Search

BCG Admits to Bribery in Angola, Agrees to Forfeit $14 Million

Allen dreyfus Logo
© Allen Dreyfus
  • Boston Consulting Group pays over $14 million to settle bribery case involving Angolan contracts
  • Bribery scheme uncovered as part of broader U.S. crackdown on corruption in Angola

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has admitted to paying millions of dollars in bribes to secure business in Angola, one of Africa’s biggest oil producers. The consulting firm has agreed to forfeit over $14 million in profits from contracts it won with the country’s economy ministry and central bank, according to a US Department of Justice (DoJ) investigation that was recently made public.

Recent Business

Fibre optic cables. Photo by Albert Stoynov on Unsplash
Africa builds land-based data backbone linking Red Sea to Nile Basin
Read More »
Cocoa Farmer. © Pexels
Is West Africa’s cocoa cash crunch setting up the next global chocolate shock?
Read More »
Underground gold mine. Photo by April Vasquez @ Unsplash
South Africa junior miner Upward Spiral launches new East Rand gold project
Read More »

Recent Politics

Kenya youth protest @ Unsplash
Kenya church attack on ex–deputy president exposes security rifts
Read More »
Ghana ex-vice president Mahamudu Bawumia to lead opposition NPP in 2028 polls. Photo: Bawumia/Facebook page
Ghana opposition NPP re-elects Bawumia as flagbearer ahead of 2028 polls
Read More »
Raila Odinga was seen as the father of democracy in Kenya. Photo @ Raila Odinga/Facebook
Raila Odinga’s death exposes deep family rift inside Kenya’s opposition ODM
Read More »

Latest Posts

Latest news insights