Korruption und Misswirtschaft

New Zimbabwe Opposition blasts vice president’s 287-day hotel stay at taxpayers’ expense by UK Bureau THE Welshman Ncube-led MDC party has demanded that Vice President Phelekezela Mphoko and his family immediately check out of their luxurious suite at the Rainbow Towers hotel in Harare and apologies to the nation. Mphoko has been living at the plush hotel with his wife and grandchildren at tax-payers’ expense since his appointment to vice president in December last year. He has reportedly run up a bill of $120,000 over the 287 days. The revelations come at a time the financially cripp

Focus Online Neuer Reichtum statt altes Elend: In Afrika explodiert die Zahl der Millionäre von FOCUS-Online-Redakteur Melchior Poppe Die Wohlstandselite Afrikas wächst unaufhaltsam – und in beeindruckendem Tempo: Einem Bericht des Wohlstandsforschungsinstituts New World Wealth (NWW) zufolge ist die Zahl afrikanischer Millionäre in den letzten 15 Jahren doppelt so schnell gewachsen wie im Rest der Welt. NWW hat weltweit alle Personen gezählt, die ein Vermögen von mindestens einer Million US-Dollar besitzen. Sie gelten als „High net worth individuals“ (HNWI).

New York Times By CARLOTTA GALL LONDON — The World Bank has uncovered new evidence of large-scale corruption and tax evasion by firms owned by the family of the former Tunisian president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali during his dictatorship, and also warned that graft has intensified since the revolution that ousted him four years ago, officials said Wednesday. A new research paper by World Bank economists released Thursday shows that companies owned by relatives and close allies of Mr.

Daily Mail Wealthy Africans spending almost £4million on London property every WEEK as they snap up some of the most exclusive investments in the capital Super-rich oligarchs spending almost £4million-a-week on London property, new report by estate agent reveals. More than £600million has been spent in the capital by Africans within the last three years and its on the increase. Cultural ties, education and wealth all factors in move to UK, as well as risk of terrorism in home nation and Ebola. Report shows the wealthy buyers are mostly from areas in Nigeria, Ghana, Congo, Gabon, Cameroon

Zeit Online Amerikanisches Rotes Kreuz Nach dem verheerenden Erdbeben sammelte das Rote Kreuz fast 500 Millionen Dollar an Spenden. Doch aus den geplanten Aufbauprojekten wurde nicht viel. Wo ist das Geld? von Alexandra Endres Wenige Monate nach dem katastrophalen Erdbeben in Haiti, das Hunderttausende Menschen das Leben kostete und weit mehr als eine Million obdachlos werden ließ, gab Gail McGovern ein großes Versprechen. McGovern ist die Chefin des Roten Kreuzes in den USA, und am 12. Mai 2010 war sie in die Abendnachrichten des Senders CBS geladen.

The New Yorker Extreme City By Michael Specter Earlier this year, I was invited to a barbecue at the home of a Texas oilman, Steve Espinosa, and his wife, Norma. Their two-story house sat on an unnamed road, nestled in a community called the Condominio Riviera Atlantico, about ten miles from Luanda, the rapidly expanding capital of Angola. There were no sidewalks or footpaths in the area, and there wasn’t much movement on the street. But there were plenty of cars: Porsche Cayennes, Audis, and BMWs, all tucked neatly into identical carports adjacent to identical houses.

Par RFI Au Bénin, Barthélémy Kassa, le ministre de l'Energie et de l'Eau a été emporté par le scandale lié à la suspension de leur coopération par les Pays-Bas. C'est le secrétaire général du gouvernement qui a annoncé mardi 12 mai à la télévision nationale, la démission du ministre, décision prise par conscience «de sa responsabilité politique et morale», a-t-il dit. L'affaire fait grand bruit depuis une semaine.

CNN By Rosie Tomkins, Jim Stenman and Alex Court, for CNN Attracting investors – Over the past three years super-rich Africans have spent nearly $900 million on luxury residential property in London's best addresses. Properties like "The Lancasters" close to Hyde Park have long attracted wealthy investors from around the world. (CNN)Sophisticated, glamorous and spacious -- when the super-rich go house-hunting they are searching for something special. Real estate in London's swankier suburbs can catch a buyers' eye.

France 24 Text by NEWS WIRES The son of Senegal’s former president Abdoulaye Wade was jailed for six years for corruption on Monday, dealing a blow to his hopes of running for office and deepening fault lines in the country’s political landscape. The court in the capital Dakar, which found Karim Wade guilty of hiding funds in offshore companies in the British Virgin Islands and Panama, also fined him 138 billion CFA francs ($228 million). Raising the political stakes ahead of the verdict - read out as police patrolled the city’s streets in large numbers to counter possible protests -

BBC A court in Senegal has sentenced the son of former President Abdoulaye Wade to six years in prison for corruption. Karim Wade was also fined $230m (£150m) for illegal enrichment during his father's 12-year rule. He was chosen at the weekend as the presidential candidate of the main opposition party, the PDS. President Macky Sall warned last week that his government would not tolerate any attempt to destabilise Senegal after the court gave its verdict. Mr Sall defeated Abdoulaye Wade in fiercely contested elections in 2012.

