Vol 56 No 13 | RWANDABRITAIN An accidental arrest 25th June 2015 Britain's arrest of Rwandan spy chief General Emmanuel Karenzi Karake on charges of crimes against humanity was either an unavoidable European treaty obligation, a massive bureaucratic foul-up or...
Vol 56 No 3 | TUNISIABRITAIN London's security aid 6th February 2015 Designed to coordinate government efforts against Islamist militants, a new Central Strategic Planning Unit in Tunisia's Interior Ministry is receiving training funded by the British Foreign and Commonwealth...
Vol 56 No 2 | MOROCCOWESTERN SAHARABRITAIN You say Morocco 23rd January 2015 The British personal injury and negligence law firm Leigh Day is preparing judicial review proceedings against Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) over claims that Morocco is passing...
Vol 55 No 25 | KENYABRITAIN What the ballot papers say 19th December 2014 The London trial of three senior staff and an agent of British printers Smith & Ouzman (S&O) is causing concern in Kenya. The defendants deny paying £400,000 (US$630,000)...
Vol 55 No 23 | KENYABRITAIN Bribery trial 21st November 2014 Three staff and one agent of a British company which printed ballot papers for several African elections are on trial in London accused of corruptly obtaining contracts in...
Vol 55 No 22 | CONGO-KINSHASABRITAIN Don't look now 7th November 2014 The High Court in London ruled late last month that the hearing on the law firm Dechert's disputed bill to Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation should be held behind...
Vol 55 No 10 | NIGERIABRITAIN The ripples of OPL 245 16th May 2014 Police and regulators are still investigating the consequences of Chief Dan Etete awarding himself an oil licence The Metropolitan Police's Proceeds of Corruption Unit (POCU) in London has confirmed to Africa Confidential that it is investigating allegations of money laundering through Britain linked to Nigeria's...
Vol 7 (AAC) No 2 | BRITAIN Justine Greening 30th November 2013 International Development Secretary, Britain International Development Secretary Justine Greening took British companies on an investment tour of Tanzania and told them that the London government must emulate Beijing if British companies are...
Vol 54 No 20 | NIGERIABRITAIN Ibori's loot at stake 3rd October 2013 Southwark Crown Court witnessed a bizarre sight in late September when the former Governor of Delta State, James Onanefe Ibori, argued that property he had already admitted owning...
Vol 54 No 10 | KENYABRITAIN Diplomatic diversions 10th May 2013 After President Kenyatta’s brief encounter with British Premier Cameron, both are preparing for more trouble over the International Criminal Court cases President Uhuru Kenyatta’s three-day visit to London and meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron this week mark a considerable diplomatic victory for his new government. Previously, Whitehall...