Korruption und Missmanagement

Transparency International As the lowest-scoring region on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), with an average of 32, Sub-Saharan Africa’s performance paints a bleak picture of inaction against corruption. With a score of 66, the Seychelles earns the highest mark in the region, followed by Botswana (61), Cabo Verde (58), Rwanda (53) and Mauritius (52).

NZZ Yamoussoukro, Elfenbeinküste Eine Stadt wie ein Freilichtmuseum des Grössenwahnsinns Yamoussoukro sollte das glorreiche Erbe eines der schillerndsten Präsidenten Afrikas werden. Heute wirkt die kleine Hauptstadt Côte d’Ivoires wie das kuriose Abbild einer gescheiterten Vision. Fabian Urech, Yamoussoukro Eine Fata Morgana des Römer Petersdoms? Die Basilika in der ivoirischen Hauptstadt Yamoussoukro ist dem Wahrzeichen des Vatikans nachempfunden – und ein paar Meter höher als das Original. Sechs müde Krokodile liegen auf einer Landzunge in der Sonne.

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20.01.2020 SZ Deutsches Geld für reichste Frau Afrikas VON BERND DÖRRIES, NICOLAS RICHTER UND TOBIAS ZICK Luanda Leaks: Mehr als 700000 Dokumente geben Einblick in dubiose Geschäfte der angolanischen Präsidententochter Isabel dos Santos – auch in den Kredit einer Bank aus Frankfurt Luanda/München – Neue, bislang unveröffentlichte Dokumente zeigen, wie die reichste Frau Afrikas, Isabel dos Santos, ihr Vermögen auf dubiose Weise gemehrt hat.

Malta Today Daughter of Angola’s president, Isabel dos Santos, uses Malta shell companies to hold her major interests in state-owned diamonds, banking, and telecoms. by Matthew Vella Five thousand kilometres away from the Angolan capital of Luanda, Malta is the registered address of a company whose ultimate owner is Sodiam, a subsidiary of Angola’s state-owned diamond company, Endiama. It is a common set up for many foreign companies, which set up subsidiaries in Malta to also make use of the attractive tax rebate on foreign revenue, giving 85% of taxable income back to shareholders.

Le Monde « Biens mal acquis » : les « facilitateurs » français dans le viseur de la justice Alors que le vice-président de Guinée équatoriale est jugé en appel, un notaire et une dirigeante d’agence immobilière ont été mis en examen. Par Simon Piel et Joan Tilouine Mercredi 18 décembre, le vice-président de Guinée équatoriale, Teodoro Nguema Obiang, dit « Teodorin », se met en scène sur Instagram, jouant au billard en costume sur mesure ou pavoisant au bord d’une piscine.

Al Jazeera The money includes $3bn stolen from the country's sovereign wealth fund, according to the justice minister. Angola's Justice Minister Francisco Queiroz has said the country has so far this year recovered more than five billion dollars stolen from state coffers, both at home and abroad. The money, including three billion dollars stolen from the sovereign wealth fund, had been siphoned off by corruption and money-laundering, state news agency ANGOP on Monday quoted Queiroz as telling an international conference in Abu Dhabi. Queiroz did not give specific details about how the mone

15.12.2019 Jeune Afrique Zimbabwe : l’épouse du vice-président Constantino Chiwenga arrêtée pour corruption Par Jeune Afrique avec AFP Marry Mubaiwa, l’épouse du vice-président du Zimbabwe, Constantino Chiwenga, a été arrêtée samedi dans le cadre d’une enquête pour fraude et blanchiment d’argent d’un montant estimé à un million de dollars. Marry Mubaiwa, 38 ans, a été interpellée samedi par la police, selon la la Commission zimbabwéenne anticorruption, et devait être présentée à un juge en début de semaine prochaine. Achat d’une propriété à Pretoria Selon un document de la Commission an

BBC News Jose Filomeno was held in jail for seven months over the corruption charges The son of the man who ruled Angola for 38 years has gone on trial for corruption in a rare case of such a high-profile official being taken to court. José Filomeno dos Santos and his co-accused helped spirit $0.5bn (£0.4bn) out of the country during his time as head of Angola's Sovereign Wealth Fund, prosecutors say. They have both pleaded not guilty. The case is seen as a test of Angola's commitment to fight corruption. It is an extraordinary moment for a famously corrupt, impoverished and oil-rich c

Al Jazeera exposes figures close to Namibian president discussing laundering of political contributions. By James Kleinfeld and Al Jazeera Investigative Unit Several figures close to Namibian President Hage Geingob have been filmed discussing the laundering of political contributions, an Al Jazeera investigation has revealed. In Anatomy of a Bribe, Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit exposes corruption in Namibia‘s fishing industry, implicating the country’s now former minister of fisheries and marine resources, Bernhard Esau, as well as Geingob’s personal lawyer, Sisa Namandje. Posing as Ch