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Central African Republic
Bolloré subsidiary ousted from Bangui port

A Bangui terminal in the Central African Republic. © Bolloré Port

Socatraf, a subsidiary of Bolloré, has lost its contract to manage river transport and the port of Bangui to a Lebanese company, Mercure Logistics. European diplomats suspect the Russian mercenary firm Wagner may have had a hand in this. [...]

Published on 29/04/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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