Former French political operative Robert Bourgi revealed secret cash payments from African leaders to French politicians between 1990-2017, primarily for election campaigns. El ex agente político francés Robert Bourgi reveló pagos secretos en efectivo de líderes africanos a políticos franceses entre 1990-2017, principalmente para campañas electorales.

Robert Bourgi, a former political operative in France, has disclosed that he facilitated secret cash payments from African leaders to French politicians between 1990 and 2017, primarily to support election campaigns. Robert Bourgi, un ex activista político en Francia, ha revelado que facilitó pagos en efectivo secretos de líderes africanos a políticos franceses entre 1990 y 2017, principalmente para apoyar campañas electorales. He claims these transactions, involving millions of dollars, were common and contributed to France's declining influence in its former colonies. Afirma que estas transacciones, que implican millones de dólares, eran comunes y contribuyeron a la influencia decreciente de Francia en sus antiguas colonias. While some officials deny the allegations, a historical acknowledgment of such practices has been made by a former adviser in Ivory Coast. Si bien algunos funcionarios niegan las acusaciones, un ex asesor en Costa de Marfil ha hecho un reconocimiento histórico de tales prácticas.