Current afrol News top stories
There are currently no news articles published related to this section.




Malawi
"Cutting aid to Malawi over corruption will endanger lives"

afrol News, 15 October - As Malawi faces its worst-ever corruption scandals, donors are now freezing their aid. But Charles Mkula, head of Malawi's journalists, told afrol News that this will only victimise the extremely poor country and create political chaos.
Equatorial Guinea
Yacht worth US$380m ordered by E-Guinea dictator

afrol News, 28 February - Teodorín Obiang, the notorious son of Equatorial Guinea's long-ruling dictator, has commissioned plans to build a super-yacht worth US$ 380 million - almost three times the country's annual social spending.
Tunisia
Ben Ali clan owes Tunisia banks €1.3bn

afrol News, 17 February - The Central Bank Director of Tunisia has revealed that companies owned by ex-President Zine Ben Ali and his wife have lent around euro 1.3 billion from Tunisian banks.
Tunisia
EU freezes Tunisia dictator's assets

afrol News, 31 January - EU Foreign Ministers today discussed the situation in Tunisia and Egypt, agreeing to freeze the assets of ex-President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and his several of his family in Europe.
Mozambique
Mozambique drug barons "protected by President"

afrol News, 10 December - Mozambique is becoming a major narcotics transit point in Africa, with US diplomatic sources pointing at two of country's main businessmen as drug barons. Both are protected by the President.
Mali
Graft pauses Mali health aid

afrol News, 8 December - Three projects fighting malaria and tuberculosis in Mali have seen their international funding suspended as government found "evidence of misappropriation and unjustified expenditure."
Burkina Faso | Rwanda
Rwanda wins, Burkina loses corruption fight

afrol News, 29 October - Chantal Uwimana, the Africa Director of Transparency International, explains afrol News why the corruption situation Rwanda is strongly improving, while Burkina Faso seemingly is loosing the fight against corruption.
South Africa
SA admits need to fight corruption

afrol News, 28 October - The government of South Africa is not content with its steadily poorer scores regarding corruption perception. A special anti-corruption unit is now announced to regain the upper hand against corrupt officials.
Comoros
Piracy forces Comoros into French military coop

afrol News, 29 September - After an 11-year suspension, France and Comoros have signed a new military cooperation agreement in response to the ever-approaching Somali pirates. At the same time Comoros condemned France in the UN.
Zambia
Zambia privatisation process still disputed

