By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
French police have searched several properties, including the Ritz hotel in Paris, in an investigation into an alleged trafficking network of women for the benefit of Mohamed Al-Fayed. According to the prosecutor’s office cited by AFP, several victims said they suffered abuse at other properties of the deceased businessman.
French police searched the Ritz, the Villa Windsor and the Castel Sainte-Thérèse in Saint-Tropez as part of an investigation into an alleged network trafficking women linked to the late Mohamed Al-Fayed. According to AFP, citing the Paris prosecutor’s office, these operations mark an important step in the investigation opened in summer 2025 to identify possible accomplices.
🇫🇷 France · Source: SeneNews ·
Police custody measures have been taken in the investigation into an alleged network trafficking women linked to Egyptian billionaire Mohamed Al-Fayed, who died in 2023 without ever being prosecuted. The joint investigations in the two countries have received 163 reports of sexual violence or exploitation, according to Le Monde.
🇫🇷 France · Source: Le Monde ·
British police are examining new reports against comedian Russell Brand, who was sentenced to ten and a half years in prison for rape and sexual assault. According to TimesLIVE, several people contacted the investigation during and after the trial, and two other rape allegations are under investigation.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Source: TimesLIVE ·
The Bissau-Guinean League for Human Rights calls for the investigations into the deaths of vigilante Luís Balanta, Mamadu Tano Bari and a military health technician to be accelerated. Its president, Bubacar Turé, said so after a hearing with the Attorney General of the Republic, on 10 November 2026, according to O Democrata.
🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau · Source: O Democrata ·
Teddy Riner unveils 'The France we want' slogan in Le ParisienJudo star Teddy Riner, 37, announced on 9 November 2026 his candidacy for the 2027 French presidential election. In a video and an interview with Le Parisien, he cites the social divide and refuses to position himself on the left or right.
Algeria’s Council of the Nation responds to EU over troops in NigerThe Council of the Nation of Algeria has responded to the European Union after its request for clarification on the deployment of the Algerian People’s National Army (ANP) in Niger, at Niamey’s request. In a statement, the upper house accuses an external actor of resorting to attacks against sovereign states, according to TSA.The week in Africa
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