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The UK Takes a Stand Against Corruption: Travel Ban and Asset Freeze on Isabel dos Santos

The UK government has imposed a travel ban and asset freeze on Isabel dos Santos, an Angolan billionaire and Africa’s first female billionaire, under its global anti-corruption sanctions regime. This decisive action follows allegations of misappropriating significant funds during her tenure at Angola’s state oil company, Sonangol, and telecoms giant Unitel. Dos Santos is accused of embezzling over £50 million from Sonangol and more than £300 million from Unitel.

The accusations against dos Santos are tied to Angola’s broader corruption concerns, particularly under the rule of her father, José Eduardo dos Santos, who led the country for 38 years until 2017. Dos Santos has consistently denied these allegations, claiming they are politically motivated efforts to damage her reputation.

This move by the UK is part of a larger strategy to tackle global corruption, targeting leaders who misuse public funds for personal gain. Similar sanctions have been applied to corrupt officials in other nations, such as Uganda, highlighting a growing commitment by Western nations to hold such individuals accountable.

Advocates for broader anti-corruption measures argue that freezing assets and imposing travel bans can be powerful tools to deter misgovernance, promote accountability, and support governance reforms in Africa and beyond. The UK’s actions against dos Santos could mark the beginning of more widespread efforts to curb corruption on the continent and globally.

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BBC - Leaked documents reveal how Africa's richest woman made her fortune through exploiting her own country, and corruption. Isabel dos Santos got access to lucrative deals involving land, oil, diamonds and telecoms when her father was president of Angola, a southern African country rich in natural resources. The documents show how she and her husband were allowed to buy valuable state assets in a series of suspicious deals. Ms Dos Santos says the allegations against her are entirely false and that there is a politically motivated witch-hunt by the Angolan government. The former president's daughter has made the UK her home and owns expensive properties in central London She is already under criminal investigation by the authorities in Angola for corruption and her assets in the country have been frozen. Now BBC Panorama has been given access to more than 700,000 leaked documents about the billionaire's business empire. Most were obtained by the Platform to Protect Whistle-blowers in Africa and shared with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). They've been investigated by 37 media organisations including the Guardian and Portugal's Expresso newspaper. Andrew Feinstein, the head of Corruption Watch, says the documents show how Ms Dos Santos exploited her country at the expense of ordinary Angolans. "Every time she appears on the cover of some glossy magazine somewhere in the world, every time that she hosts one of her glamorous parties in the south of France, she is doing so by trampling on the aspirations of the citizens of Angola." The ICIJ have called the documents the Luanda Leaks. www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-51128950 #IsabeldosSantos #angola https://www.instagram.com/p/B7ieELWABbt/?igshid=19mu88umrayx1

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ESTRELAS | Orgulhomoz: Ivo Mahel homenagea Isabel dos Santos _ O músico e empreendedor moçambicano, Ivo Mahel, usou as redes sociais para homenagear a empresária angolana, Isabel dos Santos. _ De Ivo Mahel à Orgulho Moz passa a citar _ "A MINHA HOMENAGEM A ISABEL DOS SANTOS. Isabel dos Santos tu és o meu ídolo a minha inspiração, sou fã da tua energia e da tua enorme inteligência. Luto incansavelmente para alcançar a o fim do meu negócio. Considero te a maior empreendedora mulher e mais linda de África. E mais, ela é muito parecida com a minha irmã querida Fatima mahel. Se não fosse pelo teu exemplo de força, provavelmente eu não teria vendido tantos milhares de discos. O empreendedor só para quando a saúde a diz que não, caso contrário ele nunca desiste. Deus te abençoe abundantemente e que te ilumine . 🙏🏼😃 ISABEL DOS SANTOS. 👈🏽💓 NOTA B: Que os comentários sejam educados caso não vou ter que apagar e bloquear, pois este poste só tem a ver com qualidades e beleza . Quando se fala da mulher, temos que pensar que elas geram á vida o mundo, 🌎 portanto temos que ter muito respeito com o poder de ser mulher. Lembro me sempre que a mãe que me pariu na maternidade é o meu Deus da terra 🌍. Mulher 👩 é tudo que nós precisamos. Sem elas não há vida." _ SIGA-NOS Facebook: Orgulho Moz YouTube: Orgulho Moz Instagram: @orgulhomoz Twitter: @orgulhomoz Tumblr: orgulhomoz _ Orgulho Moz ©️ 2020 _ #EstrelasOrgulhomoz #IvoMahel #IsabelDosSantos #Homenagem #Mocambique #Angola https://www.instagram.com/p/B_xYsiUn_uD/?igshid=1e8viw9cwmnje

