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Nigeria: #ParadisePapers - Central Bank Governor Illegally Operates Secret Companies in Tax Havens
Premium Times, 7 November 2017
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, had stakes in at least three companies in offshore tax havens, and, by his own admission, illegally remained connected… Read more »
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Nigeria: Central Bank Chief in #ParadisePapers Tax Avoidance Scandal
Premium Times, 6 November 2017
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, and the Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia, have descended into a major tax avoidance scandal in Europe following… Read more »
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Nigeria: Paradise Papers - Amnesty International Calls for Sanctions By World Govts
Premium Times, 6 November 2017
Amnesty International has called on governments at all levels to take urgent steps to crack down on tax evasion and attendant corrupt actions by wealthy individuals, government… Read more »
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Premium Times, 5 November 2017
A trove of 13.4 million records exposes ties between Russia and U.S. President Donald Trump's billionaire commerce secretary, the secret dealings of the chief fundraiser for… Read more »
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Uganda: Finance Minister Explains Seychelles Business
Monitor, 6 November 2017
Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa explains why he set up a business in Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. Read more »
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Namibia: International Seafood Firm Named in Paradise Papers
Namibian, 6 November 2017
An international fishing company which partnered 12 highly connected Namibians, including politicians and a retired military general, is at the centre of allegations that it has… Read more »
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Ghana: Mahama's Brother Ibrahim Named in Paradise Papers
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, 6 November 2017
Ibrahim Mahama is a brother of the former president of Ghana, John Mahama. Ghanaian media report that Mahama, the CEO of Engineers & Planners Company Limited, is under… Read more »
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Kenya: Former MInister Kosgei Named in Offshore Wealth Papers
Nation, 6 November 2017
Former Agriculture minister Sally Kosgei has been named in the latest global exposé of politicians who have used offshore companies to shelter their wealth from public… Read more »
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Nigeria: #ParadisePapers - Senate President Claims He Violated No Law
Premium Times, 6 November 2017
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said he did not violate any Nigerian law in establishing Tenia Limited, a company operating in tax havens. Read more »
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Nigeria: #ParadisePapers - Saraki Violates Nigerian Law Again, Linked to Another Firm in Offshore Tax Haven
Premium Times, 6 November 2017
The President of the Nigerian Senate, Bukola Saraki, is in trouble again. On Sunday his name popped up in the global list of infamy exposing some leading world politicians for… Read more »
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Kenya: Kosgei Named in Paradise Papers
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, 6 November 2017
Sally Kosgei was a member of the Kenya Parliament from 2008 to 2013 and minister of agriculture from 2010 until March 2013. Read more »
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Zambia: Hichilema Named in Paradise Papers
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, 6 November 2017
Hakainde Sammy Hichilema, a Zambian corporate executive with interests in mining, finance and other industries, has run unsuccessfully for president five times since 2006. Read more »
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Liberia: Sirleaf Named in Paradise Papers
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, 1 November 2017
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has served as the president of Liberia since 2006. Before her presidency, Johnson Sirleaf was a director of Databank, a financial services provider based in… Read more »
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Nigeria: Senate President Saraki Named in #ParadisePapers
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, 6 November 2017
Bukola Saraki is the president of Nigeria's Senate, which makes him the third most powerful politician in Nigeria. Read more »
African Power Players Named in Paradise Papers
The Paradise Papers investigation reveals offshore interests and activities of more than 120 politicians and world leaders, including Queen Elizabeth II, 13 advisers, major donors and members of U.S. President Donald J. Trump as well as several African leaders. The new leak of confidential records also reveals tax haven shopping sprees by multinational companies in Africa and Asia, and secretive deals and hidden companies connected to Glencore, the world's largest commodity trader, and provides detailed accounts of the company's negotiations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for valuable mineral resources.
Nigerian Senate President Bukola Saraki, former Kenyan minister Sally Kosgei, Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Uganda's Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa and the brother of former Ghanaian president John Mahama, Ibrahim.
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An ownership stake in a never-activated Cayman Islands company, reported in the #ParadisePapers leak, has again focused media attention in Nigeria on Bukola Saraki, the Senate ... Read more »
