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Africa Intelligence in court: JetMagic founder Antoine Hayem's defamation case flops

The French pilot sued Africa Intelligence after we published an investigation into his activities and African clients, including the presidency of Gabon. The court of appeal has upheld a lower court's dismissal of the claims. [...] (337 words)
Issue dated 09/02/2022 Reading time 2 minutes
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Gabonese President Ali Bongo getting off his plane during a visit to Beijing, 2018. © Jin Liwang/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP
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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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Antoine Hayem, the charterer who keeps the Bongo family flying despite the lockdown 

Despite borders being closed as part of the measures taken to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, the Gabonese presidency is making greater use than ever of its favourite private aviation service provider, Frenchman Antoine Hayem. Publicity-shy but highly active, he began working for Russian oligarchs and now spends his time meeting the demands of African presidencies and rock groups.

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