of January 2005, “The Chicken and the Egg,” I highlighted the need to remain vigilant regarding the early signs of a decline in our competitiveness. ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°34
The wife of our Group’s founder, Mrs. Clara Boutonnet, passed away on December 26, 2011. It was the first time that fate struck us so cruelly. ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°33
Japan was severely struck on March 11, 2011. In the immediate aftermath, the flow and dissemination of information did not allow us to fully understand ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°32
For more than fifty years, a Group spirit has been built over time, enabling us to reach where we are today. This achievement ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°31
Our country will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of its independence on August 17, 2010. Only our elder, the Group’s founder, Robert Boutonnet, experienced ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°30
We have just gone through a historic year for our country. Following the sad events of the first half of the year, we experienced presidential elections ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°29
His Excellency El Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba has just passed away. Beyond the profound emotion felt throughout our country, I felt compelled to pay tribute to him on behalf of ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°28
The world entered a financial crisis in mid-2007, which a year later escalated into an economic crisis. Its effects will continue to be felt for a long time ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°27
Our Group recently celebrated, at the end of 2007, its 50th anniversary of presence in Gabon. On this young continent, Africa, where the ephemeral could be the ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°26
Fifty years built on universal values. Our Group is celebrating its 50th anniversary at the end of 2007. A lived history, from the AEF (French Equatorial Africa) ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°25
To this day, we are taking advantage of the economic recovery to expand across all our business lines, despite intense competition ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°24
The year 2006 saw strong business activity in terms of revenue. While this is partly the result of a more favorable economic environment, it is ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°23
Our environment is constantly evolving. We must therefore anticipate the new challenges that are emerging. Thus, our major projects ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°22
This year, we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of our internal journal, the work of a dynamic team whom we thank. Throughout this decade, ENSEMBLE ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°21
“Your order will be delivered on the 18th, I promise.” What credibility should be given to this promise? As our reputation as a supplier is at stake, we must ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°20
The Group is a fundamentally technology-driven company. We sell our products and services to our customers because they know that we ensure ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°19
For the past ten years, we have been undergoing a transformation, moving from a distributor-based model to a customer–supplier relationship. Our initial training initiatives ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°18
Thanks to the strength you all provide on a daily basis, your village chief, through professional organizations, is dedicated—alongside his ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°17
It is in rough seas that one truly appreciates the quality of a ship and the skill of its crew in navigating it. The history of our Group is made up of successive ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°16
For more than a decade, we have been told that we are entering a new era of development, driven by the use of new technologies stemming from ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°15
Although somewhat archaic, this expression has retained all its relevance. This issue of our journal pays particular attention to respect for personal space ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°14
Recent economic history shows that major regional blocs have been formed across the world. Initially, whether driven by political will or ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°13
The Group’s second commercial week took place at the end of April. How could one not be proud of what we achieved together in welcoming our clients ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°12
Let us be creative, imaginative, and even iconoclastic. These were the words addressed to your managers at the last Strategic Committee meeting. What a satisfaction ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°11
True to its strategy, particularly during periods of crisis, our Group has once again acted in order not to be passive, by diversifying into the sector ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°10
It so happened that Sogafric employees of our generation experienced a change of millennium. Although there was some debate between December 31, 1999 ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°09
Years go by, and each one is different. For several months now, clouds have been gathering over our economy. Most of these originate from the broader ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°08
Seventy-five percent of our revenue comes from pure trading activities, while only 25% is derived from the invoicing of our human-driven services. This appearance is ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°07
The results for the year 1997 were among the best in our history. While part of this is linked to a more favorable macroeconomic environment ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°06
Forty years is a long time in a human life. Today, we can affirm that the women and men of SOGAFRIC who contributed to its founding ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°05
A large number of us attended this friendly ceremony on April 30, during which each of us received three balloons. Beyond ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°04
You have all observed, over the past several months, our firm commitment to getting to know one another better in order to strengthen the “SOGAFRIC” community. The surveys ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°03
It is with an intensive and deliberate pace that we have been carrying out, for several months now, the major reforms that will place our companies at the forefront of progress ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°02
If groups affected by gigantism have so far been able to demonstrate, like whales, strength and efficiency, observation of nature teaches us ...
“ENSEMBLE” CORPORATE MAGAZINE N°01
We are certain of one thing: not only will change not stop, but it will continue to accelerate. We must therefore be ready to face it ...