Corruption flourishes when justice systems are captured by the wealthy and powerful
Critiques of corruption must explicitly disrupt corporate globalism, imperialism, racism, authoritarianism, militarism, elitism
and sexism
The Luanda Leaks, publicised late on Sunday evening, have vividly outlined the scale of the business empire of Isabel dos Santos, daughter of the former president of Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos. Isabel dos Santos and her husband, Sindika Dokolo — who together are worth more than $2.2-billion — have stakes in more than 400 […]
“African corruption” is only African as regards its victims. Its perpetrators are institutions and individuals from across the globe who are willing to loot without conscience as they watch their offshore accounts grow.
Once again, Western auditing and consulting firms shamelessly facilitated corruption on an international scale
Law enforcement agencies are cracking down on the high profile family of former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos, accused of plundering revenues from the country’s vast oil wealth. During dos Santos’ 38-year rule from 1979, his offspring occupied top positions in the government and in lucrative sectors ranging from banking, telecoms and media to […]
One year ago, the Dos Santos family handed the Angolan presidency over to João Lourenço. Now the ex-president’s son has been arrested
João Lourenço’s first year in office has been marked by notable reforms. If ordinary Angolans are to benefit this momentum must continue
Jose Filomeno dos Santos has been accused of the illegal transfer of $500-million when he was the head of the country’s sovereign wealth fund
Lourenco’s manoeuvering against the nepotistical vestiges of Angola’s last president began in November with the toppling of Isabel dos Santos
Jose Filomeno dos Santos, who was implicated in the "Panama Papers" offshore scandal, will be replaced by former finance minister Carlos Alberto Lopes
In November, within three months of taking control of Angola, Lourenco sacked dos Santos’s daughter — Africa’s richest woman
In recent weeks, several Angolan media outfits have accused dos Santos of ordering suspect transfers and payments worth tens of millions of dollars.
Angolan President Joao Lourenco has fired his predecessor’s daughter, Isabel dos Santos, from her influential post as head of the state oil company
Crucially though, Dos Santos will retain control over the MPLA itself until 2022 at the earliest, health permitting.
President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who has ruled Angola since 1979, will not contest the August 23 election
State-owned Sonangol has exclusive rights to Angola’s oil economy, making it a plum target for politicians.
Jose dos Santos’s supporters brush off the allegations of nepotism and say his kids are well educated and simply want to be involved in their country.
Tipped as a potential successor to his father, Jose Filomeno de Sousa dos Santos, also known as Zen, has kept out of the limelight until now.