Corruption

Mali opposition dogged with demands despite ECOWAS mediation

Five West African heads of state meeting in Bamako on Thursday failed to get the Malian opposition to accept their…

July 25, 2020

NEWS: Authorities in Zimbabwe warn against July 31 protests

The authorities in Zimbabwe have warned that they would deal with participants in organized demonstrations on July 31 against suspected…

July 21, 2020

Breaking: Top Zimbabwean journalist detained after his home was raided by police

A Zimbabwean journalist, Hopewell Chin'ono; was violently detained at his home in the capital Harare by state agents Monday. His…

July 20, 2020

Nigerian president removes anti-corruption body boss

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday ordered the immediate suspension of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…

July 11, 2020

Nigeria: Osinbajo didn’t collect N4bn from Magu –Aide

The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, on Wednesday said there was no…

July 9, 2020

Nigerian president suspends head of anti-corruption agency

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu on…

July 8, 2020

Zimbabwe: Health minister Moyo sacked

Health and Child Care Minister Dr Obadiah Moyo was yesterday fired by President Mnangagwa for inappropriate conduct. He is facing…

July 8, 2020

Ex-Algerian prime minister jailed 12 years for corruption

An Algerian criminal court sentenced a former prime minister and energy minister to prison on corruption charges, in the latest…

June 24, 2020

DR Congo president’s ex-chief of staff jailed 20 years for corruption

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s embattled chief of staff, Vital Kamerhe, was jailed 20 years with hard labour on charges…

June 20, 2020

Sports: Corruption trial of Lamine Diack opens

Lamine Diack, the former head of athletics’ governing body, goes on trial in Paris on Monday on charges of corruption…

June 8, 2020

U.S calls for probe against AfDB president

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has rejected plans by the African Development Bank’s board to end an investigation into its…

May 25, 2020

Nigeria arrests Chinese over $250K cash bribe for corruption cover-up

Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC; reported the arrest of two Chinese businessmen who attempted to…

May 13, 2020

Former Ivorian Prime Minister Guillaume Soro jailed 20 years for corruption

An Ivorian court on Tuesday sentenced former Prime Minister Guillaume Soro, who has been living in exile since December 2019,…

April 29, 2020

Jacob Zuma appoints a new lawyer and threatens to spill the beans in corruption proceedings

It’s yet unclear whether the Jacob Zuma corruption trial will resume on its scheduled date, but the former South African…

April 19, 2020

Account in Nigeria linked to European COVID-19 mask fraud – INTERPOL

INTERPOL on Tuesday unmasked an international COVID-19 fraud racket straddling three European countries – Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands. Nigeria…

April 15, 2020

Corruption, lack of rule of law will be the death of Uganda

Uganda is yet to fully appreciate the extent of the exposure that citizens have been put to, but this could…

April 8, 2020

Court rejects ex-South African president Zuma’s bid to stop corruption trial

South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has rejected former president Jacob Zuma’s application to appeal a lower court’s decision…

March 14, 2020

Uganda Hosts Commonwealth Anti-Corruption Conference

Anti-corruption chiefs will convene in Kampala from 6th to 11th May 2019 to discuss ways of dealing with corruption, one…

May 8, 2019

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