South Africa: Ace Magashule has been suspended as ANC Secretary-general
The ANC’s number two, Ace Magashule, has been suspended. This is the first time in the party’s history. The ANC had been trying for months […]
Corruption
South Africa: Ramaphosa testifies before anti-corruption commission
President Cyril Ramaphosa spent the day before an anti-corruption commission. The Zondo Commission has been charged since 2018 with investigating suspected fraud and corruption within […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo once again to benefit from the U.S. African Growth and Opportunity Act
After almost a decade of exclusion, the Democratic Republic of Congo will once again be able to benefit from the trade preferences offered by AGOA. […]
Mauritania: Former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz prohibited from leaving Nouakchott
The public prosecutor of West Nouakchott prohibited Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz from leaving the capital on Friday evening during the ongoing investigation. More than 300 […]
Switzerland opens criminal investigation against Glencore for corruption in the DRC
It was the Anglo-Swiss trading, brokerage and materials extraction company that made the information public last Friday, after the stock exchange closed. Specializing in commodities […]
Four years in prison required against Lamine Diack former President of IAAF
Lamine Diack, the former president of the IAAF, the International Association of Athletics Federation and his five co-defendants, who are being prosecuted for their alleged […]
Corruption: DR Congo president’s chief of staff arrested
The chief of staff to the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo was arrested on Wednesday in the capital, Kinshasa, after hours of questioning […]
Tanzanian: Magufuli sacks home affairs minister over fraud
Tanzanian President John Magufuli has fired his home affairs minister Kangi Lugola on Thursday, accusing him of mismanaging a $452 million fire department contract. President […]
Corruption: Angola recovers over $5bn in stolen assets
Angola, which shared the stage with the world’s most powerful oil-producing nations, has recovered more than $5 billion stolen from state coffers so far this […]
Poll reveals graft, unemployment as top worries of Kenyans
A recent survey in Kenya has established that Kenyans want the high cost of living, unemployment and corruption dealt with urgently as the year comes […]