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Saraki offers ‘rich wife’ defence in Panama Papers findings
President of the Nigerian Senate Bukola Saraki is accused of failing to declare property and operating foreign accounts in breach of the Constitution.
Namibian clerk in Panama Papers ‘fronting’ pickle
Receptionist Letitia Diergaardt has been outed as a millionaire with links to oil barons and shady arms dealers.
Panama Papers: Was Mossack Fonseca within its legal rights to keep mum?
The ethics of the Panamanian law firm are certainly questionable, but legally it only had to report any activity that raised obvious red flags.
Panama Papers: Uganda foils company’s dogged bid to avoid tax
The battle to get oil business Heritage Oil and Gas to pay capital gains, which took Uganda four years to win, is a lesson to developing countries.
Panama Papers flag billion-dollar DRC mining rip-offs
The Panama Papers have thrown fresh light on the massive scam involving the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining concessions.
Panama Papers reveal shell companies linked to Africa’s richest man
The Panama Papers have blown open evidence that Nigerian tycoon Aliko Dangote is tied to mysterious firms in tax havens around the globe.
PanamaLeaks: Scope narrows for the rich to hide offshore assets
Tax authorities globally are closing in on tax evasion and tax avoidance structures.