Korruption und Missmanagement

The New Humanitarian ‘I’ve never seen as much embezzlement and money inadequately allocated.’ Emmanuel Freudenthal, Freelance journalist based in Addis Ababa About this story: The stream of hundreds of millions of dollars in Ebola response funds into the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country Transparency International ranks as among the world’s most corrupt, has created fertile ground for conflicts of interest and competition to profit.

The New Humaniarian ‘We did not see this coming. Not to this scale.’ Philip Kleinfeld, Correspondent and Editor, Africa About this investigation: This is the story of how aid funds believed to total several million dollars were diverted from displaced people and vulnerable communities in a scam that shocked senior humanitarian officials and exposed deep-rooted problems with the way aid organisations fight corruption in Congo and beyond.

The Africa Report By Estelle Maussion Targeted by investigations into embezzlement of public funds in Angola and Portugal, the eldest daughter of former President José Eduardo dos Santos is organising her response from London and Paris. Despite rumours pinpointing her whereabouts in Moscow and her recent trips to Lisbon, Isabel dos Santos seems to have chosen London, where she has been based since leaving Luanda in the summer of 2018, as her headquarters.

BR 24 Weltweit fließen viele Gelder zur Bekämpfung der Corona-Pandemie. Nicht immer landen sie in den richtigen Kanälen. Die Nichtregierungsorganisation Transparency International hat Stipendien ausgelobt, damit Medien Korruption aufdecken können. Fast immer sind es Journalisten in Schwellen- und Entwicklungsländern, die von Transparency finanziell, aber auch durch journalistische Trainings unterstützt werden.

Jeune Afrique 180 nouveaux députés camerounais vont recevoir une prime de quatre milliards de F CFA. C’est quatre fois plus que l’enveloppe qui avait initialement été allouée au Fonds spécial de solidarité contre le coronavirus. Il est des décisions dont on sait par avance – ou dont on devrait savoir – qu’elles vont faire polémique. Le 12 mai dernier, le ministre camerounais des Finances, Louis-Paul Motaze, a autorisé le versement d’une prime de quatre milliards de F CFA (environ 6, 1 millions d’euros) aux 180 députés nouvellement élus à l’issue des législatives du mois de février.

Mondafrique Niger, 76 milliards de fcfa détournés selon l’Inspection des Armées By Nathalie Prevost - L’enquête conduite par l’Inspection Générale des Armées sur les marchés publics du ministère de la Défense du Niger a livré en 53 pages des conclusions passionnantes, qui révèlent un système organisé de surfacturation ayant opéré depuis 2014, à quelques variantes près selon les années.

africanews By Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC; reported the arrest of two Chinese businessmen who attempted to bribe an official to cover up corrupt deals. The EFCC via its social media handles said the arrest had been effected on Monday at its Zonal Office in northwestern Sokoto State although the said corruption took place in neighbouring Zamfara State and involved the former state government. Mr. Meng Wei Kun and Mr.

The Africa Report Angola's economy is in a state of fragility. Its tough economic restructuring programme at the beginning of the year focused on the sale of state-owned oil and diamond assets, reform of the national budget. The major hit it has taken from the coronavirus epidemic, has also weakened the country. But perhaps Angola would have weathered the storm better had over $100bn not been stolen from state coffers during the four decade presidency of José Eduardo dos Santos.

Jeune Afrique RDC : Vital Kamerhe maintenu en détention, son procès reporté Par Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala - à Kinshasa L'ouverture du procès de Vital Kamerhe, lundi 11 mai, a été retransmise sur la RTNC, la chaîne nationale congolaise. Vital Karmehe est soupçonné du détournement de près de 50 millions de dollars de deniers publics. Son procès a été reporté au 25 mai.

3news.com Ethiopia jails powerful ex-minister for corruption A court in Bahirdar, northern Ethiopia, has sentenced the country’s former communications minister and close ally of late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to six years in prison for corruption. Bereket Simon was arrested in January 2019 at his residence in the capital, Addis Ababa, and taken to Bahirdar, capital of the Amhara region – the second largest of Ethiopia’s nine states. He has been in detention since. Bereket was found guilty on Tuesday.