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As Niger court homes in, Aboubacar Hima uproots arms broker BRID A DEFCON to Prague

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With a legal investigation now in full swing in Niger, the businessman Aboubacar Hima, aka "Petit Boubé", has relocated his military equipment brokerage firm BRID A DEFCON to the Czech Republic. This brings it closer to the Czech defence supplier DEFCON. The two firms are jointly accused of wrongdoings in connection with disputed contracts.

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