Isabel dos Santos’ husband dies in diving accident

Sindika Dokolo, the Congolese businessman and art collector husband of Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos, has died in a diving accident in Dubai. Family members said the exact cause of the 48-year-old's death is not clear. Dokolo and Dos Santos, the daughter of Jose Eduardo dos Santos who ruled Angola for 38 years until 2017, faced corruption charges, including allegations that they steered $1bn in state funds to companies in which they held stakes during her father's presidency. Angolan authorities seized their accounts late last year. A report on the News24 site notes that Dokolo was influential in the art world and owned a large collection of contemporary African work. He was also active in politics in DRC where in 2017 he founded the Congolese Stand Up movement which opposed a third term for then-President Joseph Kabila. Congolese pro-democracy group Lucha saluted him for his ‘contribution to the fight for the freedom and dignity of the Congolese people’.