UK firms part ways with stricken Kenyan betting giant SportPesa
* This article was updated as per the note at the end of the piece …
Category: Investigations
Toxic ships, poisoned workers: How offshore companies import deadly asbestos into Bangladesh
by Margot Gibbs and Mostafa Yousuf In 2018, aged just 43, Mojidul Haque* developed severe …
The Evidence: Classified files shed light on JP Morgan role in ‘corrupt’ oil deal payout
by Margot Gibbs and Lionel Faull Classified documents from Britain’s financial crime agency have revealed …
Nigeria silent over secret asset recovery deal that could see ‘stolen’ oil treasure paid to US firm
By Lionel Faull & Oladeinde Olawoyin A consortium of anti-corruption groups who have spent years …
How African betting giant SportPesa slashed tax bills by ‘shifting’ profits from Kenya to the UK
By Lionel Faull and Paul Wafula Former Everton FC and Formula 1 sponsor, the African …
A fishy business: how a European seafood giant shifted its profits out of Namibia
Most reporting about tax avoidance schemes in Africa focuses on oil and mining giants. Until …
Namibian banks face property loan stress
Unpaid Namibian property market bank loans hit an all-time high, raising concerns that it could …
Revealed: Cousin of Kenya’s president has stake in SportPesa betting firm
By Lionel Faull and Paul Wafula (A version of this story was first published by …
Revealed: UK’s overseas aid fund is major investor in company linked to media crackdown in Myanmar
Nick Mathiason & Christian Eriksson The UK government’s overseas anti-poverty fund is “urgently looking into” …
Nigeria seizes luxury private jet linked to OPL245 money laundering in Montreal
By Lionel Faull & Margot Gibbs Nigeria has tracked down and grounded the luxury private …