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Africa: Thabo Mbeki Calls for Action on 'Welcome' #PanamaPapers
UNECA, 9 April 2016
A statement by Thabo Mbeki, Chair of the High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa (HLP): Read more »
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Africa: The Panama Papers' Growing Impact On Africa
DW, 8 April 2016
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… Read more »
Mbeki Calls for Action on #PanamaPapers Revelations
As revelations from the Panama papers rock the world of politics and business in Africa and beyond, former President Thabo Mbeki of South Africa has highlighted the link between money hidden offshore and the huge illicit flows of money out of Africa.
African countries named in the Panama papers: The "staggering" volume of illicit practices and the number of global actors exposed demonstrate that governments of Africa and the rest of the world must act against tax havens, says former President Thabo Mbeki.
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Africa: Africa Woos Europe to Return Stolen Funds
East African, 8 April 2016
The African Union Commission continues to discuss with the European Commission the repatriation of illicit money from the continent, an official said. Read more »
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Premium Times, 8 April 2016
Toyin, the wife of the President of the Nigerian Senate, is a mere business front for her husband, fresh documents retrieved by PREMIUM TIMES from the massive Mosecca Fonseca… Read more »
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Nigeria: Senate President Refuses to Resign Over #PanamaPapers
Premium Times, 8 April 2016
Embattled Senate President Bukola Saraki on Friday said he would not yield to growing calls from Nigerians that he should step down amid growing corruption scandals. Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Panama Papers - Opposition PDP Demands Rautenbach Probe
New Zimbabwe, 7 April 2016
THE opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded an investigation after two wealthy Zimbabwean tycoons linked to the Zanu PF regime were named in the Panama Papers… Read more »
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Kenya: Directors of Firm That Owns Majority Stake in Raila Plant Named in Panama Papers
Nation, 6 April 2016
The company, which bought a controlling stake in Cord leader Raila Odinga's molasses plant in Kisumu, registered several shell companies with the Panamanian law firm now at the… Read more »
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Sierra Leone: Panama Papers Leakkoidu Holdings and Octea Mining Exposed!!
Concord, 7 April 2016
On 3 April, the Panama Papers leaked set of 11.5 million confidential documents that provide detailed information on more than 214,000 offshore companies listed by the Panamanian… Read more »
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Namibia: Nujoma Link in 'Panama Papers'
Namibian, 7 April 2016
LEAKED documents reveal how the son of Italian convicted Mafioso, Vito Palazzolo, and the son of his best friend, Count Rocky Agusta, teamed up to sustain their fathers' illicit… Read more »
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Nigeria: My Name Not Mentioned in Panama Leaks - David Mark
Guardian, 8 April 2016
Former President of the Senate, David Mark, yesterday denied media reports regarding his alleged ownership of some companies offshore. Read more »
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Nigeria: #panamapapers - Nigerian Govt's Silence 'Worrisome, Repugnant' - - Cacol
Premium Times, 8 April 2016
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, CACOL, an anti-corruption group, has called on the Nigerian government to commence immediate investigations into the "gruesome revelations"… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Urgent Probe of Zimplats After Panama Papers Leak
Financial Gazette, 6 April 2016
IMPALA Platinum and government officials in Zimbabwe will probe the alleged involvement of the company's Zimplats unit after leaked papers showed it used an offshore company to pay… Read more »
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Kenya: Panama Papers Show Man Accused of Grabbing Kajiado Land Ran Offshore Firms
Nation, 6 April 2016
A Danish national, who has in the past been accused of land grabbing in Kajiado County, is among people who opened and operated offshore companies in a notorious tax haven. Read more »
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Kenya: 'Panama Papers' Leak Breached Privacy - and We Are the Better for It
Nation, 8 April 2016
Mossack Fonseca & Co Advocates describes itself on its website as "a leading global company which provides comprehensive legal and trust services... It has over 500 staff… Read more »
InFocus
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Pravin Gordhan has said that South Africans mentioned in the Panama Papers data leak would be investigated for potential contravention of tax laws. Read more »
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The Panama papers, leaked anonymously to the Munich-based newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung, expose assets of everyone from political officials to billionaire celebrities and sports ... Read more »
