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Long battle to stop firms bribing Africa for contracts

Vincent Bollore, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of media group Vivendi, attends the company's shareholders meeting in Paris, France, April 19, 2018. [photo/Reuters]

A spectacular probe into French tycoon Vincent Bollore over suspected graft in Africa marks a rare exception among corporate titans doing business south of the Sahara.

Mr Bollore - charged on Wednesday over contracts to operate ports in Guinea and Togo - is by far the most prominent business leader to be investigated in France for suspicious activities in Africa.

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