Korruption und Misswirtschaft

Der Standard, Wien Babita Deokaran wurde vor ihrem Haus in Johannesburg getötet. Sie hatte trotz ihres Whistleblower-Status keinen besonderen Schutz erhalten von Johannes Dieterich aus Johannesburg Mit der kaltblütigen Ermordung einer Whistleblowerin hat Südafrikas Niedergang zum Gangsterstaat einen neuen Tiefpunkt erreicht.

BBC News Ex-President Guebuza's son on trial By Vivienne Nunis BBC News, Africa correspondent The son of Mozambique's ex-president and 18 others have gone on trial over the $2bn (£1.5bn) "tuna bonds" affair. Ndambi Guebuza, son of former President Armando Guebuza, and the others face charges of blackmail, embezzlement and money laundering. They have not yet commented on the charges. Mozambique's biggest corruption scandal led donors including the IMF to cut funding for the country and the economy to collapse. The trial is being held in a large canvas tent in the grounds of a maximum-sec

BBC News By Vivienne Nunis The son of Mozambique's ex-president and 18 others have gone on trial over the $2bn (£1.5bn) "tuna bonds" affair. Ndambi Guebuza, son of former President Armando Guebuza, and the others face charges of blackmail, embezzlement and money laundering. They have not yet commented on the charges. Mozambique's biggest corruption scandal led donors including the IMF to cut funding for the country and the economy to collapse. The trial is being held in a large canvas tent in the grounds of a maximum-security prison in the outskirts of the capital, Maputo. The city's co

Achgut.com Trotz seines Ölreichtums kommt Nigeria nicht in die Gänge. Arbeitslosigkeit plagt, die Stromversorgung ist ein Desaster. Aber der Präsidentensohn feiert Hochzeit wie ein Märchenkönig. von Volker Seitz Nigeria ist bei uns für Ölreichtum, Korruption und Terrorismus bekannt. Die Unterschiede zwischen arm und reich sind in Nigeria extrem. Das Land gehört wegen seiner Ölvorkommen zu den reichsten Staaten Afrikas. Nigeria ist der achtgrößte Ölexporteur der Welt.

BBC News Private jets filled up the runway of the airport in the northern Nigerian city of Kano as members of Nigeria's elite and West African dignitaries flew in for the wedding of the president's son and the daughter of a prominent religious and traditional leader. The marriage of Yusuf Buhari to Zahra Nasir Bayero is one of Nigeria's biggest celebrity events of the year. Thousands attended the event at the palace of the Emir of Bichi, a town in Kano state. One historian told the BBC that a wedding between presidential and royal families was unprecedented in Nigeria. The pair met at the

01.08.2021 NZZ Teodorin Obiang, der Vizepräsident Äquatorialguineas, stellt seinen Reichtum gerne zur Schau. Doch «sein» Vermögen stammt aus Veruntreuung. In Europa, wo ein Teil der Gelder landete, störte sich daran lange niemand. Das ändert sich nun. Fabian Urech Teodorin Obiang ist ein Mensch ohne Skrupel. Um dies festzustellen, genügt ein Blick auf seinen Instagram-Account.

france 24 Isabel dos Santos, daughter of Angola's former president and Africa's onetime richest woman, must return to Angola her shares in Portugal's Galp energy firm worth 422 million euros ($500 million), an international arbitration court has ruled. Dos Santos is accused of diverting billions of dollars from state companies during her father Jose Eduardo dos Santos's nearly 40-year rule of the oil-rich southern African nation. The embattled ex-first daughter, whose business assets have been frozen since 2019, was ordered by a Dutch court this week to return shares worth $500 million to A

BBC News By Patrick Jackson For years the fortunes of Teodoro "Teodorin" Nguema Obiang Mangue mirrored those of his country, Equatorial Guinea, as it rose to become one of sub-Saharan Africa's biggest oil producers. The son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo enjoyed a lavish lifestyle in California and France. His good times abroad contrasted starkly with the lives of most of his fellow citizens, who saw little trickle-down from the oil revenue. Now the funding for his lifestyle has been exposed as embezzlement, as Teodorin faces a criminal conviction in France, sanctions in the U

Aljazeera Each of the 529 lawmakers received $56,500 to get new vehicles, sparking outrage in the poor country. Uganda handed nearly $30m to members of parliament (MPs) to buy new cars this week, sparking outrage in a poor country where the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc. Each of the 529 lawmakers received 200 million shillings ($56,500) to get new vehicles at a time when COVID-19 cases are surging. On June 18, President Yoweri Museveni announced curbs on movement and shuttered schools, churches and bars for at least six weeks. “It is unacceptable for a government to buy luxuries

Tagesanzeiger, Zürich Mswati III., der König von Eswatini, kommt von seinem eigenen Volk unter Druck. Bernd Dörries Es hätte eigentlich ein feierlich-freudiges Jahr werden sollen für Mswati III., den König von Eswatini, einem kleinen Staat im Südosten Afrikas. 35 Jahre sitzt er nun auf dem Thron, es wäre ein schöner Anlass gewesen, ein paar Jubelfeiern abzuhalten, den Harem zu vergrössern oder mal wieder ein paar Rolls-Royce zu importieren.

