Greasing the skids of corruption

By Phillip van Niekerk and Laura Peterson

Money from multinational oil companies moves through labyrinths of international bank accounts, avoiding national budgets and banks

Excerpts from this story referencing "Dos":

"… sities and orphanages. Critics, however, call it a personal slush fund for Dos Santos that fortifies his myth by crediting him for projects such as build …"

"… t on FESA's general assembly and project boards. (ICIJ sought to interview Dos Santos about FESA and other matters, but a request to the Angolan Embassy …"

"… ets for U.S. companies.Vital InterestsOn Feb. 26, 2002, Angola's President Dos Santos and an entourage of government ministers descended on the downtown …"

"… on officials and oil executives, occurred four days after UNITA leader and Dos Santos nemesis Jonas Savimbi was killed in a skirmish with Angolan governm …"

The influence peddlers

By Yossi Melman and Julio Godoy

Arcadi Gaydamak epitomized the business of war in the post-Cold War era – an entrepreneur with global ties to resource exploitation

Excerpts from this story referencing "Angolagate":

"… ng Angola that erupted in France in December 2000 and came to be known as "Angolagate."The investigation began when two French prosecutors were appointed to exa …"

"… in turn, sought out Falcone and Sofremi. French prosecutors investigating "Angolagate" alleged that Falcone paid Mitterrand at least $1.8 million for making tha …"

"… ntinued and extended into other countries. The prosecutors inquiring into "Angolagate" have demanded that the French Defense Ministry reveal the contents of cla …"

"… ed the option from World Wide."I am a good man"In December 2000, when the "Angolagate" scandal broke, Gaydamak was in London. He eluded arrest by moving back to …"

The field marshal

By Alain Lallemand

Arms middleman Jacques Monsieur did business with little secrecy

Excerpts from this story referencing "Dos":

"… ny was strengthening its ties with the Angolan government of José Eduardo Dos Santos in Luanda. In 1996, while he was serving a prison sentence, Le Floc …"

"… hat his role as Elf's CEO was "to keep the equilibrium between Savimbi and Dos Santos in Angola, in order to prevent either from winning."One of the key …"

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China steps up its lobbying game

By Marina Walker Guevara

The Chinese government is hiring the best of the best to advance its agenda