Korruption und Missmanagement

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 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

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

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.