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Vincent Bolloré to stand trial over Africa port corruption

French billionaire Vincent Bolloré will stand trial in December before a Paris criminal court on corruption and embezzlement charges tied to election campaigns and port concession deals in Togo and Guinea, prosecutors confirmed Thursday, bringing to a head a case that has wound through the French legal system for more than a decade.The Parquet National Financier, France's financial crimes prosecutor, said the hearing is scheduled from Dec. 7 to …
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One of France's first fortunes before the courts: the conservative billionaire Vincent Bolloré is to be tried in December in Paris, notably for bribery of foreign public agent in Togo between 2009 and 2011, in the so-called "African ports" case. Vincent Bolloré faces up to 10 years in prison and 375,000 euros fine, according to a judicial source. The hearing is scheduled from 7 to 17 December 2026 before the criminal court in Paris, specified a …

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Billionaires.Africa broke the news in on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
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