Indian Businessman at Centre of Probe Into Multi-Million Dollar Congo Embezzlement

Investigations into a multi-million dollar embezzlement scandal involving former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) president Joseph Kabila by a global consortium comprising media publications and NGOs has shone a light on the role allegedly played by a DRC-based businessman of Indian origin, Harish Jagtani. The Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAF), a Paris-based anti-corruption group, and the French publication Mediapart obtained over 3.5 million documents that detail nearly 10 years of transactions at BGFI Bank Groupe SA, one of Africa’s largest banks.