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Russian businessman Vadim Gurinov, known for longstanding ties to Kremlin-connected figures and sanctioned elites, allegedly used Singapore-based fintech startup Fingular to build an alternative financial ecosystem beyond Western oversight after the start of Russia's war against Ukraine.

Vadim Gurinov, ein langjähriger Freund und Geschäftspartner sanktionierter Personen, gründete nur wenige Monate vor dem groß angelegten russischen Angriff auf die Ukraine in Singapur eine Onlinebank namens Fingular.

Indian companies have shipped more than 320 million synthetic opioid pills to West Africa – where they have not been approved by regulators – over the past three years, a Bellingcat investigation has found.

Eighty of Pablo Escobar's “cocaine hippos” will be killed by wildlife officials in Colombia in an effort to control the spiraling population.

Number of tickets to win Tête de Femme will be capped at 120,000 and proceeds will go to Alzheimer's research.

Mamitiana Rajaonarison, a seasoned expert in financial intelligence, assumes leadership of a government endeavouring to stabilise the island nation after significant political turbulence

He was nothing more than a pawn. Starting in 2019, Central African journalist Ephrem Yalike took on the role of a "small telegraph operator" for Russian propaganda within his nation

Investigations by the media reveal that Kazakh millionaire Almaz Alsenov, who serves as an adviser to the president of the International Judo Federation, forged business connections with Russia via a branch of his Swiss firm

Ghanaian students at universities across the UK report they face the threat of deportation, having been left in limbo by their government without the scholarships or tuition fee payments they were promised

Last week, hip-hop musician Akon was taken into custody in a suburb of Atlanta after failing to appear in court regarding a citation for driving with a suspended licence

In Tanzania, a country with amicable ties to Russia, significant demonstrations erupted on the day of the presidential and parliamentary polls

Around 260 individuals suspected of cyber fraud have been apprehended in a sting operation conducted across 14 nations in Africa

Adam Gibson, the only police officer at Felixstowe port, declared that there was "absolutely no chance" he could inspect even a tiny portion of the containers being loaded

INTERPOL has reported that law enforcement officials in 18 African nations, working alongside the United Kingdom, detained 1,209 people suspected of involvement in cybercrime during a coordinated operation

On 22 August, INTERPOL revealed that law enforcement agencies across Africa had detained more than 1,200 individuals and seized close to $100 million in a wide-ranging cybercrime initiative that disrupted online scam networks and unlawful cryptocurrency mining activities

Guy Loando and his wife controlled over a third of the shares of a newly-formed company that secured a $25 million contract to work on enhancing a significant highway in 2019. At that time a senator, Loando later transferred his family’s stake to his wife’s brother-in-law.

Wildlife Justice Commission report shows sharp, lasting decline in seizures since 2020, driven by COVID-19 disruption and targeted law enforcement.

Kazakh billionaire Shukhrat Ibragimov, who holds a Belgian passport and whose company is under suspicion for large-scale corruption and mysterious deaths in Africa, added a luxury private jet, Dassault Falcon 8X, to his collection last year.

Thousands of children die or disappear on dangerous Mediterranean route, UNICEF warns.

A large-scale cybercrime operation across seven African nations has uncovered thousands of victims and resulted in hundreds of arrests.

Authorities in Congo accused of abandoning Bukavu following the government’s confirmation of its fall to a militia group.

Africa’s last remaining absolute monarchy is being sued for race discrimination by a Jewish chauffeur who worked for them at their UK High Commission.