Money laundering in French real estate
French real estate attracts dirty money from all over the world. By matching government datasets available online, our cross-border team of journalists uncovered…
Tracking surveillance planes and drones in Somalia
We used an antenna to track surveillance planes that were flying over Somalia, analysing massive amounts of data to find out a few planes flying in perfect circles.…
Ebola business in Congo
I looked at militarisation and mismanagement (‘Ebola Business’) in the Ebola response in the Democratic Republic of Congo through several articles. One…
The Mines Minister, his wife and the Australian company Sundance resources
(Published in French in Le Monde Afrique) In a Yaoundé notary's office in 2007, a handful of people gathered to close a deal worth over 10 million…
Quebec's real estate, new hotspot for the wealth of Africa’s rulers?
Politically-exposed Africans and their friends invested a total of $26 million in Québec's real estate since 2000. We uncovered investments by a dozen individuals…
Poverty on top of gold, the World Bank project in Liberia
The World Bank invested $19 millions in an industrial gold mine in Liberia, in the hope of contributing to development. But it only brought poverty and pollution. The…
A costly lunch with the president's son
It's rare to get a glimpse into how companies and corrupt officials negotiate bribery deals. Documents provided by one of the people involved in such a deal,…
Virtual mining in Cameroon: corruption, failure and profits
In Cameroon, most mining project fail, yet some individuals make millions. This investigation into 'virtual mining' exposed a number of corrupt practices by officials,…