Relatives of African leaders implicated in political and economic scandals

Nduta Waweru April 12, 2018

Relatives of African leaders implicated in political and economic scandals

Sindika Dokolo with his wife Isabel dos Santos. Photo credit: Voa Portugues

Sindika Dokolo

Dokolo is the son-in-law of former Angola President Eduardo Dos Santos.  He was convicted of real estate fraud and sentenced to a one-year jail term in 2017 alongside his brother Lizolo Dokolo in a court in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Dokolo, who is married to Africa’s millionaire Isabel Dos Santos, claimed the conviction was politically motivated.

“This conviction is so crude. It seems that Kabila and the ANR (intelligence service) are no longer even concerned about appearances,” Dokolo told Reuters in 2017.

He had previously been acquitted of the crime.

Last Edited by:Ismail Akwei Updated: April 12, 2018

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