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Games budget soars as head honcho awards village contract without tender

Published on 21.05.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

Didier Tshiyoyo, the man suddenly in sole charge of the Francophone Games, has bypassed normal procurement procedures to get the athletes' village built in a no-bid contract worth $113m, more than the events' entire original budget.

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