In Africa, Corruption Remains a Barrier to Investment
To attract foreign investors, African leaders must confront deep-seated issues of corruption and bureaucratic bloat within their economic systems.
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Peru’s Vizcarra Faces Impeachment After Court Bid Fails
Peru's President Vizcarra faces an impeachment trial in Congress Friday after Peru's top court rejected his government's appeal to block ...
Lebanon Must Root Out Corruption to Fix Its Economy
If Lebanon's government is to be successful in rooting out corruption and fixing the economy, it will have to take ...
Former Brazil President Lula Freed from Prison After Supreme Court Ruling
Lula has adamantly maintained that he is innocent and that the charges against him were politically motivated. In June, the Intercept ...
Iraqi Protesters Shun Politicians They Blame for Country’s Woes
Nesrine Mohammed, one of the few women among the protesters, said she wanted to dispense with the whole of Iraq's ...
In Courtroom Cage, Sudan’s Ousted Dictator Bashir Stands Trial
London-based rights watchdog Amnesty International has warned however that the corruption trial should not distract from his Darfur war crimes ...
Historic Protests in Puerto Rico to Continue as Governor Refuses to Resign
Not content with Rosello's promise not to seek reelection, hundreds of thousands of people are expected to demonstrate on Monday ...
Russian Space Sector Plagued by Astronomical Corruption
With millions of dollars missing and officials in prison or fleeing the country, Russia's space sector is at the heart ...
Mexico Must Solve Corruption Before it Can Attack Violence
If the pace of homicides in Mexico doesn’t slow down in the next few months, 2019 will end in a ...
South Africa: Struggling 25 Years After Apartheid
With elections upcoming, South Africa remains one of the most unequal countries and is held back by corruption and crime ...
Planned Indictment of Netanyahu: What You Need to Know
Here are a series of questions and answers on the allegations and their impact on April 9 elections
Captured: How the Fossil Fuel Industry Took Control of the EPA
As scientists continue to warn of the looming existential threat to human civilization climate change poses, Trump and his EPA ...
Corruption on the Rise in Trump’s America: International Watchdog
The U.S. lost four points to score 71 out of 100 on the watchdog's 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index, sending the ...
Snap Election in Israel: Just in Time to Save Netanyahu’s Seat?
Despite promises to serve a full term as prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved Israel’s parliament and called a snap election. ...
Why Cash and Connections Remain Somalia’s Most Popular Currencies
The international apparatus that was set up to “fix Somalia” is the main hoax for keeping it perpetually broken. As ...
South African Corruption Fuels Killing of Rhinos and Rangers Protecting Them
The number of rhinos brutally hacked and murdered for their horns in South Africa in 2017 increased nearly eighty times ...
Haiti’s New Government: Real Change?
Haiti has a new government, but new Prime Minister Ceant's meetings with the IMF and World Bank do not predict ...
Romania’s Anti-Corruption Protests: What International Media Miss
When talking about corruption in Romania, international media often paints a black and white picture of villain politicians and heroic ...
Warren: ‘Corruption is a Form of Public Cancer and Washington’s Got it Bad’
US Senator Warren outlined her new legislation, the “Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Act,” to change the way Washington does business.
Will Yet Another Anti-Corruption Protest Trigger Change in Romania?
Demonstrations can put pressure on governments to fight corruption, but for such changes to be long-lasting politicians must commit to ...
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