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Nigeria: Dangote and His Brother Linked to Shell Companies in Tax Havens
Premium Times, 7 April 2016
With a staggering $15.4 billion wealth, Nigeria's businessman and industrialist, Aliko Dangote, is on Forbes Rich List as the richest man in Africa. But does Mr. Dangote pay his… Read more »
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Nigeria: Danjuma Linked to Panama Papers Leaks
Guardian, 7 April 2016
Like Pandora's box, the extent of alleged corrupt deeds of prominent personalities all over the world who are being accused of engaging in fraudulent lodgment of heavy sums of… Read more »
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Nigeria: #PanamaPapers - David Mark Claims Exposed Offshore Companies Not His
Premium Times, 7 April 2016
A former Senate president, David Mark, has finally responded to report exposing his link with an offshore shell companies in breach of Nigeria's code of conduct for public… Read more »
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Nigeria: Panama Leaks: My Hands Are Clean - Mark
Vanguard, 7 April 2016
Former President of the Senate, Senator David Mark said Thursday that his hands are clean over claims linking him to having at least eight offshore shell companies while in office… Read more »
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Nigeria: Panama Papers - My Hands Are Clean, Says Mark
This Day, 8 April 2016
Even as the dust raised by the leaking of the names of prominent Nigerians among world leaders who operate dubious foreign accounts and offshore companies is yet to settle, former… Read more »
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Nigeria: Panama Papers Leak Provokes Global Calls for Investigation
This Day, 5 April 2016
The latest leak of secret transactions in documents now christened the 'Panama Papers' has provoked governments across the world to order investigations that could unravel possible… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Panama Papers Reveal Hidden Gold Trade Routes
The Daily Vox, 5 April 2016
Despite international laws stipulating disclosure of the origins of gold, a tranche of leaked documents points to unsavoury behaviour by tax havens trading in commodities, writes… Read more »
Panama Papers - The African Connection #PanamaLeaks
The Panama papers, leaked anonymously to the Munich-based newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung, expose assets of everyone from political officials to billionaire celebrities and sports stars - including South African President Jacob Zuma's nephew, the son of Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak, and Mamadie Touré, the widow of Lansana Conté, the former dictator and president of Guinea.
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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 »
The law firm allegedly helped major politicians and celebrities around the world hide assets from tax authorities.
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Nigeria: #PanamaPapers Expose General Theophilus Danjuma's Offshore Company
Premium Times, 6 April 2016
Theophilus Danjuma, a retired army general and former defence minister, is one of Nigeria's richest personalities, courtesy of his ownership of one of Nigeria's most lucrative oil… Read more »
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Malawi: Malawi's Rich, Powerful Evade Panama Papers List
Nyasa Times, 6 April 2016
Malawi's rich and powerful people, including former president Bingu wa Mutharika whom some sections of society had claimed he had offshore investments, are not among the world… Read more »
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Africa: African Public Officials Named in Panama Papers
DW, 4 April 2016
African public officials are among the high-ranking figures to find their names in the leaked Panama papers. Kofi Annan's son Kojo and a nephew of South Africa's President Zuma are… Read more »
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Africa: Panama Papers Are Tip of Very Dirty African Iceberg
Daily Maverick, 5 April 2016
The murky world of offshore companies is suddenly marginally less murky - with potentially disastrous consequences for dodgy leaders and crooked businessmen. For African countries,… Read more »
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Nigeria: World Leaders, Politicians' Undisclosed Assets Exposed
Leadership, 5 April 2016
The biggest leak in global journalism has revealed offshore holdings and undisclosed assets of 12 current and former world leaders including close associates of Russian President… Read more »
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Nigeria: Why I Failed to Declare Wife's Assets - Saraki
Premium Times, 5 April 2016
The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has reacted to an investigation by PREMIUM TIMES that exposed hidden assets owned by his wife, Toyin Saraki, which he failed to declare… Read more »
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Nigeria: #PanamaPapers Uncovers How Ibori Organised Massive Theft
Premium Times, 4 April 2016
Former Delta State governor, James Ibori, established limited liability companies and foundations in secret offshore tax havens to hide some of the funds he looted from the state's… Read more »
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Egypt: Mubarak's Son Exposed in 'Panama Papers' Leak
Aswat Masriya, 4 April 2016
The son of toppled Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was among the political leaders and politicians exposed in documents leaked late on Sunday dubbed as the "Panama Papers". Read more »
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Nigeria: Saraki - I Have Fully Complied With Law On Assets Declaration
Leadership, 5 April 2016
In reaction to reports that he failed to declare some of his assets, the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has said that he has fully complied with the provisions of… Read more »
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Nigeria: #PanamaPaper - I've Fully Complied With Law On Asset Declaration - Saraki
Vanguard, 4 April 2016
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki today said he has fully complied with the provisions of the law on declaration of assets by public officers. Read more »
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Africa: Panama Papers - How Journalists Walked the Walk As Politicians Just Talked
African Arguments, 4 April 2016
Thanks to investigative reporters, whistleblowers and international media collaboration, the issue of tax havens is being brought to the fore. Read more »
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Africa: Five Things You Need to Know About #PanamaPapers
The Daily Vox, 4 April 2016
Some 11.5 million secret documents. Corruption. Tax havens. Secret companies. It is being described as the world's biggest data leak ever. Everyone is talking about it. And here's… Read more »
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South Africa: #PanamaPapers - How Zuma's Family Is Implicated
Daily Maverick, 4 April 2016
It's early days. But when it comes to the so-called Panama Papers - a 2.4 terabyte leak of documents from a Panama-based law firm called Mossack Fonseca - it does appear that we're… Read more »
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Namibia: Namport Linked to International Tender Scandal
Namibian, 4 April 2016
A SHELL company linked to a bribery scandal in Brazil paid US$1 million to another firm wholly-owned by a Trinidadian politician as part of an international bid to win a N$3,5… Read more »
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4 April 2016
The Panama Papers - Victims of Offshore
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The Panama Papers is a global investigation into the sprawling, secretive industry of offshore that the world's rich and powerful use to hide assets ... see more »
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Uganda: Leaked Emails Expose Heritage Tax Schemes
Monitor, 4 April 2016
Heritage Oil and Gas Ltd Company knew beforehand of a capital gains tax that Uganda later imposed and worked aggressively to circumvent it, according to previously unreported… Read more »
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Nigeria: Hidden Family Assets of Senate President Uncovered in Tax Havens
Premium Times, 4 April 2016
At least four assets belonging to the wealthy and famous Saraki family of Nigeria, all tucked away in secret offshore territories, have been uncovered. Read more »
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Africa: #PanamaPapers Reveal How Billions Funneled to Tax Havens
Oxfam, 3 April 2016
In light of the investigation into tax havens published today by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and other news organizations, Susana Ruiz, Oxfam's Tax… Read more »
