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Angolan court sentences ex-leader's son to 5 years for fraud
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...
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Angolan prosecutors seek 7-year jail term for ex-president's son
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.
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Isabel dos Santos says Angola faked evidence to freeze assets
The 47-year-old tycoon and her Congolese husband Sindika Dokolo are accused of syphoning off more than $1 billion from Angolan state companies.
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Angola prosecutors close in on dos Santos children
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.
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Angola's dos Santos to sue reporters' consortium behind 'Luanda Leaks'
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.
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Angola's Dos Santos says 'ready to fight' against 'untrue' graft claims
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.
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Angola prosecutor says to use 'all means' to bring back Isabel dos Santos
Dos Santos left Luanda after her father's successor President Joao Lourenco came to power in 2017, and now moves mostly between Lisbon and London.
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Document trove shows how 'Africa's richest woman' stole fortune: ICIJ
Its latest series called 'Luanda Leaks' zeros in on Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of former Angola president Jose Eduardo dos Santos.
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Angolan ex-president dos Santos denies ties to daughter's alleged graft
In a letter to Angola's parliament and constitutional court, Jose Eduardo dos Santos distanced himself from investigations into illicit enrichment during his rule.
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11 longest-serving African leaders
With the death of former Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on 6 September 2019, here's a look at the 11 longest-serving African leaders.
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Former Angolan president rejects he left state coffers 'empty'
The row comes just over a year after Dos Santos stepped down in September 2017 following 38 years in control of the oil-producing nation.
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Angola: Dos Santos's era of absolute power ends
Ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos said he wanted to be remembered for his dignified exit from the office he held since 1979.
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Angola's Dos Santos wants new MPLA leader chosen in Dec or April 2019
The move leaves open the possibility that dos Santos will remain head of the party into 2019 despite previous assurances from the African strongman that he would leave “active political life” this year.
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Paradise Papers: Dos Santos’ son made almost a billion rand from people's fund
Jose Filomeno (39), was put in charge of Angola’s sovereign wealth fund that generated $90 million between May 2014 and the end of 2015.
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New Angolan president Joao Lourenco sworn in
Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, who became president in 1979, was at Tuesday’s ceremony attended by dozens of African leaders, including President Jacob Zuma.
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Angola's presidential candidate João Lourenço casts vote amid media mayhem
Long-standing President José Eduardo dos Santos is stepping down after hand-picking his successor.
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Angolan leader back in Spain a month after medical trip
At the time, private media reported that Dos Santos had suffered a stroke, although the government has declined to comment on his condition.
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Angolan president dos Santos back at home following health checks in Spain
Angola confirmed for the first time on Monday that dos Santos was in Spain for medical reasons.
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Angola's president orders inquiry into stadium stampede that killed 17
Scores of people were injured in the stampede at a stadium in the northern city of Uige on Friday when hundreds of supporters stormed the venue's gates.
