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Sonahydroc CEO summoned by security chief Esambo

The CEO of the Congolese state-owned oil company Sonahydroc, Marcellin Bilomba, has just been called to appear before Jean-Louis Esambo Kangashe, head of the National Security Council. [...]

Published on 07/12/2023 at 05:40 GMT

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Conseil National de Securite
Felix Tshisekedi
Inspectorate General of Finances
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Jean-Louis Esambo Kangashe
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Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

DRC
Sonahydroc CEO summoned by security chief Esambo

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