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Africa, France
Hiatus in ill-gotten gains investigations

Although the investigation into properties purchased in France by several African presidential families (the so-called ‘ill-gotten gains' affair) is continuing [...]

Published on 19/02/2020 at 04:30 GMT

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

Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Africa, France
Hiatus in ill-gotten gains investigations

France, Gabon, Ivory Coast
Ill-gotten gains inquiry focuses on Dominique Ouattara's estate agency

In Focus | Equatorial Guinea, United States
The late financier Jeffrey Epstein's secret friendship with Teodorin Obiang

France, Gabon
Dominique Blanc keeps ill-gotten gains inquiry alive

Spotlight | Equatorial Guinea
Teodorin Obiang liability sends oil firms packing

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Bongo family property searched in Avenue Foch

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Presidents build fiefs in their own image