Will Fitzgibbon was a senior reporter and Africa and Middle East partnership coordinator for ICIJ from 2014 to January, 2023.
Will coordinated the Fatal Extraction investigation that examined the impact of Australian mining companies in Africa. It was, at the time, one of the largest pan-African collaborations of journalists. Will has reported on ICIJ projects, including West Africa Leaks, Pandora Papers, Paradise Papers and Panama Papers. He coordinates ICIJ's partnerships with journalists in Africa and the Middle East.
Before coming to Washington, he worked at The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) in London where his work on politics, the finance industry and housing appeared in The Guardian and The Observer. He studied at the London School of Economics, Sciences-Po Paris and The Australian National University.
- Investigations
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Shadow Diplomats
2022
![Pandora Papers](https://media.icij.org/uploads/2021/10/PP-Banner-City-V8-360x200.jpeg)
Pandora Papers
2021
![FinCEN Files](https://media.icij.org/uploads/2020/09/FinCEN_Files_ICIJ_1920px-360x200.jpg)
FinCEN Files
2020
![Luanda Leaks - investigation by ICIJ](https://media.icij.org/uploads/2020/01/Luanda-leaks-main-360x200.jpg)
Luanda Leaks
2020
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Mauritius Leaks
2019
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Implant Files
2018
![West Africa Leaks](https://media.icij.org/uploads/2018/05/westafrica-2000w-projectlead-360x200.jpg)
West Africa Leaks
2018
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Paradise Papers
2017
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The Panama Papers
2016
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Fatal Extraction
2015
![Swiss Leaks](https://media.icij.org/uploads/2017/10/swissleaks_icij_large_no_text-360x200.jpg)
Swiss Leaks
2015
![Koch Industries and The Walt Disney Company both use Luxembourg tax arrangements](https://media.icij.org/uploads/2017/10/1200px-kochdisney-360x200.jpg)
Luxembourg Leaks
2014
- Stories by Will Fitzgibbon
Two wealthy Haitians recently sanctioned by Canada owned or had other links to almost 20 companies and trusts created in some of the world’s most secretive tax havens, according to documents from the Pandora Papers.
Feb 07, 2023
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Three years after Luanda Leaks exposed how Africa’s wealthiest woman created a shell empire to move tainted billions, the billionaire and her financial advisers continue to be dogged by investigations.
Jan 24, 2023
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After receiving questions from journalists, governments announced the termination and reviews of honorary consuls tied to controversies or accused of wrongdoing.
Jan 17, 2023
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Nine documents illustrate how journalists obtained records to build the first comprehensive account of global wrongdoing by volunteer diplomats known as honorary consuls.
Jan 11, 2023
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The U.S. State Department trusts foreign governments to nominate reputable honorary consuls, despite global accounts of wrongdoing.
Dec 22, 2022
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Lawmakers are hopeful that the legislation, introduced last year in the wake of the Pandora Papers, will be passed through alternative means.
Dec 12, 2022
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Authorities around the world launch probes and propose overhauls following ICIJ and ProPublica's Shadow Diplomats investigation.
Dec 06, 2022
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Under Vladimir Putin, Russia has appointed dozens of honorary consuls. Many spread pro-Kremlin sentiment around the world.
Dec 04, 2022
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