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NEW: Africa’s richest woman @isabelaangola claims to be a self-made billionaire. Today, we reveal the inside story of how she made her fortune while leaving #Angola one of the poorest countries on earth.

Read #LuandaLeaks: bit.ly/2TG528b

📹: @shirafu

If you're new to Angola, the dos Santos family and their connected history, then this is the place to start.

By @antoniocuga and @Indigo_Light. bit.ly/2udfbPi #LuandaLeaks

@antoniocuga @Indigo_Light Months of reporting based on a #leak of 715,000 documents obtained from @PPLAAF reveals two decades of unscrupulous deals and enormous wealth moved through offshore centers. bit.ly/2TG528b #LuandaLeaks

@antoniocuga @Indigo_Light @PPLAAF At the heart of our investigation: A broken international regulatory system that allows firms such as @PWC @KPMG and @BCG to serve the powerful with almost no questions asked. bit.ly/2sAHd6G #LuandaLeaks

@antoniocuga @Indigo_Light @PPLAAF @PwC @KPMG @BCG For more than a decade, we (and our partners) have exposed how a rogue offshore industry helps the rich and powerful dodge taxes and hide illicit wealth.

#LuandaLeaks builds on investigations like #PanamaPapers, #ParadisePapers and Offshore Leaks.

@antoniocuga @Indigo_Light @PPLAAF @PwC @KPMG @BCG #LuandaLeaks is a case study in how ill-gotten public money flows to places like #Malta and the British Virgin Islands, often with the help of prominent Western firms. bit.ly/2TG528b

@antoniocuga @Indigo_Light @PPLAAF @PwC @KPMG @BCG We reveal that dos Santos and her husband @sindika_dokolo are connected with more than 400 companies in 41 countries – 94 of those are in secrecy jurisdictions such as #Malta, #Mauritius and Hong Kong.

bit.ly/2twMbC1 #LuandaLeaks #ddj

@antoniocuga @Indigo_Light @PPLAAF @PwC @KPMG @BCG An investigation like this couldn't happen without #collaboration.

"It would be impossible if we weren’t collaborating... there are so many different countries involved, such complex networks,” @borgjake told us. bit.ly/2Rvj1eC #collaborativejournalism

@antoniocuga @Indigo_Light @PPLAAF @PwC @KPMG @BCG @sindika_dokolo An investigation like #LuandaLeaks couldn't happen without #collaboration.

"It would be impossible if we weren’t collaborating... there are so many different countries involved, such complex networks,” @borgjake told us. bit.ly/2Rvj1eC

@antoniocuga @Indigo_Light @PPLAAF @PwC @KPMG @BCG @sindika_dokolo @BorgJake The #LuandaLeaks team of 120+ reporters from 20+ countries draws on our network of investigative reporters who share interviews and contacts, deliver letters for each other, pore over documents together and much more. bit.ly/2sIlsSE

@antoniocuga @Indigo_Light @PPLAAF @PwC @KPMG @BCG @sindika_dokolo @BorgJake For all the latest on #LuandaLeaks, make sure you get our weekly email – and our stories directly to your inbox! bit.ly/30CpQik