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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.

Police officers stand guard next to a company list showing the Mossack Fonseca law firm outside their office in Panama City.

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.

Salmonella controls were the main sticking point in trade negotiations with the US

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.

A nurse checks on a patient at the Kenama Ebola treatment centre run by the Red Cross Society.

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.

Dangote Group founder and chief executive Aliko Dangote.

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.

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PanamaLeaks: Scope narrows for the rich to hide offshore assets

Tax authorities globally are closing in on tax evasion and tax avoidance structures.