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Helin International embezzlement suspect Alexei Korotaev arrested

Le financier russo-suisse Aleksei Korotaev a été arrêté le 27 avril à Moscou. L'homme d'affaires âgé de 37 ans était recherché par Interpol pour de présumés détournements de fonds de dizaines de millions de dollars de la société de gestion de fortune Helin international. [...]

Published on 02/05/2023 at 05:40 GMT

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The African secrets of wealth management firm Helin International

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Africa Intelligence can reveal the existence of companies secretly set up in the United Arab Emirates on behalf of the family of former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos. The group behind these, wealth management firm Helin International, is under investigation in the United States, France, Switzerland and Luxembourg.

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Helin and Orano uranium sale probe speeds up with Paris searches

A lawyer who worked closely with wealth manager Helin International had his home and office searched last month in Paris. Investigators were looking for documents related, among other things, to companies registered by Hélin and used to channel proceeds of the loss-making 2011 sale of uranium from Niger by Orano (formerly Areva).

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Africa
Helin International embezzlement suspect Alexei Korotaev arrested

Spotlight | South Sudan
The secret story of the fake sheikh behind a €12bn deal with Salva Kiir's government

In Focus | Africa
The African secrets of wealth management firm Helin International

Spotlight | Niger
The hunt for Areva's lost 'uraniumgate' millions from Niamey to Lagos

East Africa
Plot thickens in Helin International money laundering investigation

Spotlight | Angola, UAE
Dubai hosts secret accounts of Dos Santos clan and other wealthy Africans

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Helin and Orano uranium sale probe speeds up with Paris searches

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Abu Dhabi targets wealth managers who partnered with Helin