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Gabonese sovereign fund repurposes footballers and club managers

To launch its luxury tourism projects, Ali Bongo's government has turned to the former vice president of FC Barcelona Jaume Ferrer Graupera, who has roped several of the Catalan football club's star strikers into his Gabonese adventure. [...]

Published on 14.04.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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FIFA boss Gianni Infantino tightens his grip on African federations

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VP of company building stadiums for Cup of Nations halted Interpol warrant to return to Cameroon

Franck Mathière, the vice-president of the group building stadiums for the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, returned to the country in April after obtaining a suspension of the Interpol Red Notice against him. The Frenchman was detained in Ukraine after Nigeria issued the warrant.

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Private jets, offshore fields, football, magazines: the presidential palace's untraceable holdings

A string of offshore companies with no identified owner have been linked to transactions within the presidential couple's entourage. All were incorporated by the same financiers who also happen to be associates of Gabon's sovereign wealth fund.

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Central Africa
Football bodies seek to unplug Satcons decoders ahead of Euro 2020

The English Premier League, Spain's La Liga, and subscription channels beIN Sports and Canal+ all have a bone to pick with Lebanese firm Satcon. Run by the al-Akhras family, the company sells decoders across west and central Africa so viewers can tune into European sports championships.

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Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Gabon
Gabonese sovereign fund repurposes footballers and club managers

In Focus | Morocco
Elbaz opens up Forafric's capital to Trumpists and Kazakh oligarch Machkevitch via Nasdaq listing

Spotlight | Africa
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino tightens his grip on African federations

Cameroon, Nigeria, Ukraine
VP of company building stadiums for Cup of Nations halted Interpol warrant to return to Cameroon

In Focus | Gabon
Private jets, offshore fields, football, magazines: the presidential palace's untraceable holdings

Central Africa
Football bodies seek to unplug Satcons decoders ahead of Euro 2020

Gabon, Russia
Michael Moussa in Moscow

In Focus | Africa
The many lives of David Salama, go-to offshore specialist for sovereign wealth funds and oligarchs

Mauritania
Former opposition leader Mustapha Chafi due back in Nouakchott on Sunday after 12 years in exile

In Focus | Gabon
How Ycap became the Gabonese sovereign fund's favorite asset manager

Africa
Why Total is financing the African Nations Cup soccer championship