She was sacked as head of the state oil company by Lourenço and her half-brother José Filomeno 'Zenu' dos Santos was prosecuted for his role in the mismanagement of the country's sovereign wealth fund...

Along with her half-sister Isabel dos Santos and half-brother José Filomeno dos Santos ('Zenú') dos Santos she has been the target of judicial investigations (AC Vol 58 No 24 Dos Santos clan targeted)...

Such prosecutions as have occurred under the 'anti-corruption drive' have been of minor figures like former Transport Minister Augusto do Silva Tomás or José Filomeno dos Santos 'Zenú' one of the sons of the previous president (AC Vol 61 No 19 Lourenço woos New York elite)...

Surprising some sceptics state prosecutors took on the Dos Santos family: the ex-President's son José Filomeno dos Santos aka 'Zenu' is in jail appealing against a five-year sentence for fraud and money laundering when he ran the $5 billion national sovereign wealth fund; and Isabel dos Santos who was sacked as managing director of state oil company Sonangol as her sprawling multi-billion dollar business empire came under investigation...

José Filomeno dos Santos aka Zenú is on trial in Luanda accused of illegally taking US$500 million out of the country during his time as head of Fundo Soberano de Angola (FSA) Angola's sovereign wealth fund...

A judiciary that has barely functioned since Angola became independent in 1975 will struggle to convict high-profile defendants such as José Filomeno dos Santos 'Zenú' the former President's son who is being held on allegations of embezzlement (AC Vol 53 No 22 Sovereign wonga fund & Vol 58 No 22 Dos Santos Inc...

InvestigationsTogether with the former National Bank of Angola head Valter Filipe da Silva Isabel's half-brother José Filomeno dos Santos ('Zenu') – the former boss of the country's sovereign wealth fund Fundo Soberano de Angola (FSDEA) – is already under formal investigation for allegedly improperly transferring $500 mn...