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Robert Bourgi

Date of Birth: 4 April 1945
Place of Birth: Dakar, Senegal


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N’Dour wades in

Karim himself seems to have taken a vow of silence since one of the lords of Françafrique French lawyer Robert Bourgi told the world about his desperate telephone request for French military intervention during June's riots...


Don't call us

During the rioting on 27 June Karim Wade fearing a revolution telephoned the uncrowned king of Françafrique the lawyer Robert Bourgi pleading for French military intervention (AC Vol 52 No 13 One day son)...


Forgotten promises

Guéant backed by the lawyer Robert Bourgi who has become a buffer between African leaders and Sarkozy has much more influence on policy than Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner...


Karim the successor

In France he has amassed a network of supporters in the Elysée Palace including presidential Secretary Claude Guéant and lawyer and Special Advisor on Africa Robert Bourgi...

Rufin's replacement former Ambassador to Congo-Brazzaville Nicolas Normand may survive longer; he has strong support from Robert Bourgi...


Realpolitik and resignations

Guéant (often referred to as ‘the other foreign minister’) and Joyandet together with diplomatic fixer and lawyer Robert Bourgi pushed for much greater pragmatism in dealing with putschists in Mauritania Niger Madagascar and Comoros...


Remaking an old relationship

Toubon is a member of the opaque and influential political Club 89 - as is Maurice Robert who worked with the Françafrique dinosaur Jacques Foccart and lawyer Robert Bourgi Sarkozy's current Africa go-between...


No funeral for Françafrique

Intermediaries such as lawyer Robert Bourgi will remain important for back-channel communications with Elysée officials such as Claude Guéant and Bruno Joubert...


Digging deeper holes

These oddities attracted no comment from a select group of French lawyers and magistrates brought in by Maître Robert Bourgi Bongo's lawyer and a friend of Chirac's...


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