South Africa: Diamond dealer suspected of €200 million fraud arrested
Authorities in South Africa have arrested nine suspects involved in a major diamond investment scam, with over 200 million euros reportedly stolen since 2019. At […]
Money Laundering
Mozambique’s Ex-Finance Minister Faces US Trial in “Tuna Bond” Scandal
Manuel Chang, Mozambique’s former finance minister, is standing trial in a Brooklyn federal court over his alleged role in the infamous “tuna bond” scandal. Charged […]
Isabel dos Santos does not respond to Angolan Justice, trial may begin in March 2024
Businesswoman Isabel dos Santos was summoned to be heard but preferred not to answer the Angolan authorities’ questions, an official source said, adding that the […]
South Africa returns millions stolen from Lesotho Government
The National Prosecuting Authority South Africa, has handed over to the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO) money and assets that were recovered in […]
Cape Verde: President promulgates law for banks to lift secrecy of tax debtors
The President of Cape Verde has enacted a law that will allow banks to lift bank secrecy, at the request of the tax administration, of […]
Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau want to involve Senegal in “axis” against criminality
Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau expressed on Tuesday, in Praia, the need to create a judicial cooperation agreement, also involving Senegal, in a tripartite “axis” to […]
Money laundering: South Africa wants to see its downgrading as an “opportunity”
South Africa, placed last week on the grey list of countries subject to enhanced monitoring of money laundering, chose to see this downgrading as “an […]
The removal of Morocco from the gray list embarrasses Morocco’s detractors within the European Parliament
The decision, taken Friday in Paris, by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to remove Morocco from the gray list, confirms the regional and continental […]
Morocco has been removed from the grey list (FATF)
“The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) decided, unanimously by its members, to remove the Kingdom of Morocco from the enhanced monitoring process, known as ‘grey […]
Angola’s Supreme Court grants parole to ex-minister Augusto Tomás
The Supreme Court of Angola has granted conditional release to former Angolan Transport Minister Augusto Tomás, who is now obliged to reside in Luanda and […]