(August 4, 2005) The prospect of turning Africa around with aid and debt relief seem at best problematic, at worst a pipedream.
Publish list of looters
(August 3, 2005) Abuja’s Daily Trust newspaper calls on President Olusegun Obasanjo to make public a list handed to him by the Paris Club that names prominent Nigerians who allegedly siphoned public funds overseas and to have those named investigated.
Acres International becomes Hatch-Acres
(August 3, 2005) The acquisition of Acres International by Hatch has entered a further phase with the announcement this week of a change of name. From now on Acres International will be known as Hatch-Acres.
US freezes assets of Zimbabwean farms, businesses
(August 3, 2005) The United States has frozen the US assets of 26 Zimbabwean entities it said are controlled by key members of President Robert Mugabe’s government, accusing them of undercutting democracy in Zimbabwe.
G8 debt relief could lead to new borrowing
(August 2, 2005) A leaked document by anti-debt campaigners shows the World Bank is considering extending additional loans to countries eligible for the G-8 debt cancellation, which would make the write-off plan fundamentally different from the initial proposal.
Vigilance special team to probe SNC-Lavalin case
(August 2, 2005) The government has decided to constitute a Vigilance special team to complete the probe into the SNC-Lavalin corruption case involving CPM state secretary Pinarayi Vijayan.
Special team to probe SNC Lavalin deal
(August 2, 2005) Six-month deadline for panel to submit report.
The dictator debt catch
(August 1, 2005) A US-brokered deal to forgive billions in Iraqi debt is causing other countries to say "me too," even as some Iraqis wish they’d said "no thanks."
KSEB contract for SNC-Lavalin
(July 31, 2005) With charges of political corruption and kickbacks in the SNC-Lavalin deal mounting against it, the Kerala CPI (M) Secretary is on the defensive.
Acres Incorporated now Hatch Acres
(July 29, 2005) As of August 1, 2005 energy consulting firm Acres Incorporated and most of its operating subsidiaries will be known as Hatch Acres. The new name reflects the fact that Acres is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hatch with access to its systems and services.
Ghana: Make Poverty History 2005 … what next?
(July 28, 2005) Aid basically undermines autonomous thinking and the confidence to rely on domestic ideas and domestic sources of development finance," writes GhanaHomePage columnist, Samuel Sawyer.
Iraqi commercial debt settlement terms announced
(July 27, 2005) Iraq has announced its settlement terms for Saddam-era commercial debt prior to August 1990. It is estimated that the total debt in this category may be $20 billion, of which about 85% will be eligible for settlement.
Paris Club hands over list of looters to Nigeria
(July 27, 2005) In exchange for partial debt relief, the Paris Club of creditor nations have handed Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo a list of well-placed Nigerians to go after and prosecute for allegedly stealing and stashing public funds in overseas bank accounts.
Driving Mr. Mugabe
(July 26, 2005) The likely beneficiaries of any new African aid program: the continent’s Mercedes-Benz dealerships.
Iraq health update: Summer 2005
(July 26, 2005) An update of a report by UK-based charity organization Medact has found growing evidence of corruption and a lack of transparency within Iraq’s Coalitional Provisional Authority.
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