Will Fitzgibbon

Will Fitzgibbon is a senior ICIJ reporter. He is also ICIJ's Africa and Middle East partnership coordinator.

Swiss company accused of tax dodging in Zimbabwe

Africa Tatenda Chitagu & Will Fitzgibbon - 3 Sep 2020

Zimbabwe’s tax authority said ABB, one of Switzerland’s most profitable companies, avoided paying millions of dollars to the economically crippled country

Sky-high tax scheme

Article Will Fitzgibbon & Staff Reporter - 5 Mar 2018

The focus on a breakthrough African satellite project has turned to the shady tax structuring of the companies behind it.

Tax haven Mauritius’ rise comes at the rest of Africa’s expense

Article Will Fitzgibbon - 13 Nov 2017

Companies are rushing to the island nation to benefit from secrecy and tax benefits.

The ships Glencore wanted to keep ‘hush hush’

Article Will Fitzgibbon - 13 Nov 2017

One of the world’s largest companies went to extra lengths to keep its ties to a flotilla of commodity freighters secret.

Who exactly is Appleby?

Article Will Fitzgibbon - 9 Nov 2017

‘Offshore magic circle’ law firm has record of compliance failures that have now been exposed by huge data leak.

Panama Papers include dozens of Americans tied to fraud and other financial misconduct

Article Ryan Chittum & Will Fitzgibbon - 9 May 2016

Mossack Fonseca's files include offshore firms linked to at least 36 Americans accused of financial wrongdoing, including fraud and racketeering.

Parade of the blacklisted marches through firm’s client list – and Syria’s civil war

Article Will Fitzgibbon - 7 Apr 2016

Global law firm’s customers include suspected financiers of terrorism, nuclear weapons proliferators and gunrunners.

CIA spies and shadowy allies lurk in secret thanks to Mossack Fonseca

Article Will Fitzgibbon - 6 Apr 2016

Firm helps CIA operatives and other characters — real or fanciful — from the world of espionage set up offshore companies to obscure their dealings.

Press Releases

Special Reports

Dr Sumy Thomas: Deciphering the human puzzle, from the inside out

special reports - 4 Dec 2020

The Discovery Foundation MGH Fellowship Award recipient for 2020 will focus on internal medicine, particularly the endocrine system of patients affected by HIV

Special Reports

Touching lives through innovation

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

Africa has a high youth population that adapts to technology quickly, and this phenomenon is something which should be taken advantage of

Special Reports

Festive Reading

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

In The Whistleblowers, Mandy Wiener talks to a wide range of the people who have revealed corruption and malfeasance in government and business

Special Reports

Centre for Women & Gender Studies

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

The CWGS aims to resuscitate the histories of African women from all walks of life in an intellectual cleansing/ukuhlambulula of her story

Special Reports

Greening the Future

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

The awards are a way of encouraging progress and celebrating those who wake up every day and work to make this country a better more sustainable place

Special Reports

Failing to learn the lessons? The impact of Covid-19 on a Broken and Unequal Education System

special reports - 30 Nov 2020

If the president was serious about fixing basic education, he would appoint his most competent minister with a powerful mandate to start fixing it

Special Reports

National Science and Technology Forum

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

It's an independent SETI platform, an essential element of an active democracy and an important part of the collaboration process needed in SETI

Special Reports

Milestones over the NSTF’s 25-year history

special reports - 27 Nov 2020

The organisation celebrates its Silver Jubilee as an established player in the NSI and as promoter and influencer of SET and innovation in South Africa