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• Report / Dec. 1, 1998

  • Diamonds
  • Angola

  A Rough Trade

  A seminal Global Witness report on the role of diamonds in funding the Angolan civil war.

  
• Report / Oct. 16, 2015

  • Oil, Gas & Mining
  • Angola
  • Congo-Brazzaville
  • D.R. Congo
  • Nigeria

  How to lose $4 billion

  Credibility test for global transparency standard as £4bn lost to anonymous oil and mining companies.

  
• Blog post / Aug. 5, 2014

  • Angola

  Ending corruption is the key to ending poverty in Africa. Will President Obama push it at this week’s summit?

  This week, leaders from across Africa are gathering in Washington, D.C. for the first U.S. -Africa Leaders Summit . They’re there to discuss how best to ensure stable, sustainable development across the continent, which is very welcome indeed.

  
• Blog post / Aug. 6, 2014

  • Angola

  Oil deals in Angola under scrutiny – transparency needed to protect investors

  Yesterday the share price of Cobalt International Energy Inc. dropped nearly 11% after it revealed to investors both second quarter losses and the news that it has received a notice from US authorities.

  
• Press Release / Dec. 2, 2010

  • Oil, Gas & Mining
  • Angola

  Gaps in Angola's official oil revenue data undermine transparency, new report finds

  Significant gaps in the data published by the Angolan government about its earnings from the oil industry undermine its attempts to shed a reputation for corruption, says a new study by Global Witness and the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa – Angola (OSISA-Angola).
• Press Release / Aug. 4, 2014

  • Corruption & money laundering
  • Oil, Gas & Mining
  • Angola

  BP and partners’ US$350 million payments in corruption-prone Angola show need for U.S. transparency rule

  As African leaders meet Barack Obama, campaigners ask where has the money gone?  As Heads of African governments gather in Washington D.C. for the U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit tomorrow, there is a crucial issue that must get attention: where does the money from natural resource deals go – including US$350 million being paid by U.S.-listed companies for a mysterious research center in Angola?
• Press Release / Sept. 23, 2005

  • Angola

  Western banks to give huge new loan to Angola in further blow to transparency

  European banks are setting up a huge new oil-backed loan for Angola, one of the most corrupt and impoverished countries in the world. The deal will further mortgage the country’s future oil income and undermine international efforts to make the government more accountable.
• Press Release / Nov. 3, 2005

  • Corruption & money laundering
  • Oil, Gas & Mining
  • Angola

  Does return of looted Angolan cash by Swiss mean impunity for looters?

  Does return of looted Angolan cash by Swiss mean impunity for looters? Under an agreement signed by Angola and Switzerland on 1 November, $21 million in Angolan public funds blocked in Swiss banks during a corruption investigation is to be returned to Angola, despite calls by civil society in both countries for the case not to be closed.
• Briefing Document / Feb. 23, 2012

  • Corruption & money laundering
  • Oil, Gas & Mining
  • Angola

  Financial Times: US to probe Cobalt oil links in Angola

  By Tom Burgis in London US authorities have launched an investigation into Cobalt International Energy’s operations in Angola, where the Goldman Sachs-backed group is developing one of the world’s most promising oil frontiers. Houston-based Cobalt said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday that US regulators had issued notice of a formal probe in November following informal discussions about allegations of ties between its local partner in Angola and senior government officials in the oil-rich southern African nation.
• Press Release / Dec. 13, 2001

  • Corruption & money laundering
  • Oil, Gas & Mining
  • Angola

  Financial analysts reveal Angolan Government’s shameful secret. Where are the ‘missing billions’?

  Reuters in Luanda reported yesterday that US$1.5 billion in oil revenues, over one-third of Angola’s US$3-5 billion in total income - went missing last year.