By AAF Staff The federal corruption indictment of New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez today came as a shock to many, but perhaps should not have been wholly unexpected: after all, Sen. Menendez had been indicted and tried before for similar 'influence-peddling' wrongdoing (regarding a criminal Florida doctor), in a case that ended up with a … Continue reading Corruption’s Long Tentacles: Egypt meets New Jersey in Certification-Monopoly Bribery Scheme
Greyed-Out by FATF: South Africa officially placed on the grey-list; where to from here?
By Jemma Muller and Tyla Lee Coertzen Despite the noteworthy progress South Africa has made in response to the deficiencies identified in the Financial Action Task Force’s (“FATF”) Mutual Evaluation Report released in June 2021, the FATF placed South Africa on the ‘grey-list’ on 24 February 2023. In order to understand the consequences of being … Continue reading Greyed-Out by FATF: South Africa officially placed on the grey-list; where to from here?
Financial corruption scandal engulfs Nigeria’s top justice amid political turmoil
Code of Conduct Tribunal convicts Justice Walter Onnoghen The Tribunal convicted Mr. Onnoghen of false asset declarations in foreign bank holdings. The judge must now forfeit multiple foreign bank accounts and their (unidentified) contents to the Nigerian federal government. He is further barred from holding public office for ten years. Observers question the motivation behind … Continue reading Financial corruption scandal engulfs Nigeria’s top justice amid political turmoil
And Don’t Even Mention the Russians…
Another look at South African economic & fiscal reality By AAF Guest Contributor James Greener, Ph.D. Minister Gigaba told us very little that we did not already know about the poor shape of the government’s finances. However, his unusual approach was actually to say as much and while he has been praised mightily for this, … Continue reading And Don’t Even Mention the Russians…
Did U.S. Meddle with Zuma Corruption Investigation? There’s a new Sheriff in Town
Ex-Public Protector Criticised for Accepting American & German Funds in Effort to Stamp out Government Fraud South Africa's current holder of the Office of the Public Protector ("OPP") -- a supposedly independent government institution designed to fill an ombudsman role in public corruption investigations -- Busisiwe Mkhwebane, has reported to Parliament’s justice committee that, unlike her … Continue reading Did U.S. Meddle with Zuma Corruption Investigation? There’s a new Sheriff in Town
Public protector role to be filled by Advocate Mkhwebane
Advocate Busisiwe Joyce Mkhwebane was appointed as the new public protector in South Africa -- a very important, albeit often sadly emasculated, role. Adv. Mkhwebane will be replacing outgoing public protector Thuli Madonsela; her seven-year term officially begins on 15th October 2016. In an informal online survey, Corruption Watch determined that her appointment by President Jacob Zuma was deemed transparent, … Continue reading Public protector role to be filled by Advocate Mkhwebane
Caprikat, Foxwhelp & Aurora: The Tip of Africa’s ‘Panama Papers’ Iceberg?
The X, Y and Zumas of the ‘Panama Papers’ leak By AAT & AAF author, Michael-James Currie. During the week of 04 April 2016, headlines around the world reported on what may turn out to be one of the most significant developments in the fight to combat the use of offshore accounts for purposes of … Continue reading Caprikat, Foxwhelp & Aurora: The Tip of Africa’s ‘Panama Papers’ Iceberg?
$1 billion per year lost to corruption: a Nigerian saga
$1 billion per year lost to corruption Recently, AAF reported on the multi-faceted PR efforts of the new Buhari regime to clean up the soiled image of "corrupt Nigerian politics" -- among other things, by staging photo ops with World Bank leaders, charging former government officials with bribery, and moving ahead on basic appointments. Today, … Continue reading $1 billion per year lost to corruption: a Nigerian saga
Money laundering, $2bn phantom contracts, and Boko Haram
Nigeria moves on its anti-corruption promises: Former Defence Minister charged Reuters and BBC have reported that former Nigerian Defence Minister, Bello Haliru Mohammed -- a veterinarian by training who served in several ministerial positions, most recently under former President Goodluck Jonathan -- has been charged with money laundering and related corruption counts. He is no stranger to … Continue reading Money laundering, $2bn phantom contracts, and Boko Haram
From Managing Director to President: Get rid of corruption!
IMF's Lagarde to Nigeria's Buhari: Country needs to strike balance, yet ensure long-term anticorruption measures By Michael James Currie. The managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, welcomed Nigeria’s anti-corruption campaign which has been significantly pushed by President Buhari who was elected in May 2015. The Buhari administration is moving towards developing a strong … Continue reading From Managing Director to President: Get rid of corruption!
Anti-Fraud & Corruption Law in Africa 