LISBON/JOHANNESBURG/LAGOS (Reuters) - Angola has frozen the assets of Isabel dos Santos, the billionaire daughter of the country's previous leader, in a sign that President João Lourenço is taking a tougher line against the former first family.
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Since ending José Eduardo dos Santos' nearly 40-year grip on power in 2017, Lourenço has been trying to erase the influence of his predecessor and reform sub-Saharan Africa's third-largest economy.
Isabel dos Santos said the asset freeze was "politically motivated" and that the case against her had been held in total secrecy.