LISBON, PORTUGAL – Portuguese prosecutors are bringing charges of corruption, money-laundering and forgery against Angolan Vice President Manuel Vicente as part of an investigation in Lisbon, Portugal’s attorney general’s office said Thursday.
Lebanese President Michel Aoun revealed on Wednesday that the Israeli intelligence agency, Mossad, likely killed a Lebanese man in Angola.
Some diamonds sparkle only in the eyes of those who seem to be skimming millions of dollars off their sale.
The Princess, as she as referred to in Angola, is one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in the world.
China International Fund, the little-known Hong Kong-registered company whose $7 billion minerals-and-infrastructure deal with Guinea last month grabbed headlines, has drawn scrutiny for its connections with a Chinese government-owned entity. But the Hong Kong company’s parent also has noteworthy ties elsewhere.
The diamond mines have been closely guarded by the Angolan elite and a Chinese company is set to make its first investment in Angola’s precious stones.
In 1999 Arcadi Gaydamak introduced Leviev in different businesses that Gaydamak developed previously from the beginning of 1990s in Angola.