Note: This op-ed originally published in The Economist and was written by The Sentry’s co-founders George Clooney and John Prendergast.  George Clooney and John Prendergast on how the West can kill the Wagner virus   Without stronger action, state capture in Africa and beyond will spread as the group mutates In the days since the […]

UK Sanctions Six Companies in Sudan Conflict   July 12, 2023 (London, United Kingdom) — Today, the United Kingdom sanctioned six businesses fueling conflict in Sudan through their links to the two warring sides, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The sanctions will freeze any assets held by the six businesses in the UK, aiming to cut funding […]

Investigative Report by The Sentry and Open Secrets: Fronts, False Invoices, and Offshore Financial Façades Raise Questions About Tagwirei Mine Purchase Flows of Suspect Money Travelled Through Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Mauritius to United Kingdom   July 6, 2023 (Washington, DC and Cape Town) — A joint investigative report by The Sentry and Open Secrets exposes […]

BREAKING: US Sanctions Entities Linked to Russia’s Wagner Group   June 27, 2023 (Washington, DC) — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions against one individual and four entities tied to the brutal Russian paramilitary Wagner Group and its leader Yevgeniy Prigozhin. Under OFAC’s list of Specially Designated Nationals, the sanctions target Nikolayevich […]

Breaking Investigative Report: Wagner Group’s “Nightmarish” Blueprint for Domination Detailed as Central African Republic is Captured as Strategic Beachhead for Russia Soldiers and militiamen report Wagner training in ultraviolent techniques, including how to cut fingers and legs, remove nails, strangle, throw fuel and burn people alive   June 27, 2023 (Washington DC / Bangui) – […]

Nouveau rapport d’enquête The Sentry : En Centrafrique, le Groupe Wagner capture l’État et étend l’influence russe par la terreur Des soldats et des miliciens rapportent que le Groupe Wagner leur dispense des formations militaires qui incluent des techniques de torture, notamment la manière de couper les doigts et les jambes, d’arracher les ongles, d’étrangler, de […]

Click here to view a pdf of this letter.   DATE: 26 June 2023 TO: Honorable Representatives at the US, EU, Canada and UK governments SUBJECT: Steps to Address the Situation in Sudan The letter below was sent by The Sentry to recipients at the US, EU, Canada and UK governments: Dear Sir/Madam, We, the undersigned, […]

Note: This op-ed was originally published in Daily Maverick and was authored by Nick Donovan, Senior Investigator at The Sentry.   Zunaid Moti’s tsunami of spin secures judicial gagging order against investigative journalists   In an unprecedented attack on free speech, a South African court has ordered journalists at amaBhungane to stop reporting on the […]

Note: This op-ed was originally published in Just Security and was written by John Prendergast, Co-Founder of The Sentry, and Ernst Jan Hogendoorn, Senior Advisor to the U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan from 2019-2023.   On June 1, the Biden administration imposed financial sanctions on four companies associated with and generating income for the […]

US Sanctions Businesses Fueling Both Sides of Sudan Conflict   June 1, 2023 (Washington, DC) – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) leveled sanctions on companies linked to the two warring sides of the armed conflict in Sudan, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF). The […]

The Sentry is part of a broad coalition of Congolese and international civil society organizations advocating for transparency around businessman Dan Gertler’s activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. All of our letters related to Mr. Gertler can be found on this page. February 2, 2021 Joint letter to US Secretary of State and US […]

Note: This op-ed originally published in The Hill and was written by John Prendergast, Co-Founder of The Sentry, and Brian Adeba, Deputy Director of Policy at The Sentry.   South Sudan is facing a cascade of chaos The unfolding cataclysm in Sudan will not be contained inside Sudan’s borders. In addition to cascading Sudanese refugee flows into […]

Click here to view a pdf of this letter.    Open letter: sanctioning and banning Russian diamonds by the European Union   The letter below was sent by The Sentry to the following recipients: Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission Alexander De Croo, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium Josep Borrell […]

Note: This op-ed was originally published in Euractiv and written by Anrike Visser, Senior EU Advisor on Illicit Finance Policy for The Sentry.   Russian sanctions evasion shows circumvention is the biggest threat to Europe   On 10 March, chief European Union diplomat Joseph Borrell told Euractiv that the EU had nearly exhausted sanctions to counter Russia and […]

G7 Summit Must Tackle Violent Kleptocracy and Atrocities Experts From The Sentry Are Available for Analysis and Comment May 3, 2023 (Hiroshima / Washington, DC) — In advance of the G7 Hiroshima Summit set to begin later this month, The Sentry is urging the G7 member states to focus their attention on tackling the vicious cycle of […]

To view a pdf of this statement, click here.     G7 Members Need to Strengthen Financial Tools of Pressure to Tackle the Vicious Cycle of Kleptocracy and Atrocities May 3, 2023 The G7 was founded on the principles of open democracy, international rules-based order, and human rights. The unspeakable atrocities committed by Russia and […]

Note: This op-ed originally published in TIME and was written by The Sentry’s co-founders George Clooney and John Prendergast.  How the International Community Failed Sudan   Sudan’s violent implosion shows that the international community’s approach to responding to conflict there is misguided and devoid of imagination. Most significant is the failure by the international community […]

BREAKING: $120M Mining Deal Benefited Entities Linked to President and Vice President of Zimbabwe Web of secret payments by companies controlled by South African businessman and linked to Zimbabwean tycoon Deals involved President Mnangagwa’s farm, a revealed proxy for Vice President Chiwenga, a Supreme Court judge, and the military Deals and payments occurred in the […]

The Sentry has joined 145 organizations in a statement against SLAPP suits brought by Dan Getler. To view a PDF of our letter, click here. (Lire en français.) Letter from Dan Gertler on the suspension of the defamation lawsuits filed against NGOs, media and individuals.   146 organisations condemn lawsuit brought by Dan Gertler against the Congo is […]

BREAKING: UK Announces Major Economic Crime Plan to Counter Stashing of Kleptocratic Assets Experts Laud Action as “Major Step,” Urge Robust Implementation March 30, 2023 (London) – The Sentry welcomes the UK’s Economic Crime Plan 2 (ECP2) announced today at UK Finance’s Economic Crime Congress 2023. According to the official UK announcement, the plan is designed to counter the […]