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
Shadow Diplomats
2022
Pandora Papers
2021
FinCEN Files
2020
Luanda Leaks
2020
Mauritius Leaks
2019
Implant Files
2018
West Africa Leaks
2018
Paradise Papers
2017
The Panama Papers
2016
Fatal Extraction
2015
Swiss Leaks
2015
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
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
After receiving questions from journalists, governments announced the termination and reviews of honorary consuls tied to controversies or accused of wrongdoing.
Jan 17, 2023
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
The U.S. State Department trusts foreign governments to nominate reputable honorary consuls, despite global accounts of wrongdoing.
Dec 22, 2022
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
Authorities around the world launch probes and propose overhauls following ICIJ and ProPublica's Shadow Diplomats investigation.
Dec 06, 2022
Under Vladimir Putin, Russia has appointed dozens of honorary consuls. Many spread pro-Kremlin sentiment around the world.