April 15
Eswatini: How International Gold Dealers Exploited Eswatini's Economic Dream
Eswatini's king professed to have a bold plan for a thriving economic zone. ICIJ uncovered two phantom gold refineries channeling millions of dollars to Dubai through it. Read more »
Eswatini: How the King's Allies Stepped In to Help a New Bank
Staff say they can't authorize any transactions. Clients can't open accounts. But the newcomer remains in suspended animation at the center of a political tussle. Read more »
Eswatini: International Consortium of Investigative Journalists Reveals Nation's Secrets
Swazi Secrets exposes the role the tiny kingdom of Eswatini, the last absolute monarchy in Africa, may have played in the regional illicit economy. Read more »
October 26, 2023
Africa: Africa Presses for UN Tax Plan Despite EU Resistance
The United Nations is on the cusp of negotiating an international tax convention to tackle inequality and tax abuse, but transparency advocates say some wealthy countries are… Read more »
August 11, 2023
Africa: Tax Havens Could Cost Countries $4.7 Trillion Over the Next Decade, Advocacy Group Warns
The U.K. continues to lead the so-called “axis of tax avoidance,” which drains an estimated $151 billion from global coffers through corporate profit-shifting, a new… Read more »
International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (Washington, DC)
Website: https://www.icij.org/
