Despite common misconceptions, cash remains the preferred tool for criminals, not cryptocurrency.

A pre-dawn raid, a newly unsealed indictment and a President in cuffs: US prosecutors say Nicolás Maduro turned Venezuela into a cocaine pipeline to America.

The JSE has taken Mantengu Mining and its CEO, Mike Miller, to court to back-up his claims of widespread corruption and share manipulation

Nigeria’s removal from the greylist is a big step forward in easing up correspondent banking issues and trade finance frictions

A billionaire. An allegedly fake financier. And a stock loan deal that triggered a $400m loss. Inside Ricardo Salinas’s fight to reclaim his fortune

South Africa’s gold trade is fuelling a $30bn smuggling boom. A Pretoria court case may be the tipping point – or just another missed opportunity

African dictators’ wealth is hiding in plain sight. Are Joburg and Cape Town estates prime laundromats for billions looted from the continent?