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Djibouti
Noose tightens around finance minister Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh

Djibouti's Minister of Economy and Finance, Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh. © Ministère de l'économie - République de Djibouti

First, two members of the family of finance minister Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh, whose presidential ambitions are well known, were implicated in the investigation against the former budget minister. And now one of his close collaborators is also in the firing line. [...]

Published on 26.05.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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In Focus | Djibouti
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