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Spotlight | Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa
African business as usual for Djaparidze, Potanin, Mikhelson, the oligarchs spared EU and US sanctions

Alexander Djaparidze (Eurasia Drilling), Vladimir Potanine (Nornickel) and Leonid Mikhelson (Novatek). © Roscongress/Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

Alexander Djaparidze, Vladimir Potanin and Leonid Mikhelson are among the few Russian oligarchs who escaped the EU and US sanctions that targeted dozens of their peers. This allows them to continue their activities on the continent. [...]

Published on 06/05/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Spotlight | Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa
African business as usual for Djaparidze, Potanin, Mikhelson, the oligarchs spared EU and US sanctions

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