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Tag: corruption
Corruption across Africa rose dramatically in 2022 but citizens fear to speak up — Afrobarometer
A majority of Africans believe that corruption increased drastically in their countries between 2021 and 2022, according to a latest survey conducted by Afrobarometer, that ... Read More
Senegal’s president ready to dialogue amid high political tensions
Senegalese President Macky Sall has said he was open to dialogue in the interest of "peace and national cohesion" amid high political tensions in one ... Read More
EU warns Kenya over grand corruption, but overall Africa makes progress
The European Union has threatened to blacklist Kenya over corruption and money laundering, with the bloc’s Ambassador to Kenya warning that the east African country’s ... Read More
Algeria: Former Minister sentenced to 7 years in prison for corruption
Former Algerian Finance Minister Mohamed Loukal was sentenced on Thursday to seven years in prison for corruption. The financial and economic criminal division of the ... Read More
Mozambique: Court sends ex-president’s son, 10 accomplices, to prison for corruption
A court in Mozambique has sentenced the son of a former president, two ex-spy bosses, and eight others to years in prison for their part ... Read More
Over $4m embezzled in Gabon this year – Chief of Police
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
Cameroon’s president marks 40 years in power but succession is taboo topic
Thousands gathered in Cameroon's capital, Yaounde, Sunday (6 November) to celebrate the 40th anniversary of President Paul Biya’s coming to power but the 89-year-old stayed ... Read More
Protesters in Ghana demand president Akufo-Addo ‘must go’ as inflation worsens
Hundreds of Ghanaians took to the streets of the capital Accra on Saturday (5 November) demanding the resignation of President Nana Akufo-Addo whom they blame ... Read More
Guinea’s junta seeks to prosecute ex-president Condé, ex-ministers on corruption charges
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
US offer: reforms first, then removal of Zimbabwe sanctions
The United States has outlined the measures the government of Zimbabwe can take for Washington to end its sanctions on the country, but warns that ... Read More