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Congo, France
"Ill-gotten gains" affair: the judges target the Villa Suzette

Following the search carried out in 2013 at the apartment of his daughter, Julienne "Joujou" Johnson, in the smart western [...]

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French police visit Antoinette Sassou-Nguesso's Paris flat over 'ill-gotten gains'

As part of the so-called ill-gotten gains case, a team of French police paid a visit to the Congolese First Lady's apartment in February. This could jeopardise the visit to France planned for the end of the month by the Congolese leader Denis Sassou-Nguesso.

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Antoinette and Denis Sassou-Nguesso at the re-opening of Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris, on 7 December 2024.

Congo
Legal summons almost disrupts Denis Sassou Nguesso's trip to Paris

Only last-minute negotiations prevented the visit of the Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso to Paris from 2 to 8 September [...]

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Congo, France
Oyo-sur-Seine, the final act

The marathon judicial investigation started in 2007, which took in French properties owned by several African heads of state and [...]

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Sassou sends Wilfrid Magloire Obili to Paris

Under instruction from Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Wilfrid Magloire Obili travelled to Paris in early February to get up to date on [...]

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Ten lawyers who hear the confessions of Africa's heads of state

The generation of entrepreneurs and engineers who made their careers in Africa is disappearing but not the generation of lawyers [...]

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Congo
Viala, Prevost burst onto Congolese “Ill-Gotten Gains” scene

French lawyer Jean-Marie Viala caused a surprise in Franco-Congolese legal [...]

Subscribers only Politics 09.03.2016

Congo, France
French investigators home in on Wilfrid Nguesso

In addition to the recent seizure of his property in France, French examining magistrates are eyeing the financial affairs of Socotram.

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Congo
French business out of favour with Sassou

French construction companies have been losing out massively in Brazzaville to competition from newcomers from Turkey and other parts of the world.

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Manuel Valls cultivates extensive array of African contacts

The French prime minister's office has Africa on its mind. Manuel Valls, who is planning to tour several African countries including Ghana and Ethiopia early in 2016, is increasingly appreciated by African leaders, who reason that he could one day [.

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Denis-Christel Sassou Nguesso campaigns for his father

President Denis Sassou Nguesso is counting heavily on his son Denis-Christel to go to the Congolese people and explain why he should remain in power.

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Congo
Probe into nephew strikes at Denis Sassou Nguesso

The recent police search of an appartment in Neuilly-sur-Seine owned by Edgar Nguesso, the nephew of President Denis Sassou Nguesso and a key figure of the Congolese regime, in connection with the “Ill-gotten gains” probe, looks set to shake the regime in

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Sassou scores points in Paris

In trouble over the "Ill-gotten gains" affair and unloved by the French Socialist Party, the Republic of Congo's President Denis Sassou-Nguesso visited Paris from April 7-10 intending to win friends. Far from home, where he is dogged by governance issues [.

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Congo
Elysee's door finally opens for Sassou

Almost a year after François Hollande's victory in the French presidential elections, Denis Sassou-Nguesso has finally won an invitation to [...]

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Congo, Gabon
"Ill-Gotten" roads lead to Paris, Nice

Investigators searched Congolese and Gabonese-owned properties in Paris and Nice earlier this month as part of the ongoing "Ill-Gotten Gains" probe.

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Congo
Sassou spurns French business

Unwelcome at the Elysee Palace and irked over the "Ill-Gotten Gains" scandal, Denis Sassou Nguesso is hitting back at France economically.

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"Ill-gotten gains" inquiry stirs fears

The mood is not exactly euphoric in the Franco-African business world, which fears reprisals following the November 9 ruling by the Cour de Cassation, France's supreme court, giving the go-ahead for a judicial inquiry into how properties, cars and bank [.

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The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Congo, France
"Ill-gotten gains" affair: the judges target the Villa Suzette

Congo
French police visit Antoinette Sassou-Nguesso's Paris flat over 'ill-gotten gains'

Congo
Legal summons almost disrupts Denis Sassou Nguesso's trip to Paris

Congo, France
Oyo-sur-Seine, the final act

Congo
Sassou sends Wilfrid Magloire Obili to Paris

Insiders | Central Africa, West Africa
Ten lawyers who hear the confessions of Africa's heads of state

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Viala, Prevost burst onto Congolese “Ill-Gotten Gains” scene

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French investigators home in on Wilfrid Nguesso

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French business out of favour with Sassou

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Manuel Valls cultivates extensive array of African contacts

Congo
Denis-Christel Sassou Nguesso campaigns for his father

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Probe into nephew strikes at Denis Sassou Nguesso

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Sassou scores points in Paris

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Elysee's door finally opens for Sassou

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