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Noureddin Bongo arrest puts Western consultants out of a job

Noureddin Bongo Valentin in Libreville on 1 December 2019.
Noureddin Bongo Valentin in Libreville on 1 December 2019. © Steeve Jordan/AFP
The arrest on 30 August of the son of ousted president Ali Bongo has left a whole raft of British, US and French consultants at a loose end. Some had been working on his father's re-election campaign, while others had already been preparing for the first months of a new term. [...]
Reading time 4 minutes Antoine Rolland
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