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Congo presidential adviser Joly in crosshairs of French law for 'money laundering'

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Françoise Joly, advisor to Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso in Moscow in March 2021.
Françoise Joly, advisor to Congolese President Denis Sassou-Nguesso in Moscow in March 2021. © EPA/MaxPPP

Between 2021 and 2023, Françoise Joly, an adviser to President Denis Sassou-Nguesso, organised the purchase of a private jet from Dassault via a myriad of shell companies. She now risks being targeted under investigations implicating the French manufacturer.

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