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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s home, offices raided by police

July 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

French police have raided the home and offices of the former French president Nicolas Sarkozy as part of an investigation into illegal campaign financing and alleged brown envelopes of cash from France’s wealthiest woman, the L’Oreal hairspray heiress Liliane Bettencourt. … read more »

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Socialist Hollande ousts Sarkozy, wins French election

May 6, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Francois Hollande became France’s first socialist president in 17 years on Sunday, ousting conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in what one observer called an “earth-shaking” election. With 95 per cent of the ballots counted, official results showed Hollande with 51.6 per … read more »

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Islamic militants detained in France ‘planned to kidnap Jewish magistrate’

April 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A source close to the investigation told the AFP news agency: “It looks like some of them planned to carry out kidnappings including that of a magistrate who has a Jewish-sounding name.” Another source confirmed that a Jewish magistrate from … read more »

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Nicolas Sarkozy lashes out at journalist over claim Colonel Gaddafi gave him £42million for 2007 election

March 13, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nicolas Sarkozy lashed out at a journalist on live television after she raised allegations about him receiving £42million from Colonel Gaddafi. The French President accused Laurent Ferrari of acting like a ‘spokeswoman for Gaddafi’s son’ after she raised the matter … read more »

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Sarkozy named in arms deal corruption scandal ahead of presidential elections

January 3, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Nicolas Sarkozy has been named by an investigation into an alleged party funding corruption scandal said to have led to the deaths of 11 French engineers in a Pakistan bomb attack. It is claimed Mr Sarkozy must have been aware … read more »

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Bongo daughter denies claims

November 24, 2011 by benim

Libreville – The daughter of Gabon’s late president Omar Bongo on Wednesday denied claims by an ex-aide that her father funded Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential campaign. “I would like to formally deny the unfounded statements that have no connection to … read more »

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