DRC
Katumbi vs Beveraggi goes another round

Congolese opposition politician Moïse Katumbi.
Congolese opposition politician Moïse Katumbi. © MARTIAL TREZZINI/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP
The ruling by the Kinshasa court of appeal on 11 December to annul the seizure by Astalia, a firm connected to Congolese opponent Moïse Katumbi, of assets owned by Octavia, a company controlled by French businessman Pascal Beveraggi, is not the end of the story. More lawsuits may follow. [...]
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