As previously reported by the Open Source Investigation team, Venezuela is currently descending into complete chaos as more clashes are reported between the loyalist Chavistas and the opposition members that want incumbent President Nicolas Maduro out. After the 29th of March vote, in which the Supreme Court – under the control of Maduro – announced… Continue reading
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a federal republic located on the northern coast of South America, best known as the country that was ruled with an iron fist by the communist Hugo Chavez or the country that currently has the largest oil reserves in the entire world. Although having a rather modest… Continue reading
The Washington-based lobbying firm BGR has failed to deliver for Joseph Kabila. In September 2016, BGR and the Congolese government signed a contract worth $875,000. Ed Rogers, BGR founder and a Washington Post writer has been one of Donald Trump’s fiercest critics. Kabila’s lobbyist has called Trump stupid liar and racist, described him as a… Continue reading
Joseph Kabila’s associates will have the fate of Vladimir Putin’s friends. The Russian oligarchs have lost billions of dollars as a result of the sanctions imposed by the US and the EU following the annexation of Crimea. Not a single bank has helped Putin’s allies. OFAC does not consider foreign financial institutions as being outside… Continue reading
Just a few days before the US presidential elections, four Congress members urged US President to “expand the scope of sanctions” and initiate “additional judicial investigations into kleptocratic activity by top DRC officials”. The Congressional letter to president Obama is bipartisan, being supported alike by Democrats and Republicans. Two Republican lawmakers signed the letter: Ed… Continue reading
US government sanctions will be expanded to include Joseph Kabila’s family and other senior government, security, and intelligence officials in the DRC. The list of sanctions targets includes Kalev Mutond, Alexis Thambwe Mwamba, Emmanuel Andrupiako, Albert Yuma Mulimbi, Moïse Ekanga, Zoé Kabila and Jaynet Kabila. Kabila’s powerful allies in business are also in the firing… Continue reading
If you are one of Joseph Kabila’s associates, you are going to lose your money. The US Government message is unequivocal. Imposing sanctions on two members of Kabila’s inner circle is a decision with immediate effect. They have been added to the OFAC’s black list and OFAC is one of the most powerful US government… Continue reading
It has become obvious to world powers that there will not be presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2016. President Joseph Kabila, who has been in power since his father was assassinated in 2001, will remain in office beyond his Constitutional term. It has also become clear that Kabila seeks to retain… Continue reading
President Joseph Kabila has broken his country’s Constitution: there won’t be presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2016. A corrupt and incapable president refuses to cede power. With the people set against him and an unambiguous two-term limit in the Constitution, Kabila clings to power using violence and repression. A corrupt,… Continue reading
Lavish birthday celebration amid severe drought. Huge birthday cakes served to the presidential couple amid starvation fears. 92 years old Robert Mugabe, who has been ruling Zimbabwe with an iron fist for almost three decades, has no sense of decency. Dictators tend to live longer … … but Robert Mugabe seems immortal. The world’s oldest… Continue reading
