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How Africa's richest woman ripped off poor Angolans

Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s former President and Africa's richest woman, sits for a portrait during a Reuters interview in London, Britain, January 9, 2020. (REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo)

Ex-president's daughter who has made UK her home, minted billions of dollars through suspicious deals involving land, oil, diamonds and telecoms. But now, the chickens have come home to roost; her assets back home have been frozen and corruption probe opened.  

Leaked documents have revealed how Africa’s richest woman made her fortune through exploiting her own country, and corruption.

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