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Acções da NOS não foram compradas com o erário A empresária Isabel dos Santos considera que a informação de que beneficiou de um financiamento na Caixa Geral de Depósito (CGD), sem que a instituição bancária cumprisse com todos os pressupostos de prudência, serve para provar que o dinheiro que usou para reforçar a sua posição na NOS não foi desviado dos cofres do estado angolano.

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To build a path of fortune, successful entrepreneurs of Africa have taken risks and crossed too many hurdles to reach where they are today. Walking the path of hardship to reach up to success is not everyone’s cup of tea. It takes determination, passion, the craze to do something and many more to get success

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Isabel Dos Santos- a great contribution towards women emancipation

Why a successful businesswoman?

Isabel Dos Santos is a great inspiration for all Angolan women. She is a renowned lady and the richest Angolan businesswoman today. We all have read her story. She is not just a businesswoman; there's much more about her which people are yet to know and discover. Besides a businesswoman and a mother, she plays a greater role, a role which is so very important today. Isabel has contributed all her effort and hard work for woman emancipation. She has created many opportunities for common Angolan women in the field of education, jobs, and career building. She has definitely been an idol and inspiration for many women.

‘’Africa is my priority’’- Isabel Dos Santos

As Isabel Dos Santos has said, the development of Africa is her priority as a businesswoman not only that she believes in talent and thus every day she invests in empowering the next generation of leaders. Her main goal and aim as a businesswoman to boost the growth of Angola and uniting her country with the outside world.

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Angolan ex-president's daughter denies stealing a fortune by Al Jazeera English Africa's richest woman has denied allegations that she stole hundreds of millions of dollars from Angola's government - to benefit her own business dealings. Speaking exclusively to Al Jazeera, Isabel dos Santos has responded to documents leaked by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) which allege she siphoned hundreds of millions of dollars of public money into offshore accounts. Al Jazeera's Nicola Gage reports. - Subscribe to our channel: https://ift.tt/291RaQr - Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish - Find us on Facebook: https://ift.tt/1iHo6G4 - Check our website: https://ift.tt/2lOp4tL #AlJazeeraEnglish #AngolaCorruption #IsabeldosSantos

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Solução sensata 😂 #memesdabola #isabeldossantos https://ift.tt/2G6lfeY

