(August 17, 2006) If presidential exclamations and Cabinet pledges could exorcise the ghost of corruption, Kenya would be a paragon of good governance.
Kenya: Lead war on corruption, Kenyans tell Kibaki
(August 17, 2006) Kenyans have asked President Kibaki to lead the war against corruption from the front, a new survey shows.
Cancellation of USD120 billion of Iraq’s debt by end of next year
(August 13, 2006) Up to $US120 billion of Iraq’s total debt is expected to be cancelled by the end of next year, the Iraqi central bank governor Dr. Snan Al-Shabibi announced last month.
Trial dismissal rejected for Pinochet
(August 11, 2006) The judge investigating the origin of the personal fortune of Augusto Pinochet rejected a request for dismissal by his defense lawyers because of his state of health and impaired ability to speak, judicial sources said here Friday.
Foreign Relations Committee approves UN convention against corruption
(August 2, 2006) The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved the United Nations Convention Against Corruption for ratification.
Analysis: Afghanistan at the Paris Club
(July 31, 2006) The Paris Club of creditor nations has granted Afghanistan a 67% debt cancellation worth US$1.6 billion; European NGO Eurodad notes, however, that Afghanistan’s debt to Russia is a potential source of contention.
Are some people naturally corrupt?
(July 24, 2006) Maybe, but incentives may trump lack of personal morals, according to Tim Harford, the author of Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor – and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!
Managing globalization: for Africa, high hopes
(July 18, 2006) It is true that corruption represents a huge obstacle to economic and social development in many African countries. And it is true that so-called entrenched networks of socially connected businesspeople and public officials make life very hard for corruption fighters. But there are fresh signs of success in some countries, such as Nigeria and South Africa, and other countries that already enjoy good governance and strong institutions.
On the road to forgiveness, justice is forgotten
(July 17, 2006) The World Bank’s high-profile focus on curbing corruption looks set to continue but to what effect can the Bank implement its anti-graft agenda when the Bank itself has been “the cause of corruption, and odious and illegitimate debts, in the past?” asks Gail Hurley of the Brussels-based NGO network Eurodad.
UK calls for IMF reform
(July 16, 2006) Britain is pushing for a radical shake-up of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, including an end to the post Second World War stitch-up which split the top jobs between Europe and the US, reports Heather Stewart for The Observer.
£100 million [US$185m] fund to combat corruption among developing world leaders
(July 14, 2006) Britain has announced the creation of a ¬£100 million fund to fight corruption and improve political accountability in the developing world, as part of an undertaking by the Tony Blair administration to address how Third World challenges identified at last year’s G8 summit could be met, reports Tania Branigan for The Guardian.
Combat corruption: commit to the conventions
(July 12, 2006) Activists worry that “the failure” of G8 member states to renew existing commitments to monitoring corruption will undermine negotiations at the forthcoming Conference of the States Parties.
‘Aid only feeds Africa’s corruption’
(July 8, 2006) In a recent address on western aid to Africa, outspoken Ugandan journalist Andrew Mwenda said "the best thing the West can do" for Africa "is nothing."
On the road to forgiveness, justice is forgotten
(July 7, 2006) The World Bank’s high-profile focus on curbing corruption looks set to continue but to what effect can the Bank implement its anti-graft agenda when the Bank itself has been "the cause of corruption, and odious and illegitimate debts, in the past?" asks Gail Hurley of the
Brussels-based NGO network Eurodad.
Smelling a boomtown rat
(June 27, 2006) This time last year, I spent a fruitless Saturday night touring pubs in Nairobi trying to find a Kenyan who was watching Live 8. There were plenty watching Wimbledon, but no one who had even heard of Bob Geldof. When I explained what was going on in Britain, they replied briskly that pop music was for children – and if you borrow money, you ought to pay it back.
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