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CONGO Issue dated 23/07/2020

Commisimpex Affair: As they battle it out in French courts, Hojeij and Sassou hold secret talks in Beirut

Engaged in extensive foreclosure operations in Paris, Lebanese entrepreneur Mohsen Hojeij, who is seeking to recover €1.2bn from Congo, is holding very hush-hush talks with the president's office. [...] (375 words)
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Nabih Berri, Lebanon's parliament speaker, has failed in his mediation between the Congolese president's office and the Lebanese CEO of Commisimpex, Mohsen Hojeij.
Nabih Berri, Lebanon's parliament speaker, has failed in his mediation between the Congolese president's office and the Lebanese CEO of Commisimpex, Mohsen Hojeij. © REUTERS-Mohamed Azakir
LEBANON CONGO 19/08/2020

Commisimpex: godfather to Lebanon's Shiites fails to reconcile Hojeij and Sassou 

The secret negotiations between Lebanese businessman Mohsen Hojeij and the Congolese president's office over their €1.2bn debt dispute were facilitated by the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri. Now weeks into the talks, revealed by Africa Intelligence, neither side is willing to budge. [...]
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