ANGOLA GOVERNMENT SEEKS TO SEIZE USD 1 BILLION FROM FORMER PRESIDENT’S DAUGHTER
March 11th, 2023
Isabel dos Santos, once known as the richest women in Africa, and daughter of Angola’s former President. is facing a tightening noose of legal action alleging corruption and embezzlement. Keith Nuthall and Andreia Nogueira report.
The Angola government has ramped up its efforts to arrest Isabel dos Santos, and confiscate many of her assets, following the death of her father, the former President of Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos, last July (2022). Since then, the gloves seem to have been removed in Angola’s efforts to get hold of his daughter Isabel dos ...
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