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Lafarge Trial: Cement firm fined, former CEO jailed

13 Apr 2026, 18:09 GMT By editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)
Lafarge Trial: Cement firm fined, former CEO jailed
Credit: editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews)

A French court has fined cement group Lafarge $1.3 million for paying the Islamic State group and other jihadists to keep its factory running in Syria during the civil war.