Comprehensive investigation and forensic intelligence services for corporations, legal firms, family offices, and private clients. Our investigators combine military intelligence tradecraft with modern digital forensics to uncover the truth across Africa's most complex operating environments.
Request an InvestigationSentinel Africa Group's investigation division combines former military intelligence officers, forensic accountants, digital forensics specialists, and licensed private investigators to deliver comprehensive investigative services across the African continent. Our approach blends traditional surveillance and human intelligence (HUMINT) with cutting-edge open-source intelligence (OSINT), digital forensics, and data analytics. Whether you're facing corporate fraud, intellectual property theft, or a complex due diligence requirement, our investigators operate with the discretion and rigour demanded by legal proceedings and board-level reporting.
Corporate investigations represent a significant portion of our work. We serve multinational corporations, financial institutions, and mining companies who need to understand their exposure to fraud, corruption, and regulatory risk across African operations. Our forensic intelligence capabilities include financial fraud analysis, procurement fraud detection, whistleblower investigation support, and regulatory compliance investigations. All work is conducted to evidential standards, ensuring findings can support disciplinary proceedings, civil litigation, or criminal prosecution.
For private clients, family offices, and legal firms, we provide discreet personal investigations including background checks, asset tracing, surveillance, and due diligence on business partners or potential investments. Our network spans 38 African countries, allowing us to verify claims, trace assets, and gather intelligence in jurisdictions where information is notoriously difficult to obtain. Every investigation is handled under strict confidentiality protocols with chain-of-custody documentation.
Our digital forensics laboratory handles device forensics (mobile phones, computers, servers), email analysis, social media investigations, cryptocurrency tracing, and dark web monitoring. These capabilities are integrated with our ThreatWatch™ intelligence platform and complement our physical investigation and surveillance operations. Whether the evidence is digital, physical, or a combination, Sentinel's investigation division delivers actionable intelligence that stands up to scrutiny.
Financial fraud detection, procurement fraud, expense fraud, corruption investigations. Forensic accounting and evidential reporting for board and legal proceedings.
Pre-investment, pre-employment, and pre-partnership due diligence. Verification of claims, credentials, criminal records, and beneficial ownership across Africa.
Locating hidden assets, property, bank accounts, and beneficial ownership structures across multiple jurisdictions. Supporting litigation and judgment enforcement.
Device forensics (mobile, PC, server), email analysis, social media investigation, cryptocurrency tracing, dark web monitoring, data breach analysis.
Physical surveillance, technical surveillance (TSCM sweeps), counter-surveillance detection, covert observation, and evidence gathering.
Counterfeiting investigations, trademark infringement, parallel imports, supply chain integrity, and market intelligence across African markets.
Former military and state intelligence officers bring operational tradecraft that civilian investigators lack.
Investigators and sources across 38 countries, with language capabilities in 12 languages.
All work conducted to standards admissible in South African courts and international arbitration.
Integrated digital forensics lab and field investigation capability under one roof.
ThreatWatch™ platform supports investigations with OSINT monitoring, social media analysis, dark web scanning, and real-time alert feeds. Our OpsLink™ command system coordinates field investigators across multiple countries in real-time.
By combining digital intelligence platforms with experienced field investigators, Sentinel delivers a comprehensive investigative capability that covers both the digital and physical domains. This integration ensures that no evidence is missed, whether it exists on a hard drive in Johannesburg or in a warehouse in Dar es Salaam.
Open-source intelligence gathering across social media, public records, and dark web.
Forensic accounting, transaction analysis, and beneficial ownership tracing.
Physical surveillance, witness interviews, and evidence collection across Africa.
Mobile and computer forensics, email analysis, cryptocurrency tracing.
Sentinel Africa Group was engaged by a major mining corporation to investigate suspected procurement fraud across operations in four African countries. Over a 6-month investigation, our team combined forensic accounting analysis of procurement records, digital forensics on suspect devices, OSINT monitoring of supplier networks, and discreet physical surveillance. The investigation uncovered a $4.2M fraud scheme involving collusion between procurement managers and phantom suppliers across DRC, Tanzania, and Zambia. Findings were presented to the board and supported successful criminal prosecution and civil recovery proceedings.
Whether you're facing corporate fraud, need pre-investment due diligence, or require discreet personal investigation services, our team delivers answers.
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