Editing Bob Geldof (section)

===Mauritius Leaks===
After being criticised earlier in the decade for his stance on aid to African countries,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/08/bob-geldof-wrong-africa|title=Why Bob Geldof is wrong about Africa|first=Greg|last=Mills|date=8 March 2013|website=Theguardian.com|access-date=2020-06-05}}</ref> in July 2019, according to a report on its "[[Mauritius Leaks]]" project by the [[International Consortium of Investigative Journalists]] (ICIJ), Bob Geldof was mentioned as allegedly involved in tax avoidance by corporations and individuals doing business in Africa and other continents. His private equity fund 8 Miles (named after the shortest distance between Europe and Africa: the eight miles width of the [[Strait of Gibraltar]]), which aimed to generate a 20 per cent return by exclusively buying stakes in African startup businesses, had set up subsidiaries in the tax haven of Mauritius, "an offshore jurisdiction with a wide network of double taxation treaties in interesting markets". Geldof declined to comment on the leaks.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/economy/bob-geldof-s-private-equity-firm-sets-up-office-in-tax-friendly-mauritius-1.3966464|title=Bob Geldof's private equity firm sets up office in tax-friendly Mauritius|first=Will|last=Fitzgibbon|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icij.org/investigations/mauritius-leaks/about-the-mauritius-leaks-investigation/|title=All you need to know about ICIJ's Mauritius Leaks Investigation|website=Icij.org|date=23 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icij.org/investigations/mauritius-leaks/treasure-island-leak-reveals-how-mauritius-siphons-tax-from-poor-nations-to-benefit-elites/|title=Mauritius Leaks exposes tiny tax haven's role in vast offshore system|website=Icij.org|date=23 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://africatimes.com/2019/07/24/mauritius-leaks-details-africas-revenue-loss-to-offshore-tax-haven/|title='Mauritius Leaks' details Africa's revenue loss to offshore tax haven &#124; Africa Times|date=23 July 2019|website=Africatimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icij.org/investigations/mauritius-leaks/icij-publishes-list-of-mauritian-companies-used-by-conyers-corporate-clients/|title=Download Mauritius Leaks Data: Mauritian companies used by Conyers' clients|website=Icij.org|date=23 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icij.org/investigations/mauritius-leaks/inside-the-firm-at-the-heart-of-mauritius-leaks/|title=Meet the Firm at the Heart of Mauritius Leaks: Conyers Dill & Pearman|website=Icij.org|date=23 July 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://qz.com/africa/1671301/bob-geldofs-african-fund-8-miles-used-mauritius-to-avoid-taxes/|title=How Bob Geldof's African investment fund avoids paying taxes to some of the continent's poorest countries|first1=Max| last1=de Haldevang|first2= Justin|last2=Rohrlich|website=Quartz Africa|date=23 July 2019 }}</ref>