Schon wieder besucht der Präsident Kameruns, Paul Biya, das Genfer Hotel Intercontinental. Das kostet Abermillionen, sein Volk ist sauer. Das Wichtigste in Kürze Paul Biya besucht abermals das Genfer Luxushotel Intercontinental. Der Präsident Kameruns regiert sein Land teils wochenlang aus dem Hotel. Gleichzeitig übersteigen die Hotel-Kosten sein Präsidenten-Salär um einiges. Der Präsident Kameruns begibt sich zum ersten Mal seit 2019 am Sonntag nach Genf.

Achgut.com von Volker Seitz Afrikanische Präsidenten, die ihr Mandat nicht als Auftrag auf Zeit, sondern als Lebensaufgabe betrachten, tun alles, um die Macht ihres Familienclans zu sichern. Die auch von westlichen Wirtschaftsstrukturen verursachte Korruption, die feudal anmutenden Machtstrukturen, die vor allem den eigenen Reichtum maximieren, die bedrückende Bürokratie und die Missachtung des Rechts halte ich für die Grundlage der Misere. Togo ist Westafrikas letzte Dynastie. 1967 war Gnassingbé Eyadéma nach einem Staatsstreich an die Macht gekommen.

Voice of America Malawi Expresses Regret Over Expulsion of Its Diplomats From South Africa By Lameck Masina BLANTYRE, MALAWI - Malawi's government said Saturday that it had received news of its diplomats' alleged misconduct in South Africa with regret and that it would punish those involved when they returned home. South Africa on Friday declared all Malawian diplomats persona non grata for abusing diplomatic privileges and gave them 72 hours to leave the country.

BBC News By Paul Melly, Africa analyst Congo-Brazzaville's President Denis Sassou-Nguesso has appointed his son Denis-Christel as a cabinet minister - a move that has revived media speculation that he has a dynastic succession in mind. Not that such a transition looks imminent.

BBC Some $5.8m (£4.2m) recovered by UK agencies that was stolen by a Nigerian former governor and laundered in Britain have now been returned to Nigeria, the Nigerian authorities say. Former Delta state Governor James Ibori was convicted of money laundering in the UK in 2012. Prosecutors say he stole an estimated $165m (£117m) from the oil-rich state. A Bombardier Challenger jet is among the items listed in court documents for a confiscation order against Ibori. The £4.2m has been recovered from Ibori's wife, sister and fiduciary agent, who were also convicted of money laundering. Observ

Punch The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has disclosed that the commission has recovered $153 million from former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, who has been living in Britain since leaving office. Adelani Adepegba He also said the anti-graft agency recovered no fewer than 80 choice property valued at $80m. This was contained in the April edition of the EFCC magazine, EFCC Alert. But the EFCC chief was quick to add that bringing the former minister to justice was still far from reality, given the fact that she was out of Nigeria’s

The New Humanitarian ‘True sovereignty means responsibility.’ Sam Mednick An investigation by The New Humanitarian and AlJazeera When the pandemic struck, many feared South Sudan could be one of the hardest hit countries in Africa – years of conflict had hollowed out its healthcare system and the threat of famine was on the horizon. Heeding the warnings, the European Union, the United States, and the World Bank chipped in more than $100 million for the COVID-19 response, while the IMF has given some $200 million in loans. At a glance: COVID-19 corruption charges Officials accused

The Conversation, UK Nigeria Author: Oludayo Tade, Researcher, Communication Consultant, Impact Evaluator, Safeguard Specialist, University of Ibadan A major straw that broke the People’s Democratic Party’s 16-year rule in Nigeria was pervasive corruption. Nigerians voiced their frustrations by voting in the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, during the 2015 general election.

... to fight allegations of graft in South Africa The Conversation Authors: Ansie Maritz Lecturer in Afrikaans linguistics, University of Pretoria Bertus van Rooy Professor of English linguistics, University of Amsterdam Early in February former President Jacob Zuma issued a statement defying a Constitutional Court decision compelling him to appear before the judicial commission probing grand corruption in South Africa.

tagesschau.de Zuma tanzte, trickste - nun taumelt er Jahrzehntelang konnte sich Südafrikas Ex-Präsident Zuma der Justiz entziehen, errichtete eine Kleptokratie - und war doch beliebt. Nun steht er vor der Anklage. Tricksereien dürften nicht mehr helfen. Von Richard Klug, ARD-Studio Johannesburg Jacob Zuma beschäftigt die südafrikanische Justiz nun schon seit mehr als 20 Jahren. Immer wieder wurde er angeklagt, immer wieder kam er mit einer Mischung aus lächerlichen Ausreden und juristischen Tricksereien davon. Dabei ist Zuma nicht irgendein Südafrikaner.