A Legacy of Dirty Deals

To curry favor with the Angolan government, China International Fund (CIF) dealmakers Sam Pa and Lo Fong Hung have laid out grand plans for more than 30 infrastructure and construction projects nationwide since 2004.

These proposals for projects ranging from apartment complexes to railroads to an international airport were the bait that put Angola on the hook for oil drilling rights won by CIF on behalf of Chinese oil concerns.