(May 20, 2002) A historic decision: a court in Lesotho has convicted an African official of taking bribes from international construction firms.
NGO letter to World Bank re: Bujagali dam
(May 20, 2002) Ugandan and international groups, including Probe International, urge World Bank Directors to make public details of Bujagali hydro deal.
Odious debt
(May 10, 2002) Some argue that sovereign debt incurred without the consent of the people and not for their benefit, such as that of apartheid South Africa, should be considered odious and not transferable to successor governments.
India cracks down on Tehelka months after bribery expose
(April 23, 2002) A news team that nearly brought down India’s government last year with an explosive expose of corruption in politics is now itself on the verge of collapse.
Final Judgement
(April 18, 2002) The members of the International Peoples’ Tribunal met in Washington, D.D., on April 18, 2002, to pronounce their Final Sentence in the case against the Debt substantiated in the public hearings held in Porto Alegre, in February, as part of the II World Social Forum.
Sentencia Final
(April 18, 2002) This is the Spanish version of the final sentence of the International Peoples’ Tribunal on Debt in the case against the Debt, substantiated in the public hearings held in Porto Alegre, in February.
Out-of-court settlement in the Abacha case: Nigeria to receive more than a billion USD
(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.
The consequences of corruption
(February 1, 2002) Memorandum of expert: Lesotho Highlands Water Project, Corruption Case, Expert Testimony.
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