(February 15, 2005) Benon Sevan faces U.N. disciplinary charges, but has denied wrongdoing.
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Is corruption getting worse in Africa?
(February 11, 2005) Observers say there is reason to suggest the scale of corruption in Africa is increasing in proportion to an increase in attention to the issue.
Profligacy, corruption and debt
(February 10, 2005) Debt is not the only, nor the most debilitating, disease that afflicts most of the poor and not-so-poor nations of the Third World.
Shadow of Moi era returns in Kenya corruption crisis
(February 10, 2005) For Kenyans who thought former President Daniel arap Moi’s sordid era had ended with a new government in 2002, the past week delivered a shocking case of deja vu.
Big plans for Africa are an old story
(February 10, 2005) So dear old Bob Geldof is profoundly bored with Africa. Or at least he’s bored with Africa’s slow pace of change.
Highlands water partner up on bribery
(February 9, 2005) Yet another official involved in the scandal-plagued Lesotho Highlands Water Project has been called on to face charges of corruption and bribery.
Forgive us our debts? Obstacles lie ahead
(February 9, 2005) G-7 approves debt relief, but British ‘Marshall Plan’ for poor countries faces US skepticism.
Debt relief moves ahead, but details are fuzzy
(February 9, 2005) An agreement by the group of seven most industrialised nations (G7) to back 100 percent debt cancellation for poor nations has been applauded by long-time debt campaigners, but they warn the proposal still faces some tough decisions.
Debt relief small step for poor Africa
(February 8, 2005) Malawi is $2.9 billion in debt but the cash that was borrowed hasn’t done Simao Aloni or his home village of Chiromo any good. Campaigners for debt relief argue that as a result, the people of dirt-poor Malawi shouldn’t be burdened with it.
All talk and no action – the G7 has no intention of cancelling the debt
(February 7, 2005) The final G7 communiqué is just another step in a direction that has already shown itself to be far wide of any real intention to totally cancel the debt.
Pinochet offers hidden millions to repay Chile’s Treasury
(February 7, 2005) Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s defense is seeking permission to use money from his notorious Riggs Bank accounts to repay US$5 million to the Chilean Tax Service (SII)
Environmental NGOs in China: Encouraging action and addressing public grievances
(February 7, 2005) Patricia Adams, Executive Director of Probe International, addressed a Congressional-Executive Commission on China roundtable in Washington on Feb. 7: ‘We believe projects like Three Gorges can be built only in the absence of good information about their real costs and benefits, and in the absence of an informed public debate.’ See her statement.
All talk and no action: the G7 has no intention of cancelling the debt
(February 7, 2005) The failure that has marked the end of the summit of G7 finance ministers on February 4 and 5 had to be covered up with empty declarations.
US and Iraq: Who owes whom?
(February 7, 2005) It is intriguing that nobody seems to have worked out how much the US and its allies owe the people of Iraq.
G-7 countries willing to offer debt relief
(February 5, 2005) The world’s seven wealthiest nations said Saturday they were willing to take on up to 100 percent of the debt owed by some of the poorest countries. But they failed to agree on a British plan to boost international aid by $50 billion a year.
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