(February 17, 2005) The picture that emerges from multiple, overlapping inquiries into the world’s management of Iraq’s people and oil wealth since 1991 is appalling.
President of the Treasury Board releases review of Crown Corporation governance
(February 17, 2005) In a move that will see more Crown corporations fall under the public eye, Treasury Board President Reg Alcock has announced reforms to expand the Access to Information Act.
10 more Crown corporations will have to open records
(February 17, 2005) Ten more Crown agencies will come under public scrutiny as Ottawa reforms the act that grants access to government information, but the changes won’t prevent the kind of abuses that cropped up in the sponsorship scandal.
Dam project in Laos acts as test case for World Bank
(February 16, 2005) The World Bank’s board will be asked in the next few weeks to endorse a $1.3bn dam in Laos worth nearly as much as the gross domestic product of one of the world’s poorest countries.
Divisions on how to agree debt relief
(February 16, 2005) Disagreement about whether grants are preferable to loans is complicating efforts by rich countries to agree on debt relief for the world’s poorest countries.
Kenya: Cabinet shuffled amid calls for action on graft
(February 16, 2005) Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki shuffled his cabinet on Monday, just days after western donors had urged his government to act on reports of corruption and bad governance.
Kenya responds to pressure on government graft
(February 16, 2005) Under heavy domestic and international pressure to prove its commitment to fighting government corruption, Kenya said Wednesday that six fired senior government officials would stand trial on graft charges.
Canadian diplomat joins attack on corruption in Kenya
(February 15, 2005) Canada joined in a highly unusual diplomatic attack on Kenya yesterday as the top Canadian diplomat in the country told a local forum the government of President Mwai Kibaki lacked the "fire in the belly" to confront corruption.
Can debtors be choosers?
(February 15, 2005) The implications of Argentina’s struggle with IMF debt for highly indebted poor countries.
Senator alleges oil-for-food ‘bribe’
(February 15, 2005) Benon Sevan faces U.N. disciplinary charges, but has denied wrongdoing.
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.
International law supports Iraqi debt challenge
(February 11, 2005) Saddam Hussein used money western countries lent him mainly to arm himself, oppress his people, and build opulent palaces. So should his victims have to pay it back without knowing who lent the money and what the money financed?
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.
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