Congo-Brazzaville has lost a big chunk of its oil revenue
A court case offers a glimpse into what may have happened to the country’s money
MORE THAN a decade ago the Republic of Congo, an oil-producing country of 6m people in central Africa, wanted to improve its decrepit health-care infrastructure. It paid €491m (then worth $658m) to a Brazilian company called Asperbras to build a dozen new hospitals.
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Missing millions”
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