€1.2m suits bill for head of Congo

Congo President Denis Sassou-N'Guesso and first lady Antoinette Sassou N'Guesso. Photo: Reuters

Henry Samuel Paris
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THE Republic of Congo's president spent almost €1.2m on suits and shirts in Paris shopping sprees, French investigators have reportedly found.

Judges have been inquiring into the source of money spent in France by Denis Sassou Nguesso and his family as part of a widening investigation into the misuse of funds by African leaders.