President Buhari and the $1bn splurge on military equipment

Posted on Tue 27 November 2018 in Nigeria • Tagged with News, Opinion, Politics, corruption, Buhari, Nigerian Army, weapons, military hardware, Metele, Borno State, Boko Haram

President Buhari in April 2018 approved the release of $1bn for the procurement for military weapons with the stated intention of crushing the Boko Haram terrorist group. 7 months on, the threat from Boko Haram doesn't seem to have abated, especially in the light of recent events:

On November 18 …


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Corrupt African Leaders Pt. 2

Posted on Tue 01 August 2017 in Africa • Tagged with DRC, Democratic Republic of the Congo, corruption, news, Joseph Kabila, Jaynet Kabila, Zoé Kabila

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This new month sees us looking at another villain of the month winner: DRC President Joseph Kabila. UK's Guardian recently wrote about the business networks that are directly linked to President Kabila and members of his family.

The fact that Kabila was supposed to have stepped down as President of …


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