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Where is the money? — Tanzania misused billions of covid-19 funds

After first denying the covid-19 crisis, Tanzania is now unable to account fully for aid received from abroad, as the country’s controller and auditor general has found irregularities of more than $1.6 billion in the funds allotted for the country’s Covid-19 socioeconomic recovery and response (TCRP) plan. The audit report of Tanzania’s controller and auditor […]

US de-risking plans challenged by China’s control of critical minerals in Africa — study

The United States’ ambitions to de-risk its critical minerals from China’s supply chains may be complicated by Chinese control of cobalt and other resources from Africa, most notably the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a new study finds. The study, recently released by the London-based minerals research and pricing firm Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, found that […]

AU to Sanction Members Defaulting on Payment of Financial Contributions

The African Union on Wednesday called for a sanction regime against member states that would fail to make their annual financial contributions. African Union Commission chair Moussa Faki Mahamat announced the new measure in a speech at the 20th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union, focused on the continental reform agenda, […]