Korruption und Missmanagement
Die Pleitegeier aus Maputo
Mosambik
FAZ
Gerd Müller in Moçambique/Von Thilo Thielke
KAPSTADT, 24. August. Wenn Entwicklungshilfeminister Gerd Müller am Sonntag in der moçambiquanischen Hauptstadt Maputo zu Gast ist, dürfte sich die Zahl anwesender Berichterstatter in Grenzen halten. Denn die Regierung von der Moçambique-Befreiungsfront (Frelimo) weiß auch 38 Jahre nach dem Ende des Kalten Krieges noch, wie man sich den Klassenfeind vom Leibe hält.
Cameroon Calls on Mercury for Media Relations Work
Cameroon
O'Dwyer's The Inside News of PR & Marketing Communications
By Jon Gingerich
Public affairs and strategy shop Mercury Public Affairs has inked a $1.2 million pact with the government of the Republic of Cameroon to provide lobbying and media relations in the United States.
The Omnicom public affairs unit will provide consulting and management services, government relations/lobbying, and media issues management, according to Foreign Agents Registration Act documents filed in August.
The Central Africa nation, which has one of the highest GDPs in sub-Saharan Africa, has repeatedly been acc
South Sudan spends $16m on cars for MPs
Süd-Sudan
BBC
South Sudan's 400 MPs have received a government loan of $40,000 (£30,300) each to buy cars for themselves, causing public anger.
A presidential spokesman defended the $16m expenditure, saying MPs could not be expected to "use motorbikes".
Critics have accused the government of rewarding MPs two weeks after they voted to extend President Salva Kiir's term to 2021.
The government says elections cannot be held because of the ongoing civil war.
National Youth Service scam
Kenya
TUKO Nairobi
Chief investigating officer named in National Youth Service scam
Author: Jacob Onyango
The NYS scandal suspect claimed the top investigating officer was his business partner-
Jeremiah Gichini Ngirita alleged detective Mike Julius Kingoo did business with him-
Ngirita said he worked with Kingoo to supply hardware and renovation facilities to NYS-
Ngirita is a relative to Ann Wanjiku Ngirita who is also a key suspect in the NYS saga
The ongoing probe into the KSh 9 billion (= 75 Million Euros) National Youth Service (NYS) scam has suffered a major setback after one of
West Africa Leaks: Westafrikas verschwundene Steuergelder
Westafrika
26.05.2018
Deutsche Welle
Philipp Sandner
Das internationale Journalisten-Netzwerk ICIJ hat Geheimpapiere ausgewertet. Seine Erkenntnis: Westafrikanische Länder verlieren Millionen an Steuereinnahmen, weil das Geld in dunklen Kanälen versickert.
"West Africa Leaks" ist das Ergebnis monatelanger Recherchen von 14 Journalisten aus der Region. Gemeinsam mit Kollegen des Internationalen Konsortiums Investigativer Journalisten (ICIJ) haben sie Dokumente ausgewertet, durch die schon Skandale wie die "Paradise Papers" ans Licht kamen.
Rückführung von veruntreutem Staatsvermögen
NIgeria
Deutsche Welle
Nigeria: Der Kampf ums eigene Geld
Seit einiger Zeit bemüht sich Nigeria verstärkt um die Rückführung von veruntreutem Staatsvermögen aus dem Ausland. Jüngst konnte die Regierung einige Erfolge verzeichnen - doch sie führt einen Kampf gegen Windmühlen.
von Jan Philipp Wilhelm
Er wolle der Korruption in seinem Land den Garaus machen, erklärte der nigerianische Präsident Muhammadu Buhari bei seinem Amtsantritt 2015. Experten bescheinigen seiner Regierung bisher allerdings eher gemischte Erfolge.
Un échangeur pour 42,5 milliards FCFA (= 64 Mio. Euro)
Niger
Niamey et les 2 jours
Inauguration à Niamey d’un échangeur à trois niveaux d’une valeur de 42,5 milliards FCFA
https://www.niameyetles2jours.com/l-economie/infrastructures/0404-2112-inauguration-a-niamey-d-un-echangeur-a-trois-niveaux-d-une-valeur-de-42-5-milliards-fcfa
() - Le Président Mahamadou Issoufou a inauguré, hier, à Niamey, un échangeur à trois niveaux (échangeur Hamani Diori), d'un coût de 42,586 milliards FCFA.
Police investigate former first lady Grace Mugabe
Zimbabwe
Daily Mail, GB
Zimbabwean police investigate former first lady Grace Mugabe over claims she headed up ivory poaching network which illegally exported elephant tusks, gold and diamonds
Mrs Mugabe is said to have used an airport security exemption to smuggle items
Adrian Steirn, an Australian photojournalist, went undercover in poaching trade
He found sources who described how Mrs Mugabe got ivory out of the country
By Jessica Green For Mailonline
The former first lady of Zimbabwe, Grace Mugabe, is reportedly being investigated by police over claims she headed up an ivory poaching ne
Cameroon’s president, Paul Biya, likes to travel abroad.
Cameroon
OCCRP Organized Crime And Corruption Reporting Project
As a result, he’s missed some far-reaching events in the country he rules from afar.
In October 2016, when an overloaded train derailed in the small town of Eseka, killing over 75 people, Biya was on a “brief private visit to Europe” which is how his office refers to his regular jaunts to Geneva.
LANGUE SERPENTINE : LE PRÉSIDENT MILLIARDAIRE DU NIGER, LE PAYS LE PLUS PAUVRE DU MONDE.
Niger
RFI
Remy Ngono
Le Niger, avec 81% de la population analphabète, 600 villages plongés dans l'insécurité alimentaire, 15% d'enfants qui crèvent de faim, est classé 187ème sur sur 187 pays, en indice de développement humain, selon l' ONU. Mais son Président Mahamadou ISSOUFOU a de grosses joues, puisqu'il mange tout.
Arrivé au pouvoir en 2011, Mahamadou ISSOUFOU vient de déclarer un patrimoine d'un milliard 114 millions 680 mille francs CFA devant la Cour Constitutionnelle du Niger, comme l'impose la loi.