(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.
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)
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.
UK envoy tells of massive rot in Kibaki government
(February 4, 2005) Fresh claims by the British High Commissioner to Kenya, Sir Edward Clay, that the government abets corruption within its ranks have elicited angry reaction in Nairobi.
Iraq demands justice in wake of oil-for-food report
(February 4, 2005) Anyone who stole from the UN’s oil-for-food program for Iraq must stand trial and the money be repaid to the Iraqi people, Iraq’s Human Rights Minister said.
‘N315bn looted funds in British banks’
(February 3, 2005) Britain said yesterday that over £1.5 billion (about N315.53 billion) of Nigeria’s looted funds are frozen in various British banks.
UN programme chief ‘solicited oil from Baghdad’
(February 3, 2005) Benon Sevan, head of the United Nations office that administered Iraq’s multi-billion dollar oil-for-food programme, "repeatedly solicited" oil allocations from Baghdad, a UN-appointed inquiry said yesterday.
UK Christians call for G7 debt cancellation deal
(February 2, 2005) “If finance ministers agree a deal on debt cancellation, this G7 meeting would be the first milestone on the road towards ending the obscene poverty.”
Environmentalists challenge UEGCL
(February 2, 2005) Critics say Uganda’s Owen Falls Extension is a catastrophe and blame it on the government, Acres International, the project consultants, and the World Bank.
Pressure mounts on G-7 to cancel ‘odious’ debts
(February 2, 2005) Development groups are calling on the Bush administration to support full, unconditional, and immediate debt relief for more than three dozen of the world’s poorest nations.
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