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Deep-Dive Report: The Long Freeze — Baba Danpullo, MTN Cameroon and the Four-Year Fight Over $239 Million of Mobile Money

A South African bank sold Baba Danpullo's property empire over a R520 million loan. He responded by freezing MTN Cameroon's money. This week the Supreme Court restored a $239 million freeze on mobile money funds. A deep-dive on how the case began, where it stands and what it means.

,   and  Mfonobong Nsehe
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Deep-Dive Report: The Long Freeze — Baba Danpullo, MTN Cameroon and the Four-Year Fight Over $239 Million of Mobile Money

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