Vincent Bolloré, a prominent French tycoon and businessman, will go to trial in December as part of an important corruption case regarding his operations in Africa. The Paris criminal court has summoned him to account for alleged corrupt practices linked to the 2010 presidential elections in Togo and Guinea, where it is claimed that his business group provided discounted communication services to the campaign efforts of Faure Gnassingbé and Alpha Condé. In return, Bolloré's enterprises allegedly garnered control over significant port infrastructures in Lomé and Conakry.

The case, which began investigation in 2013, points to possible undue influence and favoritism exchanged between Bolloré Group and African governments, sparking outrage among local non-governmental organizations. The collective known as