The Pandora Papers

The Pandora Papers reveal how the super-rich around the world hide their wealth behind shell companies in offshore tax havens. They avoid tax and deny

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World Earth Day

Today, on World Earth Day 2021, we need to protect our forests. Forests provide a solution to the double crisis we face: the ecological crisis

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The Politics of Patronage

Why does Sassou Nguesso need so much money? Is it greed? Or is it about power and patronage? Sassou Nguesso’s family assets have been under

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Crisis in the Pool

People who fled their homes in the Pool after military attacks are living in desperate conditions. Gustav told Florence Morice from RFI how he lost his wife

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The Author

Cassie Dummett

Cassie Dummett, née Knight, is an experienced manager in international development and humanitarian response.  She lives in London with her family after many years overseas, in Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, India and Bangladesh.  

The Book

Brazzaville Charms gives a rare insight into the history and culture of the Republic of Congo. It is a first-person account of what it was like to live there, backed up by research into its history and politics, and told through interviews with Congolese people whose stories come alive through its pages.

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