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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rupert Neate and agency

Isabel dos Santos has £580m of assets frozen by UK high court

Isabel dos Santos
Dos Santos claims to be the victim of a ‘campaign of oppression’ by the Angolan state. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Isabel dos Santos, the former president of Angola’s self-exiled billionaire daughter who has long faced claims of corruption, has had £580m of assets frozen by the UK high court.

Dos Santos, Africa’s first female billionaire, is being sued by the Angolan telecoms company Unitel, which she founded during her father’s 38-year reign as president. Jose Eduardo dos Santos ruled Angola until 2017, and died last year.

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