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Spotlight | DRC
'Bread king' Saleh Assi devises way around US sanctions

The Lebanese businessman has created a scheme by which he is able to continue business as usual despite being under US sanctions, which are in part on account of his alleged ties with Hezbollah. [...]

Published on 18/01/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Spotlight | DRC
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