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FRANCE NIGERIA Issue dated 16/10/2020

Gilbert Chagoury, financial advisor to former Nigerian presidents, sponsors Damon Albarn show in Paris

British musician Damon Albarn.
British musician Damon Albarn. © Mike Gray/Photoshot/MaxPPP
The billionaire Lebanese-Nigerian businessman once favoured by Sani Abacha and Goodluck Johnathan is the main backer of France's Africa 2020 cultural festival which opened in Paris last week with "Le Vol du Boli", an opera by British musician Damon Albarn. [...] (467 words)
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Currently being debated in the French parliament, the "international development and solidarity" draft bill involves amending the legal framework governing international organisations that opt to establish themselves in France. The stated objective is to compete with Switzerland in this domain. [...]

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