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The 20 most wanted Africans…

There is a growing list of people across the continent who refuse to be held accountable for their actions. Rather than face the music, they opt for the easy way out by fleeing the very country trying to hold them accountable. Here’s a look at just a few known cases…

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embezzling millions

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South Africa’s Gupta siblings, Nigeria’s Diezani…Africans wanted for corruption charges From Nigeria’s Diezani Alison-Madueke, known as the Queen of Spades, to South Africa’s Gupta siblings, we explore the first round of Africans accused ...

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smooth criminal?

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DRC’s Numbi, Rwanda’s Nyamwasa…Africans wanted on criminal charges Although they have held strategic positions in their respective countries, these once powerful people – from Burkina Faso’s François Compaoré to Mali’...

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on the run

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Côte d’Ivoire’s Soro, CAR’s Bozizé, Djibouti’s Kadamy…Prosecuted for attempted coups or destabilisation Côte d’Ivoire’s Guillaume Soro, the National Assembly’s former president, Agbéyomé Kodjo, an unsuccessful Togolese presidential candidate, and the CAR...

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crimes against humanity

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Ethiopia’s Mengistu & Rwanda’s Mpiranya: Two Africans wanted for genocide In our final delve into Africans on the run, we look at these two men who have been accused of having committed crimes against humanity: the worst cat...

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