In Focus | Central African Republic
Zhao Baomei, Central African Republic's Chinese mining queen

Zhao Baomei has established herself as a key figure in the Central African Republic's mining sector. The mysterious and formidable Chinese businesswoman owes her success to her networks and her sharp business practices. [...]
Reading time 8 minutes Antoine Rolland
Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Brigitte Touadéra, Zhao Baomei.
Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Brigitte Touadéra, Zhao Baomei. © Montage Studio Pachamama // Indigo Publications // Barbara Debout/AFP // Aleks Taurus/Alamy banque d'images // Lukasz Szwaj/Shutterstock
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