Tag: corruption

Mauritania: massive arrests in connection with corruption scandal at state-run energy company

July 6, 2021

The Mauritanian police have nabbed a senior official of a state-run energy company and a businessman, both accused by a Senegal company for demanding commissions ... Read More

Corruption costs Moroccan economy up to 7% of GDP annually – Finance Minister

September 16, 2020

It is hard to exactly calculate the impact of corruption on the Moroccan economy which Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaaboun said it rips the country of ... Read More

Ex-Mauritanian leader summoned by police for hearing

August 18, 2020

Former Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz showed up Monday before the police for hearing as part of investigations into corruption and public funds embezzlement allegations ... Read More

Mauritania: Police seizes passports of three top ex-officials of former President Ould Abdelaziz

August 10, 2020

The Mauritanian police in charge of economic affairs has confiscated the passports of three high ranking officials who worked under former President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz ... 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

Algeria’s Lebanon-based Sonatrach subsidiary mired in corruption, adulterated fuel

April 28, 2020

A court in Lebanon has ordered the arrest of 17 people, including the Chief of Sonatrach Petroleum (SPC), a subsidiary of Algeria’s state-run oil company, ... Read More

Sudan: Ousted president Bashir in court over corruption charges

August 19, 2019

Former president of Sudan Omar al-Bashir is appearing this Monday before court in the capital Khartoum where he is facing corruption charges.   Bashir was ... Read More

Kenya’s finance minister, top officials arrested for corruption

July 23, 2019

Kenya's finance minister was arrested on Monday on corruption charges in the East African nation. Mr Henry Rotich turned himself in to authorities on Monday ... Read More

Corruption: Nigeria to confiscate $40 m of jewellery from ex-Minister

July 8, 2019

In Nigeria, a court has ordered the imminent seizure of $40 million worth of jewellery and a customized gold iPhone belonging to former oil minister ... Read More

Moroccan Army Opens judicial investigation into cases of alleged corruption

April 6, 2019

A judicial investigation was opened following revelations on alleged corruption in relation to procurement contacts between 2006 and 2012, said Friday the General Staff of ... Read More