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France, Nigeria
Gilbert Chagoury, financial advisor to former Nigerian presidents, sponsors Damon Albarn show in Paris

British musician Damon Albarn. © Mike Gray/Photoshot/MaxPPP

The billionaire Lebanese-Nigerian businessman once favoured by Sani Abacha and Goodluck Johnathan is the main backer of France's Africa 2020 cultural festival which opened in Paris last week with "Le Vol du Boli", an opera by British musician Damon Albarn. [...]

Published on 16/10/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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