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Lourenço solicits cooperation from the Emirates, Mauritius and Monaco in battle against Dos Santos family

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“The global hunt for the Dos Santos family assets”

ANGOLA

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.

The Angolan Ministry of Justice is requesting help left and right to round up and potentially freeze the assets of the former president's daughter, Isabel Dos Santos. [...] (314 words)

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Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former Angolan president José Eduardo dos Santos. © Tiago Petinga/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

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