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Controversial deals that offered quick cash in exchange for future oil production are eating up government budgets.

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Equatorial Guinea's Oil Minister Allegedly Siphoned Off Millions from Public Construction Project

Portuguese construction firm Armando Cunha is accused of paying more than 10 million euros to companies linked to Gabriel Mbega Obiang Lima.

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Named OCCRP’s 2020 Corrupt Person of the Year

Jair Bolsonaro, President of Brazil, has been named the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project’s 2020 Person of the Year for his role in promoting organized crime and corruption.

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‘They Are Finishing the Trees’: Chinese Companies and Namibian Elites Make Millions Illegally Logging the Last Rosewoods

Jacobus Oma looked sadly at the stockpile of several hundred ancient rosewood logs he had just helped to load onto a Chinese-owned truck in northeastern Namibia. Some were centuries old, so large they dwarfed his small frame.

Egyptian Medical Staff Treating COVID-19 Patients Given Old, Fake Masks

The masks, imported over a decade ago, are listed as counterfeit by U.S. regulators.

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New Tool Helps Journalists in Arab World Follow the Money

ARIJ Aleph Archive makes millions of records available in Arabic.

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China’s Oppressed Uighurs Made COVID-19 Protection Sold Throughout Europe

Major international distributors are selling masks and other COVID-19 protective equipment across Europe made by Chinese companies linked to possible forced labor by Uighur Muslims. Some has made it into national stockpiles and government hospitals.

Inside the Sinaloa Cartel’s Move Toward Europe

Police agencies have long known that Mexican drug cartels help supply Europe’s nearly US$10 billion annual cocaine habit, but acknowledge they have little idea about the workings of these highly organized and well-financed operations.

The Optimist Without Borders: Inside the Semlex CEO's Empire of Influence

Albert Karaziwan's charm, political savvy, and high-level contacts helped him build a business spanning five continents and a property portfolio worth tens of millions of euros.

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The 'Beautiful' Life of a Kyrgyz Customs Official

Raimbek Matraimov is a powerful Kyrgyz political operator known for his massive wealth. This investigation into his wife’s social media accounts reveals the opulent lifestyle his family enjoyed even as he declared only a modest salary in the country’s customs service.

The Kolbayev Connection

A private resort village on the shores of Kyrgyzstan’s Lake Issyk Kul is among the clues that connect former Kyrgyz customs boss Raimbek Matraimov and notorious criminal leader Kamchy Kolbayev.

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Equatorial Guinea's Oil Minister Allegedly Siphoned Off Millions from Public Construction Project

US Recovered Over $1.6 Billion in 2020 Thanks to Whistleblowers

US Real Estate Firms Forfeit $50m in Alleged Drug Money

Cypriot Journalist Quits After Saying President Profited from Golden Passports

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Named OCCRP’s 2020 Corrupt Person of the Year

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro Named OCCRP’s 2020 Corrupt Person of the Year

‘They Are Finishing the Trees’: Chinese Companies and Namibian Elites Make Millions Illegally Logging the Last Rosewoods

Egyptian Medical Staff Treating COVID-19 Patients Given Old, Fake Masks

New Tool Helps Journalists in Arab World Follow the Money

China’s Oppressed Uighurs Made COVID-19 Protection Sold Throughout Europe

Inside the Sinaloa Cartel’s Move Toward Europe

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