Africa’s richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, has been accused of embezzlement and money laundering by prosecutors in Angola.
Attorney General Helder Pitta Gros said the allegations related to her time as chairwoman of State oil firm Sonangol.
He called on Ms. dos Santos to return to Angola and face potential criminal charges. Ms. dos Santos recently denied alleged corruption revealed by leaked documents.
Her father, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, was Angola’s president for 38 years before he stepped down in 2017. Reports say prosecutors are seeking to recover 790 million pounds that Ms. dos Santos and her associates are alleged to owe the state.
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The Angolan authorities will now conduct a criminal investigation to determine whether she should be formally charged. They have also named five other people as suspects in the case and urged them to return to Angola.
Mr Pitta Gros said that if Ms. dos Santos did not return to Angola voluntarily an international arrest warrant would be issued for her.
