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Lourenço widens global hunt for Dos Santos family assets

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“The global hunt for the Dos Santos family assets”

Angola

The global hunt for the Dos Santos family assets

Following a large number of legal proceeding filed against the family of Angola's former president José Eduardo dos Santos, the government of president João Lourenço has asked a dozen countries to freeze the assets of the Dos Santos family, in particular those of the former president's daughter Isabel dos Santos. Many of these countries see this request as a golden opportunity to forge closer ties with Angola. [...]

The UAE, Monaco, Mauritius and Singapore are no longer the only jurisdictions scanning bank accounts to track down the assets of the former Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos and his family. [...]

Published on 28/04/2021 at 06:00 GMT

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Angola
With a little help from its Lusophone friends, Luanda makes fresh bid to recover stolen assets

Recovering illicit assets lodged abroad by the dos Santos clan is one of the biggest challenges facing President Joao Lourenco, leading him to solicit support from the club of fellow Portuguese-speaking nations which meets in Luanda later this month.

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Image-conscious Lourenço trumpets his anticorruption credentials

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Lourenço tainted by anti-corruption probe into top adviser dos Anjos

João Lourenço's anti-corruption record has taken another blow after one of his closest advisers, Isaac dos Anjos, was charged with misusing funds from the state-owned Sonango oil firm to build luxury property.

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Seychelles
Register of beneficiaries threatens to blow lid on trust company ownership

Like its Mauritian neighbour, the Seychelles is striving to placate international institutions like the OECD and EU while at the same time preserving its offshore appeal. The latest hurdle to negotiate is the introduction in May of a register of offshore company beneficiaries.

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Angola, Mauritius
Mauritius Commercial Bank ordered to disclose its dos Santos accounts

The Mauritian Independent Commission Against Corruption has ordered the island's banks to communicate the details of the accounts opened by Isabel dos Santos, Sindika Dokolo and Konema Mwenenge.

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Angola, UAE
Dos Santos probe seals MBZ-Lourenço pact

The UAE usually ignores foreign requests for judicial cooperation regarding its offshore hubs but has bent over backwards to accommodate Angola's investigations into the family of former president José Eduardo dos Santos. By doing so, the Emirates are not only forging stronger ties with Luanda but also earning money-laundering brownie points.

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Isabel dos Santos is the eldest daughter of former Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled the country from 1979 to 2017.

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Lourenço follows dos Santos asset trail to Singapore

Angola's justice ministry has previously asked Emirati and Mauritian authorities to help it locate the assets of the dos Santos family. Now it is taking the treasure hunt all the way to Singapore. Isabel dos Santos, for her part, is fighting back in court in London.

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Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos.

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Lourenço solicits cooperation from the Emirates, Mauritius and Monaco in battle against Dos Santos family

The Angolan Ministry of Justice is requesting help left and right to round up and potentially freeze the assets of the former president's daughter, Isabel Dos Santos.

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Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Angola
Lourenço widens global hunt for Dos Santos family assets

Angola
With a little help from its Lusophone friends, Luanda makes fresh bid to recover stolen assets

Angola
Image-conscious Lourenço trumpets his anticorruption credentials

Angola
Lourenço tainted by anti-corruption probe into top adviser dos Anjos

Seychelles
Register of beneficiaries threatens to blow lid on trust company ownership

Angola, Mauritius
Mauritius Commercial Bank ordered to disclose its dos Santos accounts

Angola, UAE
Dos Santos probe seals MBZ-Lourenço pact

Spotlight | Angola
Lourenço follows dos Santos asset trail to Singapore

Spotlight | Angola
Lourenço solicits cooperation from the Emirates, Mauritius and Monaco in battle against Dos Santos family