Tages-Anzeiger, Zürich Die Genfer Staatsanwälte haben ihre Untersuchung gegen einen Sohn des Despoten Sani Abacha eingestellt. Im Hintergrund steht ein vertraulicher Deal des Staates Nigeria mit der Familie des verstorbenen Diktators. Der Fall Abacha: eine Betrugs- und Korruptionsaffäre von gigantischem Ausmass. Zwischen 1993 und 1998 plünderte der damalige nigerianische Militärdiktator die Staatskassen. 2,2 Milliarden Dollar an öffentlichen Geldern liess er beiseiteschaffen – und in komplizierten Konstrukten in zehn Ländern verstecken.

BBC News Switzerland will return to Nigeria some $380m (£260m) allegedly looted by ex-military ruler Sani Abacha, an official has said. The transfer, to be conducted under the supervision of the World Bank, will end a 16-year case against the Abacha family. Switzerland has already returned $700m, following appeals from Nigeria. Abacha ruled the oil-rich West African state with an iron fist from 1993 until his death in 1998.

DestinyMan.com Südafrika Obama the highest-paid president in the world . . . and Zuma places fourth By Bulelwa Dayimani A CNN report breaks down the salaries of the world's heads of state According to a list compiled by CNN, President Jacob Zuma is among the highest-paid leaders in the world.

Jeune Afrique La Tunisie toujours à la poursuite des biens mal acquis du clan Ben Ali Par Frida Dahmani, à Tunis L'ex-président Ben Ali, et son épouse Leïla, le 7 novembre 2007 à Radès. L'ex-président Ben Ali, et son épouse Leïla, le 7 novembre 2007 à Radès. © Hassene Dridi/AP/Sipa Press Après la chute de Ben Ali, le recouvrement des avoirs accumulés à l'étranger par son clan semblait aller de soi. Quatre ans plus tard, on est loin, mais alors très loin du compte. Jeudi 13 janvier 2011.

New York Times 14.2.2015 By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — A report by Sierra Leone’s national auditor says government ministers lost track of more than $3 million in internal emergency funds to fight the Ebola virus, impairing the response to the disease. There is no paperwork to support payments of 14 billion leones, or $3.3 million, from government Ebola accounts, while $2.5 million in disbursements had incomplete documentation, the country’s auditor general, Lara Taylor-Pearce, said in the report. The accounting lapses ultimately resulted in “a reduction in the qual

Alliance Sud h Die Schweiz profitiert von Potentatengeld, Steuerflucht und legaler Steuervermeidung in Milliardenhöhe zum Schaden anderer Länder. Mark Herkenrat Unlautere Finanzflüsse reissen jedes Jahr Milliardenlöcher in die Budgets der Entwicklungsländer. Verantwortlich sind vor allem Steuerhinterzieher und korrupte Potentaten, die ihr Geld in Steueroasen wie die Schweiz verlagern. 2012 erreichten die Schwarzgeldabflüsse aus Entwicklungsländern ein Rekordhoch von 991 Milliarden Dollar. Das ist mehr als das Zehnfache der Ausgaben für die öffentliche Entwicklungszusammenarbeit.

Global Financial Integrity By Dev Kar, Joseph Spanjers, December 16, 2014 This December 2014 report from Global Financial Integrity, “Illicit Financial Flows from the Developing World: 2003-2012,” finds that developing and emerging economies lost US$6.6 trillion in illicit financial flows from 2003 through 2012, with illicit outflows increasing at an staggering average rate of 9.4 percent per year—roughly twice as fast as global GDP. This study is GFI’s 2014 annual global update on illicit financial flows from developing economies, and it is the fifth annual update of GFI’s groundbreaking 2

Global Financial Integrity By Dev Kar, Joseph Spanjers, December 16, 2014 This December 2014 report from Global Financial Integrity, “Illicit Financial Flows from the Developing World: 2003-2012,” finds that developing and emerging economies lost US$6.6 trillion in illicit financial flows from 2003 through 2012, with illicit outflows increasing at an staggering average rate of 9.4 percent per year—roughly twice as fast as global GDP. This study is GFI’s 2014 annual global update on illicit financial flows from developing economies, and it is the fifth annual update of GFI’s groundbreaking 2

Neue Zürcher Zeitung Terrorismus in Nigeria Afrikas Riese driftet auseinander Markus M. Haefliger Die vergangene Woche geht als eine der blutigsten in die Annalen des religiösen Konflikts in Nigeria ein. Das Land ist zerrissen: Während im Norden Islamisten die Bevölkerung terrorisieren, boomt der Süden. Der Emir von Kano, der zweithöchste islamische Würdenträger Nigerias, hat am Wochenende empört auf den verheerenden Anschlag in seiner Moschee vom Freitag reagiert.

Jeune Afrique Par François Soudan En mars, le président angolais José Eduardo dos Santos avait octroyé un don de 10 millions de dollars à son homologue centrafricaine Catherine Samba-Panza afin de renflouer son pays en faillite. Un quart de cette somme n'est pas entré dans les caisses de l'État. Simple oubli ? Quand on préside - ne serait-ce que par intérim - aux destinées d'un pays pauvre, sinistré, instable et entièrement dépendant de l'aide financière et militaire étrangère, on se doit d'être irréprochable côté gouvernance.