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seven people arrested for the murder of a jug

South African police are investigating the murder of Babita Deokaran, a government official from the Gauteng region, which includes Johannesburg. She had exposed the corruption surrounding fraudulent public contracts in connection with Covid-19, in favor of "Covidpreneurs", these entrepreneurs who have illegally enriched themselves due to the pandemic. Seven people were arrested on Friday, August 27,…

Former Health Minister Eteni Longondo arrested

Former Congolese Minister of Health Eteni Longondo, accused almost unanimously by the General Inspectorate of Finance (IGF) of embezzling funds set aside for the response to Covid-19 when he was in office in 2020, was placed under a temporary arrest warrant, Friday, August 27, 2021, in the end of a hearing at the prosecutor's office near the Court of Cassation in Kinshasa. He spent the night in Makala…

Action against corruption in Mali: against new

Former Mali Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maïga, as well as a former finance and economics minister, was indicted and arrested by the Supreme Court, particularly over the purchase of the command plane of former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. In this story, as in others, new arrests may be planned. as reported from…

the Court of Cassation decides in the case

In France, the Court of Cassation on Wednesday ruled on the appeal of Teodorin Obiang, Vice President of Equatorial Guinea, convicted last year of having built up a fraudulent legacy of more than € 150 million. Is it French law or Equatorial Guinea that must apply to Teodorin Obiang? This is essentially the question that must…

Two African personalities condemned by

The son of Guinea's President Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue and Zimbabwean businessman Kudakwashe Tagwirei will no longer be allowed to enter British territory and their bank accounts will be frozen. as reported from London, Marie Boëda"These measures are aimed at individuals who have lined their pockets at the expense of their…

Swiss justice recognizes embezzlement in

This is a mistake that could cost Israeli businessman Dan Gertler dearly. In an arbitration proceeding, the latter used a document indicating that he handed over nearly $ 380 million in bribes to Congolese officials. with our special correspondent in Kinshasa, Sonia RolleyThis is in fact what the investigators from the British…