Wikipedia Commons / Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former Angola president José Eduardo dos Santos By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The British government announced Thursday it has sanctioned three “notorious kleptocrats” including Angolan billionaire Isabel Dos Santos in a crackdown on “dirty money” laundered
Entebbe International Airport in the Republic of Uganda (Credit: Wikipedia Commons) By Atwiine Allen – DIPLOMATIC TIMES CORRESPONDENT KASESE, Western UGANDA – Just about every Ugandan who utilizes Entebbe International Airport has their own painful experience while traveling out of the country and while returning home.
Credit: Wikipedia Commons / Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former Angola president José Eduardo dos Santos By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES Angola’s Supreme Court has ordered the seizure of assets worth some $1 billion held by Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of the former
Wikipedia Commons / Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former Angola president José Eduardo dos Santos By Gary Raynaldo – DIPLOMATIC TIMES The international police agency INTERPOL is seeking the arrest of Isabel dos Santos, an Angolan tycoon who was formerly Africa’s richest woman. Interpol has
The late Nigerian military leader and President Sani Abacha (Source: Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Nigeria’s late military dictator Sani Abacha reportedly looted the east African nation of billions of dollars before he died in 1998. The Nigerian government Wednesday signed a
By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his family is said to have hidden away $30 million in secret offshore accounts, according to The Pandora Papers. The Kenyattas’ offshore investments, including a company with stocks and bonds worth $30m (£22m), were discovered
Credit: Wikipedia / Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών / Gebran Gerge Bassil is a Lebanese politician who serves as the president of the Free Patriotic Movement By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States has sanctionded Lebanese political leader Gibran Bassil for alleged corruption. Bassil, the leader
(credit: Wikipedia Commons) Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., is an American multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in New York City. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Goldman Sachs has agreed to pay nearly US$3billion to end an investigation of its role in Malaysia’s
Gold makes up the largest portion of illicit capital flights from Africa, totaling tens of billions of dollars annually. (Wikipedia Commons) By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United Nations estimates that every year, $88.6 billion, equivalent to 3.7% of Africa’s GDP, leaves the continent as
Credit: africommons.com / The United States has imposed sanctions on Nabah Ltd, owned and controlled by Sudanese businessman, Ashraf Seed Ahmed Al-Cardinal By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The United States on Tuesday sanctioned a company controlled by Sudanese businessman Ashraf Seed Ahmed Al-Cardinal linked to to