Korruption und Missmanagement

Deutsche Welle Im Rennen um das Präsidentenamt in Ghana am Montag gibt es zwei Favoriten. Gegen die grassierende Korruption gehen beide nur halbherzig vor. Die Bürger haben keine echte Wahl, meint Michael Oti. von Michael Oti Täuschen Sie sich nicht: Ghana geht es gut. Als einer von nur vier afrikanischen Subsahara-Staaten steht es als "frei" in der Freedom-in-the-World-Länderliste, die politische und bürgerliche Rechte misst.

Jeune Afrique Le sulfureux homme d’affaires Rafik Khalifa a été condamné le 15 novembre à dix-huit ans de prison.

The Africa Report Zimbabwe celebrated on 17 November the third year since former president Robert Mugabe was overthrown and replaced by Emmerson Mnangagwa. People assumed that the change in power - after being controlled by Mugabe for 38 years - would open a new positive chapter for Zimbabweans.

The Africa Report The AU's African Peer Review Mechanism is the focus of an internal investigation. Whistleblowing staff members have spoken out against their leaders at the APRM, accusing them of nepotism, favouritism, corruption, and other charges.

The Africa Report By Nic Cheeseman As the recent election campaign in Tanzania reached a climax, opposition supporters began to notice something strange. Some of their text messages were not being delivered. They knew that it wasn’t a general issue with the network, because most of their messages were getting through. It was possible to contact your parents, your loved one and your boss … but as soon as you tried to send a message including the name of the main opposition leader, Tundu Lissu, the network failed.

FAZ Den südafrikanischen Strafverfolgungsbehörden ist ein prominenter Angeklagter entwischt: Shepherd Bushiri, ein selbsternannter Prophet aus Malawi, ist auf der Flucht. VON CLAUDIA BRÖLL Shepherd Bushiri macht seinem Ruf alle Ehre. Der „Prophet“ aus Malawi, der sich auch „Major 1“ nennt, hat nach eigenem Bekunden viele Talente: Er kann Krankheiten heilen, Menschen zu Reichtum verhelfen und in der Luft laufen, ohne den Boden zu berühren. Am Wochenende bewiesen er und seine Frau Mary, dass sie auch den südafrikanischen Strafverfolgungsbehörden mühelos entwischen können.

taz Korruption in Südafrika: Ace Magashule soll vor einem Richter erscheinen und in Haft kommen. Es ist der bisherige Höhepunkt von Präsident Ramaphosas Kampf gegen Korruption. von Lutz van Dijk KAPSTADT taz | Am Nachmittag des 10. November unterbrachen die meisten Radio- und Fernsehstationen in Südafrika ihr Programm: Haftbefehl für ANC-Generalsekretär Ace Magashule!

The Africa Report Egypt poll recalls Mubarak-era political corruption By Abir Sorour On 7 and 8 November Egypt held the second round of its parliamentary elections which many say harkened back to the times of voter bribery and manipulation under former president Hosni Mubarak. Outside the Cairo-based Kasr EL-Dobara School, Samia Mohamed, a 36 year-old maid and 13 other middle aged women descend from a minibus carrying voters who will select the candidate of the newly established pro-government party Mostqbal Watan (Nation’s Future). Mohamed works as a maid in several high rise flats in do

The New Humanitarian ‘Because of procurement issues, people got killed in this country.’ Ben Parker, Senior Editor INTERSOS, a UN-funded NGO that provides healthcare and other services to hundreds of thousands of people in Somalia, is pulling out of the country after an investigation uncovered “systematic fraud” that the Italian-based aid group deemed too dangerous to try to resolve. In an interview with The New Humanitarian, INTERSOS Director General Kostas Moschochoritis said it was a “hard decision” reached after “huge debate” within the NGO.

The Africa Report By Estelle Maussion Suspected of a conflict of interest and enrichment, Edeltrudes Costa, President João Lourenço's chief of staff, has discredited his anti-corruption policy. Even before taking over the leadership of Angola in 2017, João Lourenço knew that the fight against corruption in his country would be difficult. Every day that passes confirms this a little more. In recent days, the Angolan president, who succeeded the former strongman José Eduardo dos Santos, has been the victim of a boomerang effect: while he was elected on the promise of leading an anti-corrupt