Korruption und Missmanagement

BBC News The son of Angola's former president has been jailed for five years for fraud from when he was head of the oil-rich country's Sovereign Wealth Fund. José Filomeno dos Santos, 42, was accused of trying to embezzle up to $1.5bn (£1.1bn) while overseeing the $5bn fund from 2013 to 2018. He was charged with stealing $500m from the fund and transferring it to a bank account in Switzerland. Dos Santos' father, José Eduardo dos Santos, led the country for 38 years. José Eduardo dos Santos was president from 1979 until he resigned in 2017, to be replaced by the man he had handpicked for

How a Notorious Arms Dealer Hijacked Niger’s Budget and Bought Weapons From Russia by Mark Anderson, Khadija Sharife, and Nathalie Prevost As militant groups spread across the Sahel, the West African nation of Niger went on a U.S.-backed military spending spree that totaled about US$1 billion between 2011 and 2019. But almost a third of that money was funnelled into inflated international arms deals – seemingly designed to allow corrupt officials and brokers to siphon off government funds, according to a confidential government audit obtained by OCCRP that covers those eight years. The Ins

OCCRP ORGANIZOED CRIME AND CORRUPTION REPORTING PROJECT by Mark Anderson, Khadija Sharife, and Nathalie Prevost As militant groups spread across the Sahel, the West African nation of Niger went on a U.S.-backed military spending spree that totaled about US$1 billion between 2011 and 2019. But almost a third of that money was funnelled into inflated international arms deals – seemingly designed to allow corrupt officials and brokers to siphon off government funds, according to a confidential government audit obtained by OCCRP that covers those eight years. The Inspection Générale des Armées

Tagesspiegel Skrupellose Geschäfte mit der Pandemie Südafrika und der regierende ANC werden von Korruptionsskandalen erschüttert. Kritiker sprechen von einer "Saison der Plünderei". von JOHANNES DIETERICH Cyril Ramaphosa zeigt sich erbost. Seinen wöchentlichen Brief an die Südafrikaner hat der Präsident mit dem Titel versehen: „Nur Aasfresser profitieren von einem Desaster“.

Deutsche Welle In Simbabwe wird "Covidgate" nur schleppend aufgearbeitet, in Kamerun fehlen 40 Millionen US-Dollar - in der Corona-Bekämpfung ist das Korruptionsrisiko so groß wie selten zuvor. Wie kann sich Afrika dagegen rüsten? von David Ehl Seit Beginn der Corona-Pandemie werden überall auf der Welt beeindruckende Summen mobilisiert: Milliarden, mancherorts Billionen, fließen in Schutzausrüstung, die Gesundheitssektoren, Soforthilfeprogramme für Wirtschaft und Bevölkerung, und nicht zuletzt in die Wissenschaft. Der größte Teil dieses Geldes bleibt zwar in den Industrieländern.

Deutsches Ärzteblatt Kapstadt – In Südafrika hat die Coronakrise offenbar eine neue Welle von Korruption und Steuermissbrauch losgetreten. Einem Bericht der südafrikanischen Sunday Times zufolge, sollen „skrupellose Beamte und Unternehmen“ mehrere Milliarden Rand eingestrichen ha­ben. Die Mittel seien ursprünglich für den Kampf gegen die Seuche gedacht gewesen, hieß es weiter.

The New Humanitarian ‘Responding to dangerous diseases such as Ebola cannot be an opportunity for cronyism.’ Philip Kleinfeld Correspondent and Editor, Africa Etienne Masango Freelance journalist based in Mbandaka As an outbreak of Ebola ratchets up in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s densely forested northwestern province of Équateur, warning signs are growing that corruption problems that dogged the last epidemic, in the conflict-torn east, risk being repeated. Eight weeks into the latest outbreak – which has infected 67 people and left 31 dead – several senior humanitarian officials

Brief von Prof. Hans. F. Illy an Minister Müller und Antwort des BMZ ... " Selbst die Weltbank hat unlängst in einer Studie zugegeben, dass ein gewisser Anteil der an afrikanische Regierungen überwiesenen Summen für Entwicklungsaufgaben in den Taschen der sog."Partner" verschwinden. Kann ich davon ausgehen, dass diese schwerwiegende Aussage auch für die deutschen Hilfen an Afrika zutrifft ?

The Africa Report By Oluwatosin Adeshokan Facing a slew of allegations of fraud including the diversion of recovered funds and seized assets, Ibrahim Magu, the head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has been suspended from office.

Global Witness How the president’s son allegedly stole, laundered and spent millions of dollars of public funds Last month, more allegations emerged surrounding the Congolese presidential family’s ill-gotten gains. In Florida, US federal prosecutors took steps to seize a Miami penthouse of Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso, son of Republic of Congo’s president, a sitting member of parliament and former powerful figure in the national oil company, SNPC.