Angola’s Isabel dos Santos loses fight against freezing order over assets
ANGOLAN billionaire Isabel dos Santos lost her fight against an application in London's High Court to freeze up to 580 million pounds ($735 million) of her assets. Dos Santos – Africa's first female billionaire, whose father Jose Eduardo dos Santos ruled Angola for 38 years until 2017 – has faced corruption accusations in the southern African country for years. She denies the allegations and says she is the target of a long-running political vendetta. Dos Santos is being sued by Angolan telecoms operator Unitel, which asked the High Court to grant a worldwide freezing order over her assets at a hearing last…
