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THE JUSTICE MINISTER, THE PRISON AND THE WAR VICTIMS’ $19.9 MILLION
On 2 September 2025, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Court of Cassation convicted former Justice Minister Constant Mutamba of embezzlement of public funds.
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THE HIDDEN DEBTS
On 17 January 2025, former Mozambican Finance Minister Manuel Chang was sentenced in Brooklyn federal court to 102 months in prison for his role in a $2 billion international fraud, bribery and money-laundering scheme.
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THE PRESIDENT, THE GUPTAS AND THE STATE THEY CAPTURED
On 22 June 2022, Chief Justice Raymond Zondo delivered the final parts of South Africa’s Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, Corruption and Fraud in the Public Sector.
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THE VICE PRESIDENT, THE PARIS MANSION AND THE ILL-GOTTEN GAINS
On 28 July 2021, France’s Court of Cassation rejected the final appeal of Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, vice president of Equatorial Guinea and son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
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