Africa’s first female billionaire loses £580m High Court case

Africa’s first female billionaire has lost her High Court fight against an application to freeze up to £580m of her assets.
Businesswoman Isabel dos Santos, whose father Jose Eduardo dos Santos ruled Angola for 38 years until 2017, is being sued by Unitel, a telecoms operator in the African country.

The firm asked London’s High Court to grant a worldwide freezing order over the Angolan’s assets at a hearing last month.
The order was granted by Judge Robert Bright today.

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