TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The political arm of Libya’s Muslim Brotherhood called on Prime Minister Ali Zeidan to resign, accusing him of failing to tackle corruption or build a united national army in a country riven by tribal rivalries. Mohammad Sawan, … Continue reading
Juba, 09/05/2013 10:13 (AFP)- Investigators recommended Thursday that two powerful South Sudanese ex-ministers face trial for a multi-million dollar corruption scandal, the first time the graft-riddled nation would hold such senior figures to account. Billions of dollars of lucrative oil … Continue reading
Thailand is entering an era of massive corruption, as the authorities have no sincerity in tackling the problem, while business people remain willing to pay bribes and even the media now lacks the courage to dig deep, the Anti-Corruption Organisation … Continue reading
Monrovia – One of Liberia’s leading local daily newspapers has been shut down after its publisher was jailed for libel over a report about government corruption, its staff told AFP on Tuesday. Rodney Sieh, managing director of Frontpage Africa, was … Continue reading
The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences has released a blue book for 2013 in which it has said that small scale corruption is a more serious problem than larger scale acts because of the relatively higher number of cases. The … Continue reading
The Cabinet approved a bill on establishing the national agency for combating corruption which will replace the current Central Agency of Supervision and Inspection, in addition to approving a bill on the law for combating unlawful gains and a bill … Continue reading
The head of the High Office of Oversight and Anti-corruption Department, Azizollah Ludin, says if foreign-based Afghan businessmen assist, he will definitely contest elections against those candidates, who are currently conducting their campaigns. He says his candidacy for the upcoming … Continue reading
Perceived corruption has risen in several Arab Spring countries in the past two years, according to a new survey by Transparency International. The findings by the anti-graft watchdog suggest the wave of uprisings in the region since late 2010 have … Continue reading
The governor of Somalia’s central bank, Abdisalan Hadliye, is denying a UN monitoring group’s allegations that he was involved in the embezzlement of millions of US dollars withdrawn from the bank, privately-owned Radio Dalsan reported on 3 July. Hadliye said … Continue reading
Over 60% of economists polled recently consider corruption to be the country’s most serious problem with serious economic implications, Bangkok Poll said on Thursday. The pollster at Bangkok University said opinions were sought from 63 economists at 31 leading economic … Continue reading