(February 20, 2004) A successor to the Jubilee 2000 UK movement has accused the United States government of a "glaring double standard" in its approach to debt relief for Iraq, compared to Ethiopia.
African advocates to U.S.: Reduce our debt like Iraq’s
(February 20, 2004) In their financial histories, Iraq and the Democratic Republic of Congo share something in common: billions of dollars in international loans that vanished into the coffers of their former dictators, Saddam Hussein and Mobutu Sese Seko.
True North?
(February 20, 2004) Canada’s auditor general dropped a bombshell on the country’s ruling Liberal government last week in a report roundly condemning it for the misuse of at least CDN$100 million in public funds.
Firms urged to join rush for Iraqi ‘gold’
(February 19, 2004) Accountancy firms are being encouraged to set up shop in Iraq to take part in what was last week billed as a modern-day ‘gold rush’.
Dam implicated in dangerous downstream drought
(February 18, 2004) The Three Gorges dam is partly to blame for dangerously low water levels in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River that have caused dozens of ships to run aground, official Chinese media reports say.
Sponsorship scandal is like cancer on Liberal party: Mills
(February 18, 2004) Liberal MP Dennis Mills says the sponsorship scandal is like a cancer eating away at the party – and the public trust.
Editorial: Welcome moves for whistle-blowers
(February 18, 2004) Astonishingly, Canada has no such "whistle-blower" law to shield people from reprisals, unlike the United States, Great Britain and Australia. The government is planning to introduce a draft bill by late March.
JS passes anti-corruption commission bill: TIB terms bill ‘cynical deception’
(February 18, 2004) Amid abstention of major opposition parties, the Jatiya Sangsad [the Bangladesh parliament] Tuesday night passed a bill for formation of an anti-corruption commission.
Belize dam trial: Victory, what victory?
True, Fortis narrowly escaped an injunction to stop construction of the Chalillo dam. Three out of five judges decided the Belizean government’s environmental approval of the dam was not illegal, just flawed.
World Bank financing Nam Theun 2
(February 18, 2004) World Bank financing for Nam Theun 2 clearly contradicts the Bank’s energy policy advice dispensed to Thailand and other developing countries over the past decade.
Dam implicated in dangerous downstream drought
The Three Gorges dam is partly to blame for dangerously low water levels in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River that have caused dozens of ships to run aground, official Chinese media reports say.
Yangtze shipping faces 23-day disruption
Shipping on the Yangtze River will be disrupted for more than three weeks starting Friday [Feb. 20], as the upstream section of the Three Gorges shiplock is closed for inspection, China News Service (Zhongguo xinwen she) reports.
House to debate ‘culture of corruption’
(February 17, 2004) Describing the Liberals as "corrupt" has caused several days of hand-wringing and backroom debate among senators in the Upper Chamber, but the term will be front and centre for a full day of debate today in the House of Commons.
Canadian finance scandal taints upcoming election
(February 17, 2004) Canadian officials at international summits are fond of lecturing their counterparts from poorer countries on the debilitating effects of corruption. Now opposition politicians say Canada has produced a corruption scandal to call its own.
A link between reparations, forgiving African debt
(February 16, 2004) What do The Washington Times and the AfricaFocus Bulletin have in common? In editorial policy, they are miles apart. Yet, both published articles during this Black History Month likely to kindle heated discussion about a controversial but curious link between reparations for American descendants of African slaves and cancellation of African debt.
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