Congo: President's son uses oil money for shopping sprees?

Is Congolese President's son paying for designer shopping sprees with country's oil money?

The son of the president of Republic of Congo appears to have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars of money that may derive from sales of state oil on lavish designer shopping sprees in Paris, Marbella and Dubai, while Congo remains one of the poorest and most indebted countries in the world.

While 70% of Congolese citizens earn less than a dollar a day, in August 2006 alone, Denis Christel Sassou-Nguesso, son of Congo's President and head of Cotrade, the marketing branch of the state oil company SNPC, spent $35,000 on purchases from designers such as Louis Vuitton and Roberto Cavalli.

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[stybarrow]

dont worry, the chinese will pay for those shopping sprees from now on.

[xx6afshanxx]

ONE WORD = AFRICA

[delishis94]

quel voleur!

réfere toi a ce qui est arrivé à la famille mobutu.

après le bonheur vient le malheur...

[SOUMANGOUROU]

M.Christel,

Bonjour!

C'est normal sûrement et vas-y profites-en,

Mais viendra le temps et le lieu où tu auras des grincements des dents et des pleurs.