Undercover reporters pose as gangsters with up to a billion dollars of black money that need to be cleaned. They gain remarkable access to members of Africa’s Gold Mafia and film closed door meetings with crime bosses.
A senior African ambassador offers to launder $1.2 million using the cover of his diplomatic bag.
Criminals offer lucrative deals to clean over $100 million through government gold export schemes. At the centre of it their operations is southern Africa’s biggest laundromat, the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe.
Gold Mafia, a four-part series by Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit looks at how society’s obsession with gold underwrites a global shadow economy. The undercover team infiltrates the rival gangs that turn dirty cash into gold, which is then sold around the world.
Through thousands of confidential documents and exclusive interviews with whistleblowers from within the criminal organisations, investigators obtain the blueprints of billion-dollar money laundering operations that service the political elite. And the investigation leads to the highest offices of southern Africa.
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They should have started from Congo and Uganda
When is episode 2
Then the self proclaimed prophet come to preach to his congregation about miracle money which himself instead of getting by the same means he is laundry…..Ooh God help us
how did they infiltrate the most secured people in Zimbabwe the security guys needs to be reviewed
Well done Al Jazeera. Expose the Zambian elite now…
How I see it, America help put them in that position to have to smuggle their gold in order to sustain their economy. I hope Al Jazeera does one on the American Laundry as well
All i can say is westerners knows how to control the minds of poor people of Africa and make us divided as possible as they can. These guys always win.
From min 46:24, He boasted about his accomplishments and reminded them that he is a minister of the Gospel. Being a Christian, It pains me to see a hypocrite like Uebert Angel who does not stand for what they preach. He did not want to talk about why the money is illegal and went on, with a smile on his face, body language to keep his mouth shut, and suggesting to illegally transport the money to his country after being told that the money can't be declared in the country of origin. This is proof that there are many other ministers of the Gospel in Africa doing the same mafia.
Aljazeera thank you for this piece. Everyone is giving you kudos for this work.
Please make your intelligent investigation with this drug and oil mafians in Nigeria too. Expose them to the international community. Go after them!
Another Gupta who has captured African governments…
the world is on the edge of it's seat awaiting parts 2,3 and 4
Al Jazeera needs to do an expose on the money given by W.H.O. To Cameroon for the covid response, and how that money disappeared. 400
million $$$.unaccounted for
Thank you for this documentary. Absolutely disgusting and disappointed. Sometimes I feel like we were better of colonized than being led by the corrupted African leaders. It was easy to blame them.
😟😟😟😟dah
Zimbabwe is 15 Million people these guys benefiting are 200 -1000. Zimbabweans take your country back get some backbone. How devastating.
How much wealth do this people need, it is our own fault we as african have been used and will always be used by foreigners for our riches.
I have lost hope for our beautiful continent, only God can help us but those who in riched themselves on the back of poor people shall answer to the true judge the almighty God……..one day!
Am a Kenyan, a mother of 2 boys. Just imagining that my sons will grow here breaks my heart and gives me sleepless nights. I want to leave, not for me but for them.
This is crazy.
"This president will be president until he dies" yoh 💔
The west don't have access to the gold…
This is just a propaganda documentary to make it look like Government of Zim does not mean well and that will be done to Governments in Africa that are not complying with the West, The West wants that to pass through L…. Mineral market to have their cut and not letting Zim to sell direct to their preferred clients, there was nothing wrong with Zim dealing with its own direct client. Wake up zim pipo, The West wants you to rise against your Government in order to put their puppet so that they start looting your mineral resources again. Say no to such propaganda. Indirectly telling you to start fighting your Government. let zim deal directly with its preferred clients.Remember elections are just around the corner.
Did anyone get arrested??
We are being ruled by Gold mafias in Zim. We are suffering whiles they loot and staff their pockets. Most of us cant even buy a loaf of bread.
these are african leaders trying to keep the economy running i surpport them pasina izvi usa toriwana sei zimbabweans think wisely
We all know that Western media has a plan to make Africa look like this always. This is high global politics. Of course I don't make sense to anybody foolish. I pray that in the same way you have exposed these people, you will expose the beauty and potential in Africa.
So, they’re following Zim laws to assist the gov in overcoming illegal sanctions?
And it’s bad because the western banking system and illegal sanctions are being circumvented?
Dang even Tanzania people were corrupted
Kenyans, Brother Paul is at it again or rather he never stopped
Without the collusion of criminal Pastors, corruption wouldn't have prevailed in Africa! I weep for my dear Africa!
Watch Judas!!!
REMOVE SANCTIONS,,GAME OVER!!! BUT JUST HAVING SANCTIONS PROMOTES THIS MESS…THE U.S. AND THE WEST KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON
MINISTER OF WHAT GOSPEL ? THE ONES FOR THE DEVILS..THAT WHAT!!!
Ubert angel who brags telling Apostle Arome that he's a small boy 😂 all because he thinks he's an ambassador for Zimbabwe 😂.. God is cleaning His Church in 2023. They can hide no more
Zimbabwe can not complain much as its gold smuggling, they are only gaining because they have a sanction which means zero pennies for the gold but through the individual smuggling, they are still selling the gold. However Kenya is the one losing money and those countries where the money is smuggled from. And also Dubai is benefitting the most from this laundering.
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😂😂😂😂that's why they are always alot of private jet in African skyline. There is money on this skies.
This problem is all over africa but why african leaders 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
White people have been exploiting Africa and calling African poor and undeveloped to fool everyone else while they’re living lavish lives from African resources. The African leaders are just 41:54 hungry and become accomplices to this crazy Mafia network, Shame to all that benefits from all this while Zimbabweans are in diaspora working extremely hard to support their families back home. God Will punish all of them 😢💔 that Indian man is pure evil 😢
The prophet is really playing a dangerous game as God sees his heart and will deal with him accordingly
My tears are for every loved one of mine who has passed away in my absence. Living in the diaspora – torn a away from my loved ones because of this evil! My heart cries for mama 😞