"In accordance with health protocols. the head of state, deemed to be a close contact, is required to observe a period of isolation," read a presidency statement without specifying the duration of his quarantine.
Sassou Nguesso features among several hundred political figures who use offshore tax havens to store away assets, according to the inquiry led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ).
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