(April 17, 2002) The nigerian authorities will discontinue the criminal proceedings against the persons participating in the settlement, and delete their names from the requests for judicial assistance submitted to foreign countries.
92 of 111 cases dismissed — PCGG
(April 6, 2002) Ninety-two out of 111 criminal cases filed by the Presidential Commission on Good Government have been dismissed by the Office of the Ombudsman as of September last year, PCGG Commissioner Ruben Carranza Jr. said yesterday.
PCGG ‘rough’ estimate: 92 Marcos cases dropped
(April 5, 2002) The Presidential Commission on Good Government is aghast to discover that 92 of the 111 criminal cases that it filed against the Marcoses and their cronies with the Office of the Ombudsman have been dismissed.
Between strikes and the IMF debacle
(March 11, 2002) Two inescapable truths came out of the Federal Govern-ment’s decision last week to dump the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme which had been in place since July last year.
Canadian firm charged with bribery in Lesotho
(February 20, 2002) The prosecution team says evidence will be led that Acres International paid bribes worth millions of US dollars to the former chief executive of the Lesotho Highlands Authority.
Maseru bribery: Canadian firm charged
(February 19, 2002) A Canadian firm of contractors, Acres International, was charged with two counts of bribery in the Lesotho High Court on Tuesday in connection with the two-nation Lesotho Highlands Water Project.
Group storms Edo Assembly, wants $120m ADB loan traced
(February 15, 2002) EDO-members stormed the State House of Assembly yesterday, demanding for an investigation into how a loan of $120m from the African Development Bank (ADB) for urban water supply disappeared.
Healing Africa’s scar; Mr. Blair is to be commended on his ambitious goals
(February 7, 2002) The latest research shows that the rich nations of Europe and North America, numbering some 50 million people, have the same income as the 2.7 billion poor people in the rest of the world.
Expert Testimony in Corruption Case
(February 1, 2002) Memorandum for Lesotho Highlands Water Project, Corruption Case
Menem accused of taking bribe in 1994 bombing
(January 23, 2002) Argentina is investigating Carlos Menem, the former president, for allegedly taking bribes to cover up Iranian involvement in the 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish centre in which 86 people died, the Swiss government said yesterday.
Launch of report on Argentina and International Insolvency
(January 14, 2002) The Jubilee Debt Programme at New Economics Foundation launches a new report on Argentina and international insolvency: “Chapter 9/11? Resolving International Debt Crises – the Jubilee Framework for international insolvency”.
Fair and transparent arbitration on debt
(January 1, 2002) There is a need for Arbitration on specific types of Loans or debt in particular the odious and illegitimate debts, which are categorised to include the following: Debts that cannot be serviced without causing harm to people and communities.
Out of the vicious cycle of debt
(January 1, 2002) Debt cancellation is all the more legitimate in that it can be justified by several legal arguments, including the notions of "odious debt."
Why should they pay? (Letter to the Editor)
(December 28, 2001) Millions of black South Africans, who lack basic services such as housing, decent schools and hospitals, must toil daily to pay back the billions of dollars borrowed by former apartheid regimes to oppress them.
Paris Club reschedules Nigeria’s debt
(December 10, 2001) The Paris Club of Creditors, to which Nigeria owes about $22bn, has rescheduled the repayment over 18 years good news for a country with external debt totalling about $28bn.
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