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How Congolese intelligence laid their hands on Belarusian businessman Alexander Zingman

Africa Intelligence has pieced together the circumstances surrounding the arrest of the businessman Alexander Zingman, who is reputed to have close ties with the government in Minsk. [...]

Published on 02/04/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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How Congolese intelligence laid their hands on Belarusian businessman Alexander Zingman

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