afrol News / IPS, 9 July - Zambia has sold some 262 state-owned enterprises in the past 18 years, with the latest being the telecom company Zamtel. A former privatisation agency chief says the process was "like grabbing goods fallen from a truck."
» 01.07.2010 - Zimbabwe govt unable to fight corruption
» 28.06.2010 - Massive reforms for Equatorial Guinea ...?
» 10.06.2010 - Corruption case still haunting Zuma
» 20.04.2010 - German executive sentenced for Nigeria bribery
» 14.04.2010 - Ghana arrests cocoa smuggling officers
» 13.04.2010 - Corruption still fuels Angola's poverty
» 30.03.2010 - SA lacks resources to fight corruption
» 19.03.2010 - Sierra Leone battles corruption
» 16.03.2010 - UK halts Kenya education aid
» 15.03.2010 - "Africa suffers from quiet corruption"
» 12.03.2010 - Africa to crack down on illicit diamond trade
» 11.03.2010 - UN confirms Somalia food aid corruption
» 04.03.2010 - Security reforms crucial for Guinea-Bissau, UN report
» 25.02.2010 - Fight organised crime like a pandemic – Ban
» 23.02.2010 - Nigeria appeals for power back-up
» 19.02.2010 - 18 arrested for defrauding government
» 16.02.2010 - Kenya heading for a political disaster
» 15.02.2010 - Police chief sentenced to 7 years
» 15.02.2010 - Kibaki overrules PM’s decision
» 02.02.2010 - UK to return £43 million stolen funds
» 27.01.2010 - Nigeria seizes fake drugs
» 26.01.2010 - US withhold Kenya’s education aid
» 20.01.2010 - Tighten controls on military assistance to Somalia - AI
» 18.01.2010 - Algeria probes giant gas firm
» 11.01.2010 - Sierra Leone government bans logging
» 06.01.2010 - Kabila kicks out corrupt civil servants
» 05.01.2010 - Nigeria’s Central Bank refutes sack order reports
» 04.01.2010 - Rhino poachers arrested in Kenya
» 18.12.2009 - Appeals court rejects bail application for former ports chief
» 18.12.2009 - Union calls for resignation of education minister
» 16.12.2009 - Kibaki orders investigation into missing school funds
» 11.12.2009 - Britain bans 20 Kenyan officials
» 10.12.2009 - Zambia to tighten anti-craft laws
» 09.12.2009 - Corruption obstacle to achieving MDGs
» 08.12.2009 - Arms and minerals’ smuggling still rife in DRC, report
» 04.12.2009 - Nigeria uncovers $15.3 million scam in schools fees
» 03.12.2009 - INTERPOL and FIFA set up international taskforce against illegal sports betting
» 03.12.2009 - Seychelles rejects financial piracy allegations
» 01.12.2009 - INTERPOL-Africa operation seize illegal Ivory
» 26.11.2009 - Gabon resumes census of civil servant to root out corruption
» 26.11.2009 - UNITA demands the naming of corrupt officials
» 25.11.2009 - Nigerian cyber fraudster in court
» 17.11.2009 - Countries in conflict greatly challenged by corruption
» 11.11.2009 - Djibouti forcibly repatriates Somali asylum seekers
» 10.11.2009 - Former NPA chief denied bail
» 10.11.2009 - UNODC chief blames shady trade on financial crisis
» 29.10.2009 - Embezzlement case against Africa trio overturned
» 28.10.2009 - Angola slams French ruling on arms deal
» 27.10.2009 - IMF returns Senegal's bag of dollars gift to official
» 27.10.2009 - Gabon rejects nearly 300 migrants
» 27.10.2009 - Former ports chief jailed for 2 years
» 26.10.2009 - Kenya probes missing funds in resettlement programme
» 23.10.2009 - Nigeria cracks a whip on cyber fraudsters
» 21.10.2009 - SA local govt clouded by corruption
» 20.10.2009 - Gabon recalls Central Bank Governor
» 23.09.2009 - Malagasy NGOs unite against plunder of natural resources
» 17.09.2009 - 'No one-size-fits-all rule to prevent corruption' - UN report
» 04.09.2009 - Drug-trafficking and money laundering chief extradited to the US
» 02.09.2009 - 16 Somalis die in an attempt to reach Yemen
» 31.08.2009 - Not yet over for Chiluba
» 26.08.2009 - Heads rolling as govt seeks to jail Chiluba
» 17.08.2009 - Chiluba acquitted
» 14.08.2009 - A few more days before Chiluba’s verdict
» 06.08.2009 - SA govt refutes claims of doggy arms’ deals
» 06.08.2009 - Investigations uncover large-scale illicit drug production in Guinea
» 06.08.2009 - Former congressman convicted of corruption charges related to African deals
» 05.08.2009 - Former border agent sentenced on Tanzanian Leopard Tortoises case
» 24.07.2009 - Namibian court orders continued freezing of assets
» 20.07.2009 - China president’s son in Namibia’s corruption case
» 17.07.2009 - Corrupt DRC magistrates send packing
» 16.07.2009 - Lesotho govt not backing off new financial tool
» 09.07.2009 - HRW denounced use of oil revenues in E/Guinea
» 09.07.2009 - New initiative to fight organised crime in West Africa
» 06.07.2009 - New SA crime-busting unit launched
» 06.07.2009 - Kenya, most corrupt East African state - report
» 17.06.2009 - UN probes stolen aid in Somalia
» 12.06.2009 - Egypt has enough wheat reserves, govt
» 27.05.2009 - Court upholds decision to sack anti graft chief
» 26.05.2009 - Equatorial Guinea denies accounts and real estate in Spain
» 19.05.2009 - Angola intensifies security at DRC border to halt diamond smuggling
» 18.05.2009 - More Africa states join the global extractives transparency initiative
» 18.05.2009 - SA opposition calls for investigation into R2.4 million Zuma party
» 14.05.2009 - Tanzanian newspaper faces closure from harsh court decision
» 06.05.2009 - French magistrate to investigate 3 African presidents for corruption
» 04.05.2009 - New guide to recovery looted funds published
» 23.04.2009 - Opposition cautions against cover up in bribery saga
» 17.04.2009 - Call for probe into Burundi activist's death
» 16.04.2009 - Swiss blocks $150 million bribes account
» 14.04.2009 - Former Halliburton chief ready to spill the beans

front page | news | countries | archive | currencies | news alerts login | about afrol News | contact | advertise | español 

©  afrol News. Reproducing or buying afrol News' articles.

   You can contact us at mail@afrol.com