Christoph Huber: Accused of DRC war-profiteering but living easy in South Africa

A Swiss businessman is alleged to have found significant business opportunities in the 1990s war that killed six million Congolese. A new investigation by Open Secrets, published here for the first time, has tracked him down to the picturesque southern tip of Africa, where he lives in million-rand homes. He denies wrongdoing.

Published in The Continent

By Ra’eesa Pather, Luvano Ntuli, and Jane Borman

Christoph Huber is an elusive man. There are just two known photographs of the Swiss national on the internet. In one undated photo, he wears large aviator sunglasses with a broad grin on his face, but the man who Swiss authorities are investigating for war crimes sits on a leafy patch that does nothing to give away his location. For years, journalists have speculated that the secretive businessman lives in South Africa. There is one clue in the photograph that hints this may be true: the logo of South African clothing brand K-Way on Huber’s khaki shirt reveals that he has spent time in the country.

Now, a new investigation by South African non-profit Open Secrets, published exclusively in The Continent, has found concrete evidence of his residence in the country.