Alleged arms trafficker has long record

By Kate Willson

Maybe you caught the latest news on arms trafficking: a Belgian man widely believed to be one of Europe’s top arms merchants has been indict

Excerpts from this story referencing "Brazzaville":

"… ed States. He acted as middle man for an arms trade between Iran and Congo-Brazzaville until 1997, providing Brazzaville with $61.4 million worth of weapons.Mons …"

"… for an arms trade between Iran and Congo-Brazzaville until 1997, providing Brazzaville with $61.4 million worth of weapons.Monsieur was indicted in France in 199 …"

Africa's 'merchant of death' sold arms to the Taliban

By Phillip van Niekerk and André Verlöy

WASHINGTON, January 31, 2002 — Victor Bout, the Russian arms trafficker whose clandestine sales of weapons of war to some of the bloodiest r

Excerpts from this story referencing "Brazzaville":

"… ocratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Congo-Brazzaville, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland and Uganda, accordin …"

Making a killing

By Phillip van Niekerk

Overview story for Making a killing: The business of war

Excerpts from this story referencing "Brazzaville":

"… actories, have found their way to Angola, Sudan, Ethiopia, Colombia, Congo-Brazzaville, Sri Lanka, Burundi and Afghanistan – conflicts in which up to an estima …"

"… service. Monsieur also dealt arms in Iran, Qatar, Zaire, Burundi and Congo-Brazzaville.Indeed, the failure of intelligence agencies to share information hindered …"

"… ifference, financing the purchase of weapons and hedging its bets in Congo-Brazzaville and Angola by supporting and helping arm both sides.The failed states with …"

"… a and Sierra Leone ended in 2002, fresh conflict erupted in Liberia, Congo-Brazzaville, the Central African Republic, and fighting continues in Sudan and the Con …"

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Greasing the skids of corruption

By Phillip van Niekerk and Laura Peterson

Money from multinational oil companies moves through labyrinths of international bank accounts, avoiding national budgets and banks

Excerpts from this story referencing "Brazzaville":

"… rican leaders. The beneficiaries included heads of state from Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville, Cameroon, Nigeria and Angola.Signature bonuses are lump sums companies pa …"

The field marshal

By Alain Lallemand

Arms middleman Jacques Monsieur did business with little secrecy

Excerpts from this story referencing "Brazzaville":

"… oody standard set in Africa in the last decade, the 1997 conflict in Congo-Brazzaville between forces loyal to Pascal Lissouba, the elected president of the coun …"

"… icopters, rockets, missiles and bombs from a handful of countries to Congo-Brazzaville. Executives of the French state-owned company, Elf Aquitaine – which pum …"

"… the shipments owed millions of dollars.In order to get paid for the Congo-Brazzaville deal, Monsieur threatened to reveal everything about his deals, embarrassi …"

"… was still able to deliver weapons – some of them from Iran – to Congo-Brazzaville in the summer of 1997.The long-standing dictator of Congo-Brazzaville, Ngu …"

The merchant of death

By André Verlöy

With 300 employees and a large fleet of cargo planes, Victor Bout's actions were near impossible to track

Excerpts from this story referencing "Brazzaville":

"… the leader of the Congo Liberation Front, and the former leaders of Congo-Brazzaville, among others.Bout, a short, stocky 35-year-old native of Tajikistan, grad …"

"… rican Republic, the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Congo-Brazzaville, Pakistan, the Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swa …"