Tag: Embezzlement

Burkina Faso ex-Transport Minister Vincent Dabilgou sentenced to eleven years in jail for funds embezzlement

August 18, 2023

A court in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou sentenced Thursday August 17 Vincent Dabilgou, former Transport minister under deposed leader Roch Christian Kaboré to eleven years ... Read More

Over $4m embezzled in Gabon this year – Chief of Police

November 22, 2022

Over $4 million (2.6 billion CFA) were embezzled between January and October this year in Gabon, the Chief of Police of the central African country, ... Read More

Burkina Faso’s Trade minister steps down amid charges of fraud, embezzlement

November 9, 2022

Donatien Nagalo, Burkina Faso’s Minister of Industrial development, Trade, Crafts and Small and Medium-sized enterprises, stepped down Tuesday amid growing protests against his appointment by ... Read More

Guinea’s junta seeks to prosecute ex-president Condé, ex-ministers on corruption charges

November 6, 2022

Guinea's justice minister on Thursday (3 October) ordered legal proceedings against former President Alpha Conde and more than 180 officials from his deposed regime for ... Read More

Madagascar slams embezzlement of around 12.4 million euros in 8 months in public Administration

September 28, 2022

Madagascar’s State Inspectorate-General (IGE) Tuesday denounced the embezzlement of around 12.4 million euros (MAG51 billion) of state funds in the public Administration over a period ... Read More

Polisario uses Algerian taxpayers’ money to buy private clinics in Latin America

July 12, 2022

Polisario leaders have a long history of embezzlement in connivance with the corrupt and feckless Algerian Generals who are using the separatist group in their ... Read More

Repression and Intimidation of Human Rights Defenders in Algeria and Tindouf Camps

June 23, 2022

In a context of increasing repression of peaceful demonstrations by the Algerian security forces, hundreds of people have been arbitrarily arrested since the beginning of ... Read More

Algeria to hunt down some France-based nationals for ill-gotten wealth

August 28, 2020

Algeria has launched its campaign to recover wealth stolen by France-based members of former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s circle. The justice of the North African country ... Read More

New accusations of corruption, embezzlement laid against Polisario leader

May 29, 2020

Head of the separatist polisario front, Brahim Ghali, has been again accused of the embezzlement of humanitarian assistance donated by Spanish NGOs to the Sahraoui ... Read More

Former Mauritania leader asked to appear in parliament over allegations of state assets misappropriation

April 14, 2020

A commission in the Mauritanian parliament investigating the country’s management over the past 10 years has requested former President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz to show in ... Read More