Tag: Isabel dos Santos

Embattled Isabel dos Santos: The Angolan Billionaire Experienced A £580m Asset Freeze!

Corruption Charlene Lensburg - December 21, 2023

Isabel dos Santos, once hailed as Africa's richest woman, has encountered a significant legal setback in the UK High Court, where her efforts to prevent freezing her assets were unsuccessful. Dos Santos, the daughter of Angola's former president José Eduardo dos Santos, who ruled Angola for 38 years, is embroiled in a legal battle with the Angolan telecom firm Unitel, which is seeking damages of $733m (£580m).

Interpol Allegedly Issued Red Notice Against Africa’s Richest Women, Isabel dos Santos!

Corruption Ben - November 24, 2022

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) said that Interpol had issued a warrant for the arrest of Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angola’s former authoritarian president José Eduardo dos Santos. She and her network have been investigated by the 2020 Luanda Leaks investigation, which showed that over two decades of corrupt deals, Isabel dos Santos became Africa’s wealthiest woman.

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