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The Guardian - UK
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Rob Davies

Revealed: African island fights offshore gambling network linked to UK family

Anjouan
Anjouan has stumbled into a role at the heart of underground online gambling. Photograph: Imaz Press/Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images

The island of Anjouan, rising out of the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar, is a corner of the Earth that few people have heard of, let alone laid eyes on.

Known as Nzwani in the local language, this tiny volcanic island – one of a collection that make up the Union of Comoros – counts ylang-ylang oil and vanilla among its chief exports.

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