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Tag: Central Africa

Congo’s President Has Been Re-Elected. His Climate Policy Will Have Global Significance.
31Dec By adminNo Comments
World

Congo’s President Has Been Re-Elected. His Climate Policy Will Have Global Significance.

Dec. 31, 2023 11:51 am ETCongolese President Felix Tshisekedi on Sunday was declared the winner of this month’s national election, handing him a pivotal role in global efforts to combat climate change thanks to his country’s vast forests and rich mineral reserves. The Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission said the 60-year-old Tshisekedi won a second five-year term with 73% of the vote in the Dec. 20 presidential election, well outpacing his challengers. But the election was fraught with delays: Many polling stations didn’t get voting materials on time, which led the commission to extend the vote by an extra day. The vote also came amid a hunger crisis and the worst fighting in years in Congo’s war-torn east.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 8...
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Switzerland Charges Trafigura and a Former Top Executive With Bribery
7Dec By adminNo Comments
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Switzerland Charges Trafigura and a Former Top Executive With Bribery

Updated Dec. 6, 2023 3:29 pm ETSwiss prosecutors charged a former top executive at Trafigura with facilitating payment of millions of dollars’ worth of bribes to land the energy trader preferential treatment in African oil producer Angola.Mike Wainwright helped to funnel part of the payments to an Angolan official, Swiss prosecutors said in an indictment at the Federal Criminal Court on Wednesday. These included more than 4.3 million euros, equivalent to $4.6 million, to a bank account in Geneva between 2009 and 2011, and $604,000 in cash payments in Angola. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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Switzerland Charges Trafigura and a Former Top Executive With Bribery
6Dec By adminNo Comments
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Switzerland Charges Trafigura and a Former Top Executive With Bribery

Updated Dec. 6, 2023 1:21 pm ETSwiss prosecutors charged a former top executive at Trafigura with facilitating payment of millions of dollars’ worth of bribes to land the energy trader preferential treatment in African oil producer Angola.Mike Wainwright allegedly helped to funnel the payments to an Angolan official, including some of more than 4.3 million euros, equivalent to $4.6 million, to a bank account in Geneva between 2009 and 2011, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland said when it announced the criminal charges on Wednesday. He also approved transactions that led to over $604,000 in cash payments in Angola, prosecutors said in an indictment at the Federal Criminal Court.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb...
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Children Fed on Grass, No Medication for Rape Victims: Aid to African Crises Cut Back as Needs Soar
23Sep By adminNo Comments
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Children Fed on Grass, No Medication for Rape Victims: Aid to African Crises Cut Back as Needs Soar

Sept. 23, 2023 10:00 am ETListen to article(2 minutes)KAMPALA, Uganda—In Chad, refugees from the war in Sudan feed grass and insects to starving children after cash-strapped United Nations agencies halted food rations. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, clinics treating victims of sexual violence are running out of basic supplies such as painkillers. In Mali, 200,000 more displaced children are out of school because European governments slashed funding.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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African Leaders Warily Eye Their Generals After Coups Surge
12Sep By adminNo Comments
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African Leaders Warily Eye Their Generals After Coups Surge

Sept. 11, 2023 11:00 pm ETListen to article(2 minutes)A reliable supply of Western-trained generals and other seasoned commanders has been something of a status symbol for a host of African leaders in recent years.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
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The Last Days of Wagner’s Prigozhin
24Aug By adminNo Comments
World

The Last Days of Wagner’s Prigozhin

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