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Kenya: Kenya’s New Cabinet – Finance Minister Faces an Uphill Battle Against Corruption, Unemployment and Debt
[The Conversation Africa] Kenya faces difficult times ahead because of pressure to pay debts, create jobs for the youth, offer improved services to citizens and uproot entrenched corruption.
Namibia: Namibia’s Paralympic Committee Rocked By Corruption Claims
[Namibian] With the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris just over a month away, the Namibia National Paralympic Committee (NNPC) is rocked by claims of various irregularities.
Nigeria: Senate Panel to ‘Expose’ Importers of Adulterated Fuel
[Premium Times] The committee also said it would investigate the reasons behind the failure of the nation’s refineries to commence operation despite huge funds allocated to them yearly.
Liberia: Ghost Employees Earned Over 14k
[New Dawn] Monrovia — Among the barrage of procedural, financial, and administrative breaches that characterized the operations of the elite Executive Protection Service (EPS), as uncovered by the General Auditing Commission (GAC), is the fact that gh…
Nigeria: Witness Details How Official Allegedly Diverted Rural Electrification Agency’s N298 Million
[Premium Times] ICPC has charged at least seven officials of the agency Rural Electrification Agency (REA) with stealing up to N1.2 billion from the agency through its payment platform.
Zimbabwe: Harare Council Bosses Accused of Illegally Awarding Moses Mpofu’s Company U.S.$9 Million Street Lights Tender
[New Zimbabwe] Four City of Harare employees have been dragged to court on allegations of illegally awarding a street lights tender worth US$9 million to Juluka Enndo Joint Venture, a company in which Moses Mpofu has a majority shareholding.
Uganda: Trade Ministry Official Joins MPs in Luzira in Sh3.4 Billion Court Case
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda — The Anti-corruption Court in Kampala has remanded Leonard Kavundira, the Principal Cooperative Officer from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives to Luzira prison for allegedly conspiring with three…
Uganda: Trade Ministry Official Joins MPs in Luzira in Sh3.4 Billion Court Case
[Independent (Kampala)] Kampala, Uganda — The Anti-corruption Court in Kampala has remanded Leonard Kavundira, the Principal Cooperative Officer from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives to Luzira prison for allegedly conspiring with three…
South Africa: ‘Go Back to SA’ – UK and U.S. Tell Eskom and Asbestos Corruption Accused They’re Extraditable
[Daily Maverick] Michael Lomas is wanted in South Africa for a case involving R745-million Eskom fraud, while Moroadi Cholota is wanted for a R255-million Free State asbestos corruption matter. Different court rulings, in the UK and US, mean they are b…
Africa: Ghana Loses $1.4 Billion Annually Due to Illicit Financial Flows – Tax Justice Network Africa
[Accra Times] The situation is equally alarming at the continental level, with Africa suffering an estimated annual loss of $89 billion due to illicit financial flows, as reported by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)