September 28
Nigeria: Mambilla - How Premium Times Investigation Helped Nigeria Defeat Leno Adesanya At Paris Tribunal
Premium Times
The tribunal says Nigeria's Mambilla arbitration evidence partly relied on documents made public through PREMIUM TIMES reporting of the Pandora Papers leak. Read more »
Nigeria: Lawmakers Told Me They'd Go to Prison If They Passed My Anti-Corruption Bill - Obasanjo
Daily Trust
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has warned that Nigeria cannot achieve meaningful development as long as corruption continues to thrive. Read more »
Liberia: LACC Assesses Corruption Risk At National Lottery Authority
New Republic
The Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), through its Education and Prevention Department, has commenced an Institutional Corruption Risk Assessment (ICRA) at the National… Read more »
South Africa: How the Taxi Industry Wins When the State Weakens
Daily Maverick
The testimony of Joe 'Ferrari' Sibanyoni at the Madlanga Commission is a reminder of how powerful the taxi industry, and elements of it, have become in our society. Read more »
South Africa: Follow the Money - - How Digital Banking Records Are Transforming Accountability in SA
Daily Maverick
The Madlanga Commission proves digital money trails can expose deep-seated corruption, but South Africa must turn these electronic footprints into swift prosecutions and lasting… Read more »
September 24
Southern Africa: SADC Anti-Corruption Expo and Games Strengthen Regional Cooperation Against Corruption [document]
SADC
Anti-corruption agencies from across Southern Africa gathered in Victoria Falls, Republic of Zimbabwe, for the 2026 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Anti-Corruption… Read more »
Nigeria: 2027 - APC Attacks Atiku Over Corruption Allegations, Urges Nigerians to Reject His Presidential Bid
Premium Times
"From the Mambilla Hydroelectric Power Project and the Siemens bribery scandal to the William Jefferson case, the PTDF funds controversy, and the US Senate investigation into… Read more »
Kenya: Two Arrested After Allegedly Taking Sh30,000 to Kill EACC Probe
Capital FM
Two women have been arrested in Western Kenya after allegedly demanding KSh100,000 from a person under investigation by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), claiming… Read more »
South Africa: MPs Slam NSFAS Over R616m Middleman Payouts for Accommodation System
Daily Maverick
MPs questioned how an NSFAS accommodation system initially estimated at below R50m led to R616m in payouts. Read more »
Nigeria: Why EFCC Declared Ex-Pension Boss Maina Wanted
Daily Trust
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has launched a manhunt for a former chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Force, Abdulrashid Maina. Read more »
September 23
Nigeria: Special Report - Inside Five International Corruption Cases Involving Atiku, Ex-Wife
Premium Times
This report examines five cases in which Atiku and his former wife, Jennifer, were linked to suspicious international financial transactions involving offshore companies and… Read more »
Nigeria: Anti-Corruption Advocates Seek Stronger Protection for Whistleblowers
Premium Times
Speakers empahsised whistleblowing as one of the ways of fighting corruption, and expressed regrets that such protection for whistleblowers was lacking in Nigeria. Read more »
Uganda: How a Multi-Billion PWD Grant Became a Secret Shared By a Few
Independent (Kampala)
For years, Sarah Nakato has watched government programmes come and go in her Kawempe neighbourhood. She knows about the Parish Development Model. She has heard of the Social… Read more »
September 22
Nigeria: 61 Nigerian Officials Linked to $271 Million US Property Holdings - Report
Premium Times
The investigation examined how wealth linked to Nigerian political and economic elites moved into the US real estate market and identified recurring risk factors in the acquisition… Read more »
Uganda: Tororo Municipality Faces Scrutiny Over Alleged Shs128m Procurement Loss
Nile Post
Tororo Municipality is facing scrutiny over alleged inflated procurement prices for cement and culverts used in road maintenance and drainage works, with Local Government Minister… Read more »
September 21
South Africa: Can South Africa Catch the Next State Capture Early? [analysis]
ISS
A new ISS anti-corruption tracker uses AI to identify patterns and warning signs in a wide range of government institutions. Read more »
