As U.S. Sanctions Loomed, a Tycoon ‘Mopped Up’ Zimbabwe’s Scarce Dollars, and Acquired a Lucrative Platinum Mine
As Zimbabweans faced the economic consequences of a crashing currency, well-connected businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei...
As Zimbabweans faced the economic consequences of a crashing currency, well-connected businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei...
Kudakwashe Tagwirei, who is close to Zimbabwe’s president and his inner circle, leveraged his privileged access to fuel and...
More than US$4 billion in conflict-affected or high-risk gold from Central and East Africa gushes every year through world...
During its last week in office, the Trump administration effectively suspended sanctions imposed against controversial...
The years-long rise in international gold prices has driven a new artisanal gold mining and refining rush in...
Family members of top government officials are involved in South Sudan’s corrupt gold mining sector which is booming and...
Sudanese businessman Ashraf Seed Ahmed Hussein Ali, known as Al-Cardinal, remains “a major enabler of corruption and...
An Israeli contractor paid to grow food for South Sudan has been sanctioned for selling arms to the government instead....
Ugandan authorities are investigating unexplained imports of 7.4 tonnes of gold worth US$300 million that is suspected of...