The complaint launched by Transparency International in the case of the presumed ill-gotten goods of the 3 Africans presidents in Paris, was rejected by the court.
French prosecutors said they would appeal to block an investigation into claims the presidents of Gabon, Congo-Brazzaville and Equatorial Guinea plundered state coffers to buy French property.
Anti-corruption activists have hailed the decision by a French magistrate to investigate three African heads of state accused of plundering state coffers to go on lavish spending sprees in Paris and the French Riviera.
Anti-corruption activists have hailed the decision by a French magistrate to investigate three African heads of state accused of plundering state coffers to go on lavish spending sprees in Paris and the French Riviera.
A French magistrate has launched a probe into whether the presidents of Gabon, the Congo Republic and Equatorial Guinea used embezzled public funds to go on luxury shopping trips in Paris and on the French Riviera.
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Gunmen attacked the presidential palace in Equatorial Guinea but were defeated by security forces, government sources said, blaming the attack on "rebel terrorists" from the Niger Delta. The region's main militant group has denied involvement.
Several people died when Nigerian rebels attacked Equatorial Guinea's capital of Malabo on Tuesday and were repulsed after a three-hour battle, according to the West African nation's information minister.
NGO Transparency International has accused African leaders of embezzlement. The presidents of Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and the Republic of the Congo have, between them, numerous properties and bank accounts in France.
