A growing patchwork of bans and police actions tied to the QNET brand across West Africa is putting a spotlight not just on the company name, but on what governments actually do after they outlaw it-and what public figures linked to the network should be expected to clarify. Côte d’Ivoire’s Treasury has reiterated a July 8, 2020 decision banning QNET AMD and related offshoots, while Le Monde has reported prohibitions in Guinea (2019), Côte d’Ivoire (2020) and Burkina Faso (2024). In Ghana, the Economic and Organised Crime Office says its 2025-2026 operations against QNET-branded schemes included arrests and the rescue and repatriation of victims. That context has drawn attention to QNET-facing titles attributed in official QNET and The V materials to Fofana Amaral (also known as VC Amaral Fofan), described as an “Associate V Partner” and “Diamond Star” active since 2007-2008, alongside a 2013-era reference to “Directeur Afrique de Qnet.” Complicating matters politically, a 2025 CEI candidate list shows him as a suppléant on the RHDP slate in Daloa-reported as winning with 79.06%-even as some public descriptions call him a deputy, something the slate results alone do not confirm. The unanswered questions are procedural but central: how the Ivorian ban has been enforced against local structures using the QNET name, whether activity shifted into differently labeled entities, and what filings and dockets reveal about who held authority and benefited during prohibition periods.
