Norway Charges Two Nationals and Norwegian Company with Bribes to the President of the Republic of Congo

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Friday, February 13, 2026

Author:

Bruce Zagaris

Volume:

42

Issue:

3

Abstract:

On January 26, 2026, Norwegian police announced they had charged an oil company and two executives in Norway with paying millions of dollars in bribes to close family members of the President of the Republic of Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso.[1] The charges include gross corruption and gross accounting violations.