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Luanda Leaks Corruption Files 'Tip of the Iceberg,' Angolan Campaigners Say

Anita Powell

   JOHANNESBURG - Angolan activists say the recent "Luanda Leaks"
   investigation-- which uncovered billions of dollars' worth of
   unscrupulous business dealings that made the daughter of Angola's
   longtime president, the richest woman in Africa-- is just the tip of
   the iceberg when it comes to corruption in the oil-rich African
   country.

   When they came out last month, the 700,000 documents in the "Luanda
   Leaks" investigation-- carried out by the International Consortium of
   Investigative Journalists-- shed light on a tangled web of illicit
   dealings centered around Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of former
   Angolan president Jose Eduardo dos Santos.

   But, Angolan activists say there's much, much more to come.

   Peace activist Daniel Ntongi-Nzinga says corruption in the southern
   African country neither starts nor stops with the former president's
   daughter.

   "I don't see a single day that newspapers don't talk about Isabel Dos
   Santos," he said. "Almost every day, more than two or three articles
   will come out. More than five or six statements are being done on
   Isabel. I find it very strange. But the billions that disappeared in
   Angola, it did not all go with Isabel. There are many others."

   Isabel Dos Santos has repeatedly denied the corruption allegations --
   including to VOA -- and claims the legal case against her is
   politically motivated.

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