USA: Rangel Case Poses Test for Democrats as Elections Near

USA: Rangel Case Poses Test for Democrats as Elections Near

In laying out 13 charges of ethical violations committed by Representative Charles B. Rangel, the House ethics committee set the stage for a rare public trial of the Democratic Congressman this fall

'Heavenly' Rent Seeking: Corruption Within China's Civil Aviation Industry

'Heavenly' Rent Seeking: Corruption Within China's Civil Aviation Industry

Chinese aviation has been plagued by corruption scandals. Rule-based market reform could be one of the solutions.

The Cost of Corruption
Nigeria: Halliburton - How Officials Were Bribed

Nigeria: Halliburton - How Officials Were Bribed

French engineering firm Technip, which colluded with Halliburton in advancing bribes-for-contracts in the building of Bonny Island based Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) plant, was yesterday convicted by a court in the United States (US).

Nigeria: U.S. Keeps $917 Million Bribe Settlement

Nigeria: U.S. Keeps $917 Million Bribe Settlement

Even though the bribery crime originated from Nigeria and the country lost millions of dollars over the contract, the United States justice department is to keep at least $917 million settlement

9.1 million people internally displaced in Central, East Africa, UN reports
There were 9.1 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Central and Eastern Africa region as of December 2008
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