Kenya’s problem is not poverty, Okiya Omtatah says—it is borrowed cash that never faces Parliament, and a legislature too compromised to ask where it went.
Omtatah’s odious-debt puts Kenya’s political lenders—and its political class—on notice
A Kenyan court fight over irregular borrowing is testing the wisdom of a 1927 doctrine on odious debt.
Lenders, beware — a Kenyan court case may invalidate ‘odious debts’
Loans made outside normal parliamentary channels and held offshore may soon find themselves less likely to be repaid.
What will happen to the oil-for-loans project between China and Venezuela after Maduro’s arrest?
The arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has prompted warnings that a new government may refuse to recognize debts deemed odious or illegitimate.
Maduro, Venezuela, the U.S.—and the oil shock China can’t price in
Maduro’s capture triggers heavy sour crude squeeze as Caribbean tanker routes shift and China’s $17-19B oil-backed loans hang in balance.
Brussels’ global infrastructure plan isn’t challenging Beijing — it’s relying on it
EU-funded projects abroad are being built by Chinese companies.
Not your useful idiot
The Bureau talks to Bob Pickard—whistleblower on Beijing’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank—and what he learned about PRC elite capture, global influence, and Hogue Commission evidence.
A paradise for corruption
Britain tries to clean up its dirtiest secret.
BBC climate disinformation reporter attacks Kenyan farmer
When a Kenyan farmer expressed views contrary to the climate change narrative, a BBC reporter took him to task for sharing from his own experience and research.
Why Communist China is determined to weaponize Ebola
India would be the country most at risk of a major Ebola bioweapons attack.
Canada should exit CCP leader Xi’s Imperial Bank
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank makes no sense for Canada but our continued membership speaks to China’s continuing hold over the Canadian government.
The resource curse comes to Mozambique
Hidden foreign aid to an incompetent and dishonest government is set to rob Mozambique of its gas treasure as no one can explain what happened to billions of dollars the country borrowed for a series of price-inflated, murky projects. The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) reports.
World Bank dupes our Supreme Court
A Supreme Court decision involving the World Bank and Canadian engineering giant SNC-Lavalin could threaten fair trials for falsely accused Canadians in the future and help corrupt Canadians to escape punishment. Patricia Adams of Probe International for the Financial Post.
Suspicions mount in slaying of noted Honduran environmentalist
The killing of award-winning environmentalist and indigenous leader Berta Cáceres by two gunmen at her home in Honduras raises questions about the possible role of Honduran soldiers and police in her death, the Washington Post reports.
Wanted by U.S.: The stolen millions of despots and crooked elites
The United States’ Kleptocracy initiative is aimed at holding foreign government officials to account and preventing them from using the U.S. as a haven for money looted from their own countries. Although solid wins are rare, tying up a corrupt foreign leader’s money in the courts is seen as a victory, writes Leslie Wayne for The New York Times.
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