Angola
Four nations confer on African Great Lakes security
The four also pledged to "jointly fight gang networks, regionally and internationally, which contribute to the exploitation and illegal trade of natural...
Angola has been hard hit by slumping oil prices since the coronavirus pandemic hit, caused by a global slowdown in demand and a price war between major crude producers.
The evangelical Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG), which claims 8 million members in Brazil, is present in over 100 countries worldwide and has churches in at least a dozen African states.
Jose Filomeno dos Santos, 42, was summoned before court in December over allegations he tried to embezzle up to $1.5 billion (€1.3 billion) from the sovereign wealth fund, which he oversaw from 2013 to 2018.
Saudi Arabia has been pressing laggards such as Iraq, Kazakhstan, Nigeria and Angola to improve compliance with the cuts and compensate for May overproduction.
Jose Filomeno dos Santos, 42, was summoned before Angola's Supreme Court in December over allegations he tried to steal as much as $1.5 billion (1.3 euros) from the sovereign wealth fund, which he oversaw from 2013 to 2018.
Described by Forbes magazine as the wealthiest woman in Africa, Isabel dos Santos is accused of diverting billions of dollars from state companies during her father Jose Eduardo dos Santos's nearly 40-year rule of the oil-rich southern African nation.
Dos Santos, 47, described by Forbes as the wealthiest woman in Africa, is accused of diverting billions of dollars from state companies during her father Jose Eduardo dos Santos's near four-decade rule of the oil-rich African nation.
The interior ministry has opened an investigation into the incident.
The 47-year-old tycoon and her Congolese husband Sindika Dokolo are accused of syphoning off more than $1 billion from Angolan state companies.
The landlocked central African country, impoverished despite its oil revenues, contracted a $100 million (92-million-euro) debt with Angola in 2017.
Angola’s first cases were two male Angolan residents who flew back from Portugal on March 17 and 18, Health minister Silvia Lutucuta told a briefing.
On the other side of the valley, Cristina Canaino, 14, was forced to interrupt her schooling after her father turned on his heel in 2018, leaving his wife and five children to fend for themselves.
Jose Filomeno dos Santos is the first dos Santos member to stand trial since President Joao Lourenco launched a purge of Jose Eduardo dos Santos' administration in a bid to tackle graft soon after he took over in 2017.
International media outlets published an inquiry dubbed 'Luanda Leaks' on 19 January claiming that Dos Santos fraudulently accumulated fortune estimated at $2.1 billion (€1.9 billion).
Isabel dos Santos said the documents released last week by the ICIJ and its media partners were part of a 'concerted and intense campaign' against her.
Angola's prosecutors accuse dos Santos of mismanagement and embezzlement of funds during her tenure at Sonangol, Angola's state-owned oil giant.
The British-educated tycoon and eldest daughter of ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos has been charged in Angola with money laundering and mismanagement during her stewardship of state-owned oil firm Sonangol.
The charges against the billionaire include money laundering, influence peddling and harmful management.