January 24, 2022
Angola: Web of Corruption Around Isabel dos Santos Still Being Untangled
The Pandora Papers shed new light on the offshore dealings of powerful figures close to Angola's former president who were recently sanctioned by the U.S. Read more »
December 09, 2021
Angola: U.S. Sanctions Angolan Billionaire Isabel dos Santos for Corruption
ICIJ’s 2020 Luanda Leaks investigation revealed how decades of inside deals turned dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s longtime former ruler, into Africa’s… Read more »
September 11, 2021
Angola: German State-owned Bank Fined for Angolan Loan Exposed in Luanda Leaks
KfW-Ipex-Bank, an import-export bank, had loaned more than $55 million through an Angolan bank to a brewery controlled by Isabel dos Santos. Read more »
August 05, 2021
Angola: Isabel dos Santos Ordered to Return to Angola U.S.$500 Million in Shares 'Tainted by Illegality'
Isabel dos Santos, at one time the wealthiest woman in Africa, must surrender one of her last remaining major assets, a stake in the Portuguese energy company Galp worth an… Read more »
October 13, 2020
Central Africa: Criminals Use Money Transfers to Move Cash
How companies like Western Union and MoneyGram play a hidden role in laundering cash from around the globe. Read more »
October 07, 2020
Africa: Across Africa, Journalists Reveal Secrets of the Rich
ICIJ partners investigated suspicious transactions linked to prominent politicians, arms companies, the ivory, gold and diamond trades, and more. Read more »
July 20, 2020
Angola: European Banking Regulator to Probe Luanda Leaks' Allegations
European lawmakers have demanded the regulator assess "whether there were breaches of either national or EU law, and to assess the actions taken by financial supervisors." Read more »
August 28, 2020
Angola: Switzerland Freezes Angolan Tycoon's $900 Million Fortune
Carlos Manuel de São Vicente, the former CEO of a company with a lucrative government monopoly to insure Angola’s oil sector, had his bank accounts frozen on… Read more »
August 27, 2020
Angola: Sonaecom Ditches Partnership With Dos Santos in Portuguese Telco NOS
Embattled businesswoman Isabel dos Santos has lost joint control of NOS, Portugal’s $1.82 billion leader in the so-called ‘quad play’ market of internet, TV,… Read more »
August 11, 2020
Angola: Beleaguered Billionaire Dos Santos Quits Unitel Board
Isabel dos Santos has stepped down from the board of Angola's mobile phone operator Unitel, citing "a climate of permanent conflict" among the company's directors. Read more »
July 10, 2020
Angola: Isabel dos Santos Claims 'Justice Denied' After Rejection of Assets Appeal
The Angolan billionaire has accused the country's legal system of being "rigged" after a Luanda court threw out an appeal to unfreeze her assets. Read more »
July 01, 2020
Congo-Kinshasa: Switzerland Opens Criminal Probe Into Glencore
The Swiss investigation into the mining giant comes on top of probes in the US and the UK. Read more »
June 05, 2020
Angola: German Police Seize Bank Records in Luanda Leaks Brewery Probe
Police searched the headquarters of a state-owned bank as part of a criminal investigation into a $55 million loan to a brewery owned by Isabel dos Santos. Read more »
May 27, 2020
Mauritius: Senegal Nixes 'Unbalanced' Tax Treaty With Mauritius
Senegal, one of West Africa's largest economies, has torn up its tax treaty with Mauritius as debate rages over the island tax haven's impact on developing economies. Read more »
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