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Businessmen Youssef Zarrouk and Mohamed Idriss Ghodbane in the court's firing line

Businessman Youssef Zarrouk, at the Nautique Club in Sidi Bou Said, on the outskirts of Tunis, Tunisia, December 2017.
Businessman Youssef Zarrouk, at the Nautique Club in Sidi Bou Said, on the outskirts of Tunis, Tunisia, December 2017. © Augustin Le Gall/Haytham-REA

Investigators are probing whether the sale of a luxury villa in the chic Tunisian seaside town of Sidi Bou Said was used to finance a smear campaign against Kaïs Saïed. The inquiry was sparked by allegations of money-laundering involving Youssef Zarrouk and Quantum Investment Bank boss Mohamed Idriss Ghodbane.

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Central Africa

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West Africa

Africa
Veterans of Israeli spyware firm NSO bounce back in Africa

Dominique Romano (left) and Dror Levy (right) in front of the Marina Palace, Cotonou, Benin.
Dominique Romano (left) and Dror Levy (right) in front of the Marina Palace, Cotonou, Benin. © Benin Presidency

NSO, the erstwhile Israeli cyber champion, is now a shadow of its former self after being blacklisted by the US and EU over its Pegasus phone spyware. Some of its executives have set up another firm, which offers social media and dark web surveillance services, and are trying to gain a foothold in Africa.

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

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Post-war figures at the heart of the political tug-of-war in Tigray

A destroyed house in the village of Bisober, in Ethiopia's Tigray region, December 2020.
A destroyed house in the village of Bisober, in Ethiopia's Tigray region, December 2020. © Eduardo Soteras/AFP

Two years after the conflict in the region, an investigation is assessing the extent of the economic and social damage suffered there. But the committee is keen to avoid any political manipulation of its findings amid heightened tensions between the Tigray People's Liberation Front and the local administration.

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Southern Africa and islands

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North Africa

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