Bribe totaling $360m : Docs presented by Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler embroil him in one of biggest graft probes ever haaretz.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from haaretz.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Attacks on whistleblowers, legislating patriotism, #IWD and a bittersweet tribute
A group of Nigerian women mark International Women’s Day and voice their concerns over the recent rise in insecurity, hunger and inequality for women, in Lagos, 8 March 2021, Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto via Getty Images March 2021 in Africa: A free expression roundup produced by IFEX’s regional editor Reyhana Masters, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region.
The celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March provided a crucial springboard to foreground issues, concerns, and stories of triumph across the continent. Women took centre stage – from the launch of a new podcast featuring youth voices, to a book honouring women leaders, to speaking out against misogynistic attacks.
Le rétablissement des sanctions américaines contre le magnat des mines Dan Gertler rassure les ONG anti-corruption en RDC francetvinfo.fr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from francetvinfo.fr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
(Kinshasa) – Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo should quash the death sentences imposed
in absentia on two whistleblowers who provided information on corruption. Congolese authorities should instead investigate the allegations of criminal activity reported by Gradi Koko and Navy Malela, two former bank employees who exposed alleged illegal financial practices and money laundering.
Koko and Malela both worked in the audit department of Afriland First Bank CD, the Congolese subsidiary of Afriland First Bank, whose headquarters are in Cameroon. Koko said that in 2018 his superiors at the bank directly threatened him after he reported serious financial irregularities internally. In the face of these threats, he and Malela shared a trove of data and documents with the Platform for the Protection of African Whistleblowers (PPLAAF), a nongovernmental organization based in France. The information they provided led to a series of investigative reports in July 2020 by PPLAAF
Biden reimposes sanctions on mining magnate Dan Gertler mining.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mining.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.