Vol 50 No 21 | GHANABRITAIN Britain and bribes in Ghana 23rd October 2009 Britain used to enjoy a reputation for relative decency in matters of bribes and commissions, in comparison to European counterparts such as France, Germany and Italy. That has...
Vol 50 No 19 | LIBYABRITAIN Britain's demanding ally in Tripoli 25th September 2009 Britain's release of convicted terrorist Abdelbaset al Megrahi has prompted widespread criticism (especially from Washington), but Whitehall officials judged it worth the price of closer security...
Vol 50 No 5 | NIGERIAUNITED STATESBRITAIN Tesler trapped 6th March 2009 Officers from Britain’s Serious Fraud Office arrested lawyer Jeffrey Tesler, 60, at his offices in Tottenham in London on 5 March in a move that will widen the...
Vol 50 No 3 | KENYABRITAIN Serious fraud hunt 6th February 2009 Britain's Serious Fraud Office announced on 4 February that it is closing its 'investigation into contracts secured with the Kenyan government by Anglo-Leasing finance and related business'. This...
Vol 49 No 24 | ZIMBABWEBRITAIN Making money with Britain's help 28th November 2008 Share transfers can provide a means to export foreign exchange from Zimbabwe, as long as you get permission Reserve Bank Governor Gideon Gono and Harare businessman Mohammed I. Mohammed are using a British company to siphon tens of millions of US dollars out of Zimbabwe to...
Vol 49 No 21 | ANGOLABRITAIN Sweet FA 17th October 2008 England’s Football Association (FA) may be interested in the links between Alexandre Gaydamak, the declared owner of Portsmouth Football Club, and arms-dealing companies that have emerged in the...
Vol 49 No 21 | SUDANBRITAIN Brothers reunited 17th October 2008 Those who thought that the 1999 split in the National Islamic front, when Hassan Abdullah el Turabi was officially sidelined, would seriously change Khartoum’s Islamist regime might be...
Vol 49 No 18 | NIGERIAECONOMYBRITAIN Two virgins 5th September 2008 Britain’s Virgin Atlantic has lost the first round in its battle with Nigeria’s government and is expected to sell all but 7% of its 49% stake in the...
Vol 49 No 14 | EQUATORIAL GUINEABRITAIN No case, no answer 4th July 2008 On 26 June, Malabo quietly dropped a three-year campaign to pursue some of the alleged architects of the 2004 mercenary coup plot for civil damages in England (AC...
Vol 49 No 11 | NIGERIABRITAIN London's laundries 23rd May 2008 British banks could face awkward questions after police in London charged Theresa Nkoyo Ibori, wife of former Delta State Governor James Ibori, with money laundering on 20 May....