News Websites Rue89 and Basta Mag are indicted [1][fr] following charges [2] by French investment and industrial holding group Bolloré [3] over a report in which they implicate Bolloré [4] [fr] in land grab activities [5] [fr] in Africa. The report lists the group's activities in Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Liberia and Sierra Leone. Politis [6], a weekly analysis website, reacted to the news on twitter :
Liberté de la presse : Basta ! et Rue 89 mis en examen suite à une plainte du groupe Bolloré: Nos amis de Bast… http://t.co/alwE9XJBwU [7]
— Politis (@Politis_fr) August 2, 2013 [8]
Freedom of Press : Basta ! and Rue89 are indicted following charges by Bolloré Group : Our friends at Basta…
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