Thread by @WillFitzgibbon

.@ICIJorg's #pandorapapers investigation is the largest ever involving African reporters. This is the core of what @ICIJorg does - no other organization gets close to our commitment to global partnerships.

53 African reporters worked on #pandorapapers. Let me share a few stories

1/ In Cameroon, @josianekouagheu and @LeMonde_Afrique revealed how the wife of a mining minister received shares in an Australian mining company. lemonde.fr/afrique/articl…

2/ In South Africa, @amaBhungane explored what #pandorapapers reveal about Zimbabwean tycoon Billy Rautenbach and his family. amabhungane.org/stories/pandor…

3/ In Nigeria, @Hazzanjustice and @PremiumTimesng exposed a former governor who confirmed he never declared his offshore companies. premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines…

4/ In Kenya, @AfUncensored and @FinUncovered worked with @ICIJorg to reveal the hidden offshore empire of the Kenyatta family.

This is ICIJ's first collaboration with African television media and the result is stunning.

5/ In Mauritius, @lexpressmaurice found offshore ties of a powerful businessman with close ties to the prime minister. lexpress.mu/article/400045…

6/ In Botswana, a multi-millionaire who once had business dealings with the president said he had no knowledge of any offshore company. But reporters found his signature on leaked documents... inkjournalism.org/2465/what-is-r…

7/ In Zambia, @ICIJorg worked for the first time with @MakandayMedia who revealed the UAE activities of a once powerful politician. (And found a bank record that showed a Luis Vuitton purchase for $1,200)

makanday.com/former-ps-sipa…

8/ In Tunisia, well, it's the return of Mohshen Marzouk, a former presidential adviser and candidate. Some of you might remember him from #panamapapers. Well, he's back here on @inkyfada

inkyfada.com/fr/2021/10/03/…

9/ In Morocco, where do we even start? So many strong stories by @LeDesk_ma, @MarocAmar @soufianesbiti and @salmarefass .

What about kicking off with the fancy London home of the King's sister. Fit for a princess. mobile.ledesk.ma/grandangle/la-…

10/ In Mauritania, another country where @ICIJorg worked for the first time on this project, @SaleckZeid explored the offshore activities of powerful businessman Yaha.

daraj.com/80335/

11/ Another new partner! @DiarioRombe discovered the rather unexpected Belize property of the sister of Equatorial Guinea's state oil company chief.

diariorombe.es/colaboraciones…

12/ In Liberia, @AllineDunbar tracked down court records and spoke to tax officials about an ongoing case of alleged tax avoidance involving a British businessman. #pandorapapers

frontpageafricaonline.com/news/liberia-b…

13/ In Uganda, another country where media freedoms are restricted, @fmtimberlake had the courage to expose 2 offshore companies tied to Security Minister Muhwezi. Sir, your signature is on one document...

monitor.co.ug/uganda/news/na…

14/ In Burkina Faso, reporters there exposed the secretive offshore company in the Seychelles of a major economic player. leconomistedufaso.bf/2021/10/06/soc…

15/ In Cote d'Ivoire, @malmos2006 wrote about what the French call a "gros poisson" - the country's prime minister. Few stories are as important as this. If Achi has nothing to hide, why did he use a super secretive trust arrangement?

cenozo.org/monde-des-affa…

16/ In the Comoros, another country where @ICIJorg partnered with journalists for the first time, a brave reporter found the UAE company of the president's son and adviser. "UAE is the center of the world," he told us.

cenozo.org/comores-le-fil…

17/ In Togo, 5 reporters delved into stories, including the offshore company of the UK's former honorary consul who signed a deal with the country's port authority.

cenozo.org/evasion-fiscal…

And for all you thirsty readers, there's a story about beer! cenozo.org/paradis-fiscau…

18/ There are more stories to coming, including from @ICIJorg #pandorapapers partners in Zimbabwe, Niger, Senegal, Ghana and Madagascar.

Thanks to @CENOZO_Afrique and @ArnaudOudraogo1 for supporting #pandorapapers and to @EmmanFre and @hbohmke who helped every step of the way

19/ Finally, if you - like me - believe that a #pandorapapers story told by a journalist in Nigeria or Zambia is just as important as a story told by The Guardian or the Washington Post, please support ICIJ and its mission.

icij.org/donate/

20/ I know I said "finally," but that's the joy of #pandorapapers. It never ends!

@LyasHALLAS for @twalainfo in Algeria returned to a subject he knows like no one else. The mysterious world of Mr 3% and allegations of corruption in the oil and gas sector

twala.info/fr/business/co…

21/ In Malawi, @GoldenMatonga and @Kalipochi expose financial secrets of powerful people, including one business mogul investigated by authorities as part of a defense sector probe.

investigativeplatform-mw.org/2021/10/05/pan…