Debt is a critical component of a country’s public finances. When acquired and managed responsibly, debt can be an important part of a country’s economy and fiscal health. It can be used to finance thedevelopment of new infrastructure that improves people’s lives and increases economic output. During times of crisis, such as the COVID-19 pandemic,...Continue Reading

Salutations Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen. Thank you for joining us this morning as we launch this regional study on Corruption and Discrimination in Africa. As you may be aware, corruption is a global problem that affects many different facets of people’s lives. In Africa, the natural resources sector has typically been one of the...Continue Reading

Introduction: In 2019, the Environment Investigation Agency (EIA) published a series of reports concerning the illegal logging of Mukula. The research found that corruption was “a key enabler” of timber trafficking and serious allegations were levelled against high-ranking public officials, who were suspected of complicity in the trade Download the full reportContinue Reading

Across the globe, corruption denies people access to the land and resources they rely upon for their survival. At the same time, discrimination, direct and indirect, on grounds ranging from disability to ethnicity and from gender to religion, acts to deny land rights to the most marginalised. There is extensive evidence of corruption and discrimination...Continue Reading