The Sentry

The war in Tigray was marked by extraordinary violence. Our latest report uncovers new evidence that the Eritrean Defense Forces were responsible for systematic looting and cross-border illicit financial activities, all amid a campaign of extreme brutality. What does this mean…

🇪🇷 Power and Plunder Our new report reveals new layers to the devastating war in Tigray, including: ▪️ How the Eritrean Defense Forces were responsible for widespread, orchestrated looting operations in Tigray from 2020 to 2022. ▪️ Details on the trafficking of gold,…

We're happy to see a step towards cleaning up an opaque industry! Financial secrecy shouldn't be hanging in a gallery. New bipartisan legislation, the Art Market Integrity Act, is taking aim at the shadowy corners of the US art world. The legislation would require art dealers…

Such atrocities by the #RSF are the acts that have robbed it of legitimacy in #Sudan washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…

Together with @FbdnStories, we recently revealed that Ginnette Blondel, a Guernsey-based financial advisor, managed companies connected to members of the Heydarov family, a powerful clan in Azerbaijan. Blondel sat on the board of companies that held accounts at Pilatus Bank, an…

Ginnette Blondel. Pilatus Bank. Azerbaijan’s elites. French companies. Luxurious villas. The nature of kleptocratic networks is their complexity. Today, along with @FbdnStories, we reveal a previously obscured client of financial advisor Ginette Louise Blondel: the family office…

🔴 NEW INVESTIGATION: A decade‑long ban for Guernsey adviser tied to the family of an Azerbaijani oligarch 🇦🇿 A collaboration with @thesentry_org forbiddenstories.org/daphne-project… 1/🧵

What happens when public power and private wealth are inseparable? Politically connected families are using banks, shell companies, and secretive trusts to control billions in assets across industries—from mining and banking to hospitality and media. These networks thrive in…

A lack of accountability for EDF human rights violations and industrial-scale looting in #Tigray increases the risk of a renewed conflict. Read the @AFP piece in @barronsonline spotlighting our newest investigative report "Power and Plunder". barrons.com/news/eritrea-r…

Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Ghebremeskel has called The Sentry's new report a "fabricated narrative." We'll let the evidence speak for itself. Explore the full report here > thesentry.org/reports/power-… #Tigray #Eritrea #Ethiopia

The Emirati sheikh is best known as the owner of a top British soccer team. But behind the scenes, he is the “handler” guiding secret wars in Sudan and elsewhere. With @tariqpanja nytimes.com/2025/06/29/wor…

#Ethiopia: #Eritrean leaders orchestrated industrial-scale looting operations in #Tigray, alongside atrocities: new report A new report by The Sentry has detailed evidence implicating Eritrean leaders in the premeditated planning of the devastating war in Tigray and in…

Thanks to @swissaid, @hrw, and other NGOs who have been advocating with us for several years for greater transparency in the gold sector to combat illicit flows.

🚨 The London Bullion Market Association announced that it will require all refiners (~70% of the global gold market) to disclose all high-risk suppliers in 2026. This is an important transparency breakthrough on #gold, which will help combat illicit gold flows from Sudan, the…