The 'prophet' Uebert Angel was recently exposed as a key player in a major gold smuggling racket.

The African Union has been condemned for reportedly allowing its Pan-African Parliament to appoint the Zimbabwean "prophet" Uebert Angel, recently exposed as a gold smuggler and money launderer, as its ambassador for interfaith dialogue and humanitarian affairs.

The independent Zimbabwean radio station Nehanda Radio reported that it had been unofficially informed of the appointment.

"Ambassador Angel's extensive knowledge, influential network, and commitment to fostering unity among diverse religious communities is what saw him emerge as an ideal candidate for this vital role," Nehanda quoted an anonymous source as saying.

The news organisation Al Jazeera recently exposed Angel as a key player in a major racket in which a group of money launderers and gold smugglers bribed key members of several South African banks, enabling the crooks to secretly send abroad large amounts of illegally obtained money overseas.

Al Jazeera's investigative unit posed as criminals seeking help in smuggling gold overseas and secretly filmed several conspirators agreeing to help.

Angel, a self-proclaimed prophet, was recently appointed by Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa as Zimbabwe's ambassador-at-large for Europe and the Americas. Al Jazeera's clandestine footage included Angel agreeing to smuggle $1.2-billion of dirty cash into Zimbabwe using his diplomatic status.

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