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INVESTIGATION | The Oil and Gas Kingpin of Africa

October 28, 2026

In The Oil and Gas Kingpin of Africa: The ‘Law Firm’ Brokering Africa’s Biggest Oil and Gas Deals, Open Secrets profiles lawyer and businessman, NJ Ayuk, and his company, CLG (formerly known as Centurion Law Group). Both have a wide network of influence and power across the African continent. While Ayuk and CLG benefit from public funds, the fossil fuel industry continues wreck harm on people and our environment across Africa.

October 28, 2026

INVESTIGATION | The Oil and Gas Kingpin of Africa

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October 28, 2026

PRESS RELEASE | New Open Secrets investigation reveals fresh details of a shady South African ‘law firm’ behind mega oil and gas deals across Africa

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