AAP#12: Africa and the Panama Papers, with Nicholas Shaxson

July 26, 2016

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The leak of the Panama Papers revealed how billions of dollars are kept in secret accounts. Credit: dronepicr.

The leak of the Panama Papers revealed how billions of dollars from Africa and elsewhere are kept in secret accounts. Credit: dronepicr.

The Panama Papers have laid bare the extend of illicit financial flows and the impact of tax havens and secrecy jurisdictions on the world. But how are these revelations connected to the African continent? Host Desné Masie discusses with Nicholas Shaxson, author of Treasure Islands: Tax Havens and the Men who Stole the World.

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