Africa: Interview with Ms. Souad Aden-Osman, Executive Director of the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa (CoDA)

At the end of these two days of thinking on illicit financial flows, could you draw a report for us? Read more »

Congo-Brazzaville: President's Son Suspected of Money Laundering in France

According to Mediapart, French authorities have seized a mansion, in the upscale suburbs of Paris at the end of June, suspected of belonging to Denis Christel Sassou Nguesso son of… Read more »

Africa: Young, Educated Africans Most Likely to Consider Emigrating

While more than a third of Africans have thought about emigrating, far fewer are actually putting concrete measures in place to do so, according to a new report by Pan-African… Read more »

Africa: How Multinationals Avoid Paying Their Taxes

Two pioneering studies which expose in new detail how multinational corporations avoid paying tax in a developing nation are likely to intensify pressure on the largest firms… Read more »

Africa: 10 Yays for the AU!

While the African Union gets a lot of flack for its inaction, they have taken *some* good decisions. We want to use Madam Chair's departure to highlight those... Read more »

Africa: Panama Papers Probe Exposes New Secret Deals Across Africa

International journalists' networks investigating the use of offshore bank accounts which enable wealthy clients to reduce the level of scrutiny of their dealings have published… Read more »

Africa: New Development Financing Models for Africa - A Look Back at ADF9

If Africa's growth and dynamism is to be sustained, the continent's ability to finance future infrastructure development cannot be left to vagaries of foreign aid allocations but… Read more »

Africa: Why Are We So Poor? Yet We Are So Rich?

Briggs Bomba calls for domestic resources to be mobilized to bring about inclusive development in Africa, in particular by stopping the illicit flow of money out of the continent. Read more »

Africa: Four Reasons Skilled Workers Leave - and How to Keep Them

Flexible immigration procedures are essential for skilled workers to move easily between countries and businesses. However, all around the world, there's a certain tension between… Read more »

South Africa: Reserve Bank Pushes Up Interest Rate Again

South Africa's central bank today hiked interest rates for the fourth time in six months, increasing the rate at which it lends money to commercial banks to nine percent per… Read more »

Africa: Investors Want to See Good Practices Sustained, Africa Bank President Says

Not enough attention is being paid to African success stories, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz told an Africa investment forum last week. Citing a decline in active armed… Read more »

Africa: World Bank/IMF to Meet Amid Protests From Many Quarters.

The World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings that begin in Washington this week, will again take place behind heavy security fences and police lines designed to protect delegates from… Read more »