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Angolan court orders seizure of Isabel dos Santos’ $1 billion assets

The Angola Supreme Court (ASC) has ordered the preventive seizure of several assets of former president’s daughter Isabel dos Santos, valued at $1 billion, as requested by the Public Ministry, media reported Tuesday, December 27, 2022. According to the state-owned Jornal de Angola, the order comes after indications of embezzlement …

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Angola seeks Interpol’s help to arrest Isabel dos Santos

Angola’s Attorney-General confirmed Monday, November 28, 2022 that the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has issued an international arrest warrant against businesswoman Isabel dos Santos. The whereabouts of Ms dos Santos, 49, the daughter of the country´s former President José Eduardo dos Santos, is not clear but she has properties …

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Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos demands pardon after death of father

Angolan billionaire, Isabel dos Santos has requested a pardon to dismiss all criminal accusations brought against her and other members of the dos Santos family. The declaration by the Angolan billionaire, which a spokesman in Lisbon confirmed on Tuesday, July 19 came over two weeks after her father, former President …

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Big fight erupts over José Eduardo dos Santos burial

A row has erupted over the burial of former Angola President José Eduardo dos Santos who died on Friday at a Spanish hospital. The dispute arose after President João Lourenço decreed the setting up of a government commission to arrange a state funeral for his predecessor in the capital Luanda. …

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Daughter of Angola’s former president dos Santos demands postmortem alleging foul play after his death

A daughter of Angola’s former president José Eduardo dos Santos is demanding an autopsy after the death of her father on Friday in Barcelona. Welwitschia dos Santos, 44, said the hospital should retain his body for a postmortem, alleging foul play. Welwitschia dos Santos “has requested… that the Teknon medical …

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Former Angola president Jose Eduardo dos Santos hospitalised

Angola’s former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos is admitted to a hospital in Spain, where he is receiving treatment for an unspecified illness. A statement issued by the office of President João Lourenço on Friday said his predecessor was in a stable condition in Barcelona, where he has been living …

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