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Talon affair: French report confirms FBI assessment

Several documents submitted by Benin's government in recent days could persuade magistrates at the Paris appeals court to put off [...]

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

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

Benin
Talon affair: French report confirms FBI assessment

Benin
Patrice Talon gets check-up in Paris

Benin
Boni Yayi pardon closes Talon affair

Benin
Talon stays on message in Paris

Benin
Banks blighted by Boni’s bete noire

Benin
Yayi tries to force Hollande’s hand

Benin
Boni Yayi plays crafty with constitution

Benin
Questions over a magistrate's ruling

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The downward slide of a paranoid state

Benin
Poisoning probe continues

Benin
Tapping device foils “plot”

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Patrice Talon pursued by Boni Yayi