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The global hunt for the Dos Santos family assets
José Eduardo dos Santos, his wife Ana Paula dos Santos, and in the background his daughter Isabel dos Santos with her husband Sindika Dokolo in August 2012. © Paulo Novais/EPA/MaxPPP

The global hunt for the Dos Santos family assets

Following a large number of legal proceeding filed against the family of Angola's former president José Eduardo dos Santos, the government of president João Lourenço has asked a dozen countries to freeze the assets of the Dos Santos family, in particular those of the former president's daughter Isabel dos Santos. Many of these countries see this request as a golden opportunity to forge closer ties with Angola.

José Eduardo dos Santos, his wife Ana Paula dos Santos, and in the background his daughter Isabel dos Santos with her husband Sindika Dokolo in August 2012. © Paulo Novais/EPA/MaxPPP

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