Vol 57 No 6 |
- CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Celebrities at the dinner in Abidjan the Friday before Sunday's attack included Carla Bruni-Sarkozy (wife of French ex-President Nicloas Sarkozy) French comedian Jamel Debbouze film star Catherine Deneuve and two of France's wealthiest industrialists with African interests Martin Bouygues and Vincent Bolloré...
A final communications plank came from Condé's business backers in France: most important was Vincent Bolloré who won the contract for Conakry's lucrative container-handling business shortly after Condé was elected for the first time (AC Vol 54 No 6)...
Headed by Vincent Bolloré the conglomerate has the concession to operate the upstream river terminal at Bangui in Central African Republic...
They include his old school friend the French former Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner who helped to secure the contract to operate the Port of Conakry for his friend the industrialist Vincent Bolloré...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 4 |
- GABON
- CHINA
- AUSTRALIA
The contract was supposed to be a boon for French businessman Vincent Bolloré the biggest player in Gabon’s port and logistics sectors...
Piracy has been cutting into earnings at Cotonou Benin’s main port where French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s friend Vincent Bolloré had a lucrative operating contract...
Vol 51 No 15 |
- FRANCE
- AFRICA
Observers had already noted Sarkozy’s personal connections with Vincent Bolloré and Martin Bouygues whose companies are deeply involved in Africa...
Vol 51 No 1 |
- CÔTE D'IVOIRE
All three candidates have close ties to France’s political and commercial elite such as President Nicolas Sarkozy and business magnates Martin Bouygues and Vincent Bolloré...
Vol 50 No 18 |
- FRANCE
- AFRICA
Bolloré: Vincent Bolloré's company handles some 80% of West Africa's non-oil exports and 25% of East Africa's...
Vol 50 No 13 |
- GABON
- FRANCE
The struggle to control African port contracts between businessman Jacques Dupuydauby and French businessman Vincent Bolloré has taken new casualties...