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Korruption und Missmanagement

Bolloré Group fined €12 million in Togo corruption case

Togo
france 24 French industrial group Bollore on Friday reached a settlement over a decade-old corruption case in Togo, prosecutors said, but a separate plea deal with three top company executives was thrown out by a judge. Advertising The company agreed to pay 12 million euros ($14.5 million) as part of the deal with financial crime prosecutors which was accepted by a Paris court Friday. The case goes back more than a decade, when Bollore, a conglomerate dealing in transport, energy and logistics, allegedly undercharged the Togo government for consultancy work in return for a contract to manag

South Africa’s president fights own party over corruption

South Africa
Associated Press By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s anti-corruption drive is facing stiff resistance from political foes within his own party, including his predecessor, who is openly defying a ruling from the country’s highest court to testify at an inquiry into state graft. Ramaphosa is confronted by pushback on two fronts as former president Jacob Zuma refuses to appear at the long-running judicial inquiry despite a Constitutional Court ruling that he should.

Fünf vor acht / Korruption in der Corona-Pandemie

Südafrika
Zeit Online Schamlos Eine Kolumne von Andrea Böhm Der Staat wird geplündert: Die Korruption in Afrika geht auf Kosten der Bedürftigen, besonders augenfällig ist das in Südafrika. Und sie gefährdet die Pandemiebekämpfung. Dass die Corona-Pandemie globale Ungleichheit verschärft und der Impfnationalismus reicher Länder verheerende Folgen für ärmere hat – all das ist inzwischen eine Binsenweisheit.

Sani Abacha - the hunt for the billions stolen by Nigeria's ex-leader

Nigeria
BBC News When Nigeria's then-head of state Sani Abacha stole billions of dollars and died before spending his loot, it prompted an international treasure hunt spread over decades. The man hired to get the money back tells the BBC's Clare Spencer how the search took over his life. In September 1999, Swiss lawyer Enrico Monfrini answered a phone call that would change his next 20 years. "He called me in the middle of the night, he asked me if I could come to his hotel, he had something of importance.

‘There may be God up there, but not me,’ says Beny Steinmetz

Switzerland
The Africa Report By Mathieu Olivier On the second day of his trial for corruption and forgery charges, Beny Steinmetz spent seven hours answering questions at the Geneva Criminal Court. He had one objective: to not give the impression of being the one who makes the decisions of his company, BSGR. This time, Beny Steinmetz did not heed the instructions. While the second day of hearings in his trial only began yesterday morning, the Franco-Israeli businessman took advantage of a recess to catch his breath.

Leopardenfell gegen Richterrobe

Südafrika
FAZ Der Kampf gegen die Korruption in Südafrika kommt schleppend voran – Jacob Zuma nutzt jeden Trick, um die Verfahren in die Länge zu ziehen Von Claudia Bröll, Kapstadt Raymond Zondo war die Fassungslosigkeit anzusehen. „Mister Zuma ist gegangen“, sagte Südafrikas zweithöchster Richter langsam, jedes einzelne Wort betonend. „Es ist schade, dass er sich dazu entschieden hat, ohne mich um Erlaubnis zu fragen.“ Der sechzig Jahre alte Zondo ist ein angesehener Mann in Südafrika.