Last updated: 27 october, 2009 - 18:47 GMT

Angolagate

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Verdicts have been coming in at the end of a major trial in Paris, concerning an illicit arms deal between France and Angola during the height of the Angolan civil war.

The case has come to be known as Angolagate.

Among those found guilty are two high profile figures in the French establishment; former President Francois Mitterrand's son Jean-Christophe Mitterrand and former Interior Minister Charles Pasqua

BBC Focus on Africa's Sophie Ikenye spoke to David Servenay of the news website Rue 89, who has been following the long-running case.

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