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France, Gabon
Sanctioned in Madagascar, Colas caves in to Gabon and halves road works bill

Deprived of World Bank funding for two years for circumventing tender rules in Madagascar, French construction group Colas also caved in to pressure from the Gabonese authorities and agreed to reduce the cost of renovating the sole access road to Libreville. [...]

Published on 12.01.2022 at 05:00 GMT

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Benoit Chauvin
Colas
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Pierre Duro
World Bank

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DRC
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France, Gabon
Sanctioned in Madagascar, Colas caves in to Gabon and halves road works bill

Madagascar
Will Meridiam run Ivato airport's new terminal alone?

Madagascar
World Bank wraps up corruption investigation into Ivato airport

Gabon
Colas in the hot seat over cost of Libreville motorway upgrade

Madagascar
Rajoelina obsesses about track record in office in run-up to 2023