Luanda Leaks
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Luanda Leaks
How two decades of corrupt deals made Isabel dos Santos Africa’s wealthiest woman and left oil- and diamond-rich Angola one of the world’s poorest countries. Read more.
In this investigation
THE ENABLERS
Western advisers helped an autocrat’s daughter amass and shield a fortune
By Ben Hallman | January 19, 2020
EXPLAINER
From Colonization to Kleptocracy: A history of Angola
By Antonio Cucho Gamboa | January 16, 2020
VIDEO
Watch: Luanda Leaks is a ‘global story’
By Scilla Alecci | January 19, 2020
Latest from Luanda Leaks
UK sanctions Angola’s Isabel dos Santos and associates for ‘stealing country’s wealth for personal gain’
Angolan civil society groups demand answers on dos Santos assets
Isabel dos Santos charged with 12 crimes in Angola over her dealings as Sonangol chair
Luanda Leaks’ Isabel dos Santos loses fight against $733 million asset freeze
Whistleblower Rui Pinto given four-year suspended sentence in Football Leaks trial amid ongoing legal woes
Luanda Leaks whistleblower Rui Pinto faces fresh charges but may benefit from amnesty reforms timed to coincide with papal visit
Director ‘mismanagement’ enabled Isabel dos Santos to illegally divert millions, Dutch court finds
Police search PwC, Boston Consulting Group offices in Angolan corruption probe against Isabel dos Santos
International arrest warrant issued for Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos
Web of corruption around Isabel dos Santos still being untangled two years after Luanda Leaks
US sanctions Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos for corruption
German state-owned bank fined for Angolan loan exposed in Luanda Leaks
Isabel dos Santos ordered to return to Angola $500 million in shares ‘tainted by illegality’
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Dutch court sides with report calling dos Santos-linked energy deal an ‘act of corruption’
Watch: SXSW panel discusses money laundering, inequality and ‘enablers of misery’
Facing global pressure, the United Arab Emirates to begin fining violators of new corporate transparency rules
Isabel dos Santos’ Maltese consulting firm served with $230,000 tax bill
Banking documents reveal consulting giants’ cash windfall under Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos
Angola asks Dutch court to seize Isabel dos Santos-linked stake in energy firm
Unitel sues Isabel dos Santos company as her corporate empire continues to crumble
After Luanda Leaks, a billionaire’s empire falls, but her enablers carry on
Portuguese regulator calls for criminal prosecution of auditors following Luanda Leaks
Dutch court orders key business associate of Isabel dos Santos removed pending investigation
Dutch launch criminal probe, freeze assets of Isabel dos Santos-linked firm
Switzerland freezes Angolan tycoon’s $900 million fortune
Sonaecom ditches partnership with dos Santos in Portuguese telco NOS
Luanda Leaks’ whistleblower is ‘new Snowden,’ claims lawyer after release
Beleaguered billionaire dos Santos quits Unitel board
Angola claims victory in axed port deal signed with dos Santos company
European banking regulator to probe Luanda Leaks’ allegations
Court ties dos Santos to ‘fraudulent’ diamond deal as Portugal further freezes out billionaire
Isabel dos Santos claims ‘justice denied’ after rejection of assets appeal
Isabel dos Santos blames asset freeze for Lisbon retreat and failure to pay staff
German police seize bank records in Luanda Leaks brewery probe
EU ‘dirty money’ action plan faces resistance, criticism
Isabel dos Santos condemns ‘abusive’ seizure of $442m stake
What is a tax haven? Offshore finance, explained
Luanda Leaks sealed new Cape Verde banking law, minister says
Portuguese ‘super judge’ orders total seizure of dos Santos assets
Key findings
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COUNTERFEITS
COUNTERFEITS
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IMPACT
IMPACT
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CHINA TARGETS
CHINA TARGETS