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MAHAKAMA ya Angola imeagiza kukamatwa kwa mali na akaunti za benki za bilionea ambaye ni binti wa rais wa zamani wa Angola, Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, Bi Isabel Dos Santos. Kukamatwa kwa mali hizo kunatokana na mipango ya serikali iliyopo kukabiliana na ufisadi katika taifa hilo lenye utajiri mkubwa wa mafuta. Utawala wa Rais Joao Lourenco unataka kuchukua takriban dola bilioni moja ambazo umekuwa ukimdai Bi Isabel Dos Santos na washirika wake. Amepinga madai hayo na kusema kwamba hajafanya makosa yoyote wakati babake alipokuwa mamlakani. Akidaiwa kuwa mwanamke tajiri zaidi barani Afrika, Bi Dos Santos anakadiriwa na jarida la Forbes kuwa na mali yenye thamani ya dola bilioni 2.2. Mwanamke huyo mwenye umri wa miaka 46 anaishi ughaibuni, akisema kwamba aliondoka Angola kwa kuwa maisha yake yalitishiwa. Anaendesha biashara kubwa akiwa na kampuni nchini Angola na Portugal ambapo anamiliki hisa katika kampuni ya Nos SGPS. Mahakama iliagiza mali ya Bi Santos kupigwa kuchukuliwa ikiwemo akaunti zake za benki mbali na hisa zake katika kampuni nchini Angola, ikiwemo ile ya Unitel na Benki ya Fomento de Angola (BFA) kilisema chombo kimoja cha habari cha serikali ambapo naye alisema anashutumu kile alichokitaja kuwa shambulio linaloshinikizwa kisiasa. #volunteers #causes #donate #change #activism #nonprofit #dogood #charity  #fundraising #philanthropy #SocialGood #changemakers #DoSomething #humanity #SM4NP #impact #sustainability #sdgs #globalgoals #development #youth #agenda #goals #sustainabledevelopment #kataarushwa #stopcorruption #angola #isabeldossantos #dossantos https://www.instagram.com/p/B6zRahznDpE/?igshid=arrdr0fvaflw

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“Ou Ana Gomes prova o que afirma ou será acusada de difamação”

“Ou Ana Gomes prova o que afirma ou será acusada de difamação”

“A dr.ª Ana Gomes ou prova o que afirma ou será acusada de difamação”. É assim que Teixeira dos Santos reage às declarações de Ana Gomes na rede social Twitter, onde acusou Isabel dos Santos de lavar dinheiro “que se farta” e de usar o banco português EuroBic (onde a empresária angolana é acionista) para pagar as suas dívidas junto de outros bancos sem levantar suspeitas sobre a origem do…

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African Entrepreneurs Success Stories

The stories of African route to Success by Entrepreneurs

 To build a path of fortune, successful entrepreneurs of Africa have taken risks and crossed too many hurdles to reach where they are today. Walking the path of hardship to reach up to success is not everyone’s cup of tea. It takes determination, passion, the craze to do something and many more to get success. In between all these qualities, you need to have determination at the top priority because if the will power is strong then you can achieve anything you want from your beautiful life. There are many African entrepreneurs success stories which makes you think for creating your own story. If success is not easy then it is not difficult too. You should read and watch success stories and get motivation through it so that you can make a mark in your life.

 •         Ms. Lilian Makoi is the proud owner of Jamii - Africa and is also the co-founder of water Tek- Africa. Ms. Makoi has discovered and the gifted the world a unique microinsurance product which can be customized according to the requirements and helps the government and private organization for donating waters. The African entrepreneur success stories like Ms. Lilian Make has given some major goals to all the entrepreneurs out there.

•         Mr. Patrick Ngowi has an interesting African entrepreneur success stories. He is considered as one of the business celebrity who began working in his teenage and funded money while working during his high school. He, later on, went to become the proud founder and chairman of Helvetic Group of Companies which is the fastest growing network of renewable energy companies in East Africa. Patrick also found multiple companies in areas like cell phones solar renewable energy and is also a board member and advisor to many local companies in Tanzania. In 2013, his company was awarded the Fastest Growing and Number One in Tanzania’s Top 100 Mid- Sized Companies Survey.

•         Miss Lorna Rutto literally made it from rags to riches after quitting her job from a bank. She indulged herself into a waste recycling business which on today's date is known as EcoPost creating a huge number of jobs in Kenya. She deiced to make a small difference to address the situation or recycling the plastic litter and making creative pieces of jewelry out of the melted plastic. Such African Entrepreneur success stories do set an example for the rest of the world.

 Talking about success in business, there are many people who emerged as successful entrepreneurs in Africa. Many African people have started a new business and are getting famous not only in their country but all over the world. People are knowing about African entrepreneurs success stories on social media, websites and news media. It shows that Africa is developing and will create more success stories in the future.