Angola: Swiss NGO Report Exposes Trafigura's Dealings in Angola

4 February 2013
analysis

An investigation by the Swiss NGO Berne Declaration has found that Trafigura, a leading Swiss commodities company, has shady business joint-ventures with corrupt government officials in Angola.

The Berne Declaration report, released two days ago, follows up a previous investigation by Maka Angola that uncovered the connections between Trafigura and a vast web of corporations whose directors include General Leopoldino Fragoso do Nascimento "Dino", a top adviser at the Angolan Presidency, and Claude Dauphin. The latter is Trafigura's co-founder and media-shy billionaire whose business dealings have been under the scrutiny of justice multiple times.

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