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French banks caught up in Diack affair

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Two French banks in Dakar have become embroiled in the scandal surrounding the former head of the International Association of Athletics Federations.

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Philippe Bonnave, ex-CEO of Bouygues Construction (left), and Ivorian Minister of Transport Amadou Koné sign Abidjan metro project in the presence of French President Emmanuel Macron and Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan, in December 2019.
Spotlight | Ivory Coast Bouygues faces headwinds, as Abidjan seeks changes to flagship metro project Central African Republic, Rwanda Touadéra trapped between his security alliances with Kigali and Kinshasa
Rwandan President Paul Kagame (left) and his Central African counterpart, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, in Bangui in October 2019.
Africa Putin's party rallies African networks to promote new anti-neocolonialism movement
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ahoua Don Mello, ex-Ivorian minister for public works under former president Laurent Gbagbo.
Burundi Security services tighten surveillance of M23 network Libya Tripoli draws up plan to counter Haftar clan in the south
The deputy minister of defence, Abdesalam al-Zoubi, in Ankara, on 4 August 2026.
Morocco Rabat leans on business leaders to win over Gen Z Kenya Traditional leaders dispute derails opposition's plans Senegal Seven heads of state expected at Dakar's Youth Olympic Games Malawi Australian firm Globe settles land dispute to pave way for $80m sale to Sinomine Palace Intrigues | Africa Félix Tshisekedi, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Mahamat Idriss Déby

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