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DRC
$20m loan at heart of Afriland arbitration case against Kinshasa

Afriland First Bank has taken the Congolese state to arbitration, accusing it of having expropriated its subsidiary in the DRC. It is also looking to find out why a $20m loan made to a company reputed to be close to the DRC authorities was, allegedly, never repaid. [...]

Published on 23/10/2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Corneille Nangaa in Kinshasa, 20 December 2018.

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From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

DRC
$20m loan at heart of Afriland arbitration case against Kinshasa

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Kinshasa strikes risky deal with Dan Gertler via Afriland bank

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IFC poised to lend $60m to Afriland Bank

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Franck Biya lays foundation for Afriland First Bank in N'Djamena

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