Tag Archives: Global Witness
(AP) — Liberia has a new $672 million austerity budget that cut official travel expenses to channel more funds to infrastructure. The controversial budget also freezes salaries for civil servants. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf signed the budget late Wednesday, after … read more »
Posted in Liberia, News, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged Associated Press, Charles Taylor, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Global Witness, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, information minister, Lewis Brown, Liberia
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press release Global Witness welcomes the announcement of an oil deal reached by Sudan and South Sudan, while stressing the need for the final text to ensure transparent implementation. After more than two years of negotiations, Sudan and South Sudan … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Press Releases, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged $3.028 billion, Africa Countries, africa facts, africa for kids, africa karl wolf, africa lyrics, africa song, africa toto, african food, African History, Global Witness, Government, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Oil reserves, South Sudan, Sudan
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The playboy son of Colonel Gaddafi was yesterday ordered to hand over his £10m British mansion to the new Libyan government. Former professional footballer Saadi Gaddafi bought the neo-Georgian, eight bedroom home, complete with indoor swimming pool and private cinema, … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Arab Spring, British Virgin Islands, Gaddafi, Global Witness, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Libya, London, Muammar Gaddafi, Saadi
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Harare – The first auction of gems from a Zimbabwean diamond field where the military stands accused of carrying out abuses was under way on Tuesday, a month after an international ban on sourcing precious stones from the area was … read more »
Posted in News, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged blood diamond, Côte d'Ivoire, Global Witness, Harare, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
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Campaign group Global Witness has pulled out of the Kimberley Process, a scheme designed to prevent “blood diamonds” from entering the mainstream market, calling the scheme outdated and a failure, almost nine years after its launch. In a damning statement … read more »
September 27, 2011 by benim
An international watchdog is warning that corruption is already rampant in Liberia’s oil sector — even before any oil has been discovered. Global Witness said Monday government officials and at least one company have paid bribes to get contracts approved. … read more »
Posted in News
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Tagged African Union, Economic Community of West African States, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Global Witness, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Liberia, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, United Nations, Voice of America, West Africa
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Reporting from Washington and Johannesburg, South— Human rights groups and Western countries fear that a new batch of what they consider to be “blood diamonds” is about to enter international markets, culled from vast deposits in Zimbabwe. At stake is … read more »
Posted in News, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, Democratic Republic of Congo, East Africa, Global Witness, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Obert Mpofu, Pan African News, Robert Mugabe, Sierra Leone, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa, Zimbabwe
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The London lawyer for a Nigerian state governor has been sentenced to seven years in jail for charges including money laundering, local media reported. Bhadresh Gohil, who has represented Delta State Gov. James Onanefe Ibori, was found guilty in November … read more »
Posted in Crime & Corruption, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, breaking news, Delta State, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Embassies and Consulates, Global Witness, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, James Ibori, London, money laundering, News local news, Nigeria, Vmobile, World news
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The son of Equatorial Guinea’s dictator of 30 years commissioned plans to build a super yacht costing $380 million (£236 million), nearly three times what the country spends on health and education each year, a corruption watchdog said on Monday. … read more »
Posted in Central Africa, Equatorial Guinea, News, Spotlight
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A new oil-sharing deal between Sudan’s north and soon-to-be independent south must ensure transparency and independent monitoring to avoid mistrust that could fuel future conflict, Global Witness said on Thursday. Southerners will begin to vote on independence on January 9 … read more »
Posted in Business, Economy, News, North Africa, Sudan
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Tagged Africa news, African news, breaking news, China National Petroleum Corporation, Global Witness, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Khartoum, News local news, newspapers, Politics of Sudan, Scott Gration, Southern Sudan, Sudan, World news
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