Africa: The Panama Papers' Growing Impact On Africa

While no African official has yet resigned as a result of the Panama Papers, African journalists involved in the investigation say they have given Africans a wake up call and could even lead to government action.

The twin sister of DRC's leader Joseph Kabila twin sister, the nephew of South Africa's President Jacob Zuma and business people allegedly linked to Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe are all named in the Panama Papers. The Mossack Fonseca leak - the biggest data leak ever - have revealed the names and alleged financial affairs of top officials from at least 15 different sub-Saharan African countries or people linked to them have been named.

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