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Seydou Kane under formal investigation in France

Malian businessman Seydou Kane, 52, was placed under formal investigation by the examining magistrate of the Court of Nanterre, in [...]

Published on 25/11/2015 at 03:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Ali Bongo
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The case that is giving Maixent Accrombessi nightmares

Still influential behind the scenes in Libreville (WAN 768), Ali Bongo's former chief of staff, Maixent Accrombessi, has been fighting a French judicial investigation for over two years, which is threatening his assets, his networks and even his reputation.

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French magistrates still on Maixent Accrombessi’s tail

Ali Bongo’s all-powerful head of private office, Maixent Accrombessi, is still wanted for questioning by French magistrates a contract awarded [...]

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The rise and rise of Yves Fernand Manfoumbi

Ali Bongo’s spokesman has been appointed to head the government’s major public works agency, confirming his growing influence in the presidential inner circle.

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Bongo’s henchmen lock down PDG party

Gabon’s President Ali Bongo is trying to get the upper-hand over dissenters inside the ruling PDG party.

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Seydou Kane wanted for further questioning in Paris

Businessman Seydou Kane returned to Gabon on December 2 after having been charged in Paris on November 20 in the [...]

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Ali Bongo tightens grip on power

As they grapple with an opposition that is increasingly restive, Gabonese leader Ali Bongo’s faithful allies are now also trying to deal with dissent inside the ruling PDG (Parti Democratique Gabonais) party. To show the doubters who is boss, Bongo [.

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Freemasons divided over Ali Bongo

Although Ali Bongo is the grand master of the Grand Lodge of Gabon, many members of the lodge think he is not a credible leader.

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Paris arrest prompts Bongo giveaway

To distract attention from the recent arrest of his chief-of-staff in France, Ali Bongo has announced that he will give a significant part of the wealth he inherited from his father to Gabon's youth.

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Anti-Maixent Accrombessi camp awakens

The destruction of the Beninese embassy in Libreville on April 12 has brought into focus the animosity felt by a large segment of the Gabonese population towards President Ali Bongo’s Beninese-born chief-of-staff and spiritual guru Maixent Accrombessi.

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The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Africa
The sensational rise and spectacular fall of Pefaco casino and hotels

Gabon
Seydou Kane under formal investigation in France

Spotlight | France, Gabon
The case that is giving Maixent Accrombessi nightmares

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French magistrates still on Maixent Accrombessi’s tail

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Bongo’s henchmen lock down PDG party

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Seydou Kane wanted for further questioning in Paris

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Freemasons divided over Ali Bongo

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