Africa’s biggest-ever media deal opens the door to far-right nonsense
The family group behind Canal+, headed by billionaire Vincent Bolloré, has a habit of turning the media it buys into versions of Fox News, peddling extremist opinions for ratings
Simon Allison
One of the biggest media deals in the world – and the biggest-ever on the African continent – is being negotiated in South Africa. If it goes through, a French billionaire with a track record of buying media and usin…