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 "Jose Eduardo dos Santos":

"… ch operation."The French-Angola connectionIn early 1993, Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos feared his government was on the brink of collapse. His nemesis, rebel lea …"

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 "Jose Eduardo dos Santos":

"… e how past revenue was spent; in fact, the government of Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos insisted that the diagnostic extend no further back than fiscal year 1999. …"

The field marshal

By Alain Lallemand

Arms middleman Jacques Monsieur did business with little secrecy
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The merchant of death

By André Verlöy

With 300 employees and a large fleet of cargo planes, Victor Bout's actions were near impossible to track

Excerpts from this story referencing "Jose Eduardo dos Santos":

"… is UNITA rebels and the Soviet Union supported the government of President Jose Eduardo dos Santos.Angola has one of the largest fleets of Russian-manufactured aircraft in A …"