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Congo-Kinshasa: Sindika Dokolo, Husband of Isabel Dos Santos, Dies at 48
Nation, 30 October 2020
Congolese businessman and collector of African art, Sindika Dokolo, has died in Dubai. Read more »
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Angola: Sindika Dokolo Foundation to Recover Two More Angolan Culture Artefacts
ANGOP, 5 February 2016
The president of the Sindika Dokolo Foundation said last Thursday, in Luanda, that his institution has been negotiating the recovery of two more Angolan culture artefacts with the… Read more »
Sindika Dokolo, Who Sought Return of African Art, Dies
Sindika Dokolo, who was married to Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos - the daughter former Angolan president Édouardo dos Santos - has died in Dubai. Dokolo is said to have died in a diving accident. He was 48. At the time of his death, Dokolo and Dos Santos were under investigation for money laundering and financial irregularities related to their business empire, which spanned oil, jewelry, and telecoms. Over his lifetime, Dokolo amassed a sizable archive of contemporary art, which was widely reported to contain more than 3,000 works.
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French authorities have said it will return 26 artworks looted from Benin during the colonial era. The pieces are at the Quai Branly museum in Paris. Senegal will also ... Read more »
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French President Emmanuel Macron has agreed to return 26 cultural artefacts to Benin "without delay", a move that could put pressure on other former colonial powers to return ... Read more »
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A leaked trove of financial and business records reveals the inside story of how Isabel dos Santos, Africa's wealthiest woman, moved hundreds of millions of dollars in public ... Read more »
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Billionaire businesswoman Isabel dos Santos has stepped down from the board of Angola's flagship mobile phone operator Unitel, citing "a climate of permanent conflict" among the ... Read more »
