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

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 in prison for embezzlement of public funds, money laundering and political party financing. The Court also indicated the former minister will serve seven suspended years and will pay €4.7 million […]

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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, has revealed. Serge Hervé Ngoma made the remark at the opening ceremony of the 28th Global Program to Fight Financial Crime, Corruption and Asset Recovery, on Monday in capital Libreville, […]

Business Finance

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

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 traders who accuse him of fraud and embezzlement, Anadolu news agency reports. “I Sincerely and honestly recognize that I am an honest and honest Burkinabe citizen, dedicated and committed to […]

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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 alleged corruption and embezzlement of public funds. The military junta, which overthrew the 84-year-old Conde in a coup last year, is now running the West African country and has proposed […]

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

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 of eight months. Daniel Randrianarivony, the Chief of the IGE made the announcement during the presentation of his organization’s report that audited the public administration from January to August this […]

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

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 international money-laundering operations. Several foreign independent bodies including the European Anti-Fraud Office have confirmed and denounced the systematic diversion of humanitarian aid by Polisario leaders who accumulated huge wealth. They […]

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

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 the peaceful movement Al hirak, including many human rights defenders who try to expose corruption and frauds in Algeria. This anti-corruption activism exposes human rights defenders to years of prison […]

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

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 has reportedly turned to its French counterpart to help hunt down dozens of Algerian nationals known close to Bouteflika. The suspects, who have not been named, are sued for several […]

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New accusations of corruption, embezzlement laid against Polisario leader

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 population sequestered in the Tindouf camps. FORSATIN (Forum of support for autonomists of Tindouf) indicated that Spanish civil society is currently collecting donations to be shipped to the Tindouf camps, […]

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

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 the legislature in view of providing insights over some allegations of state assets embezzlement, Le360.ma reports. Seven misappropriation charges spanning several sectors including sale of state properties in capital Nouakchott, […]