A move by the U.S. to seize around $70m of assets held by the son of the ruler of Equatorial Guinea suggests Washington will no longer provide a safe haven for the corrupt proceeds of kleptocracy.
Posts Tagged “anticorruption”
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There are signs that Equatorial Guinea is laying the groundwork for a new bid to persuade UNESCO's board that, after 32 years of dictatorial and repressive rule, President Teodoro Obiang is a man worth honoring.
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Equatorial Guinea hosts this year's youth-themed African Union summit, despite a continuing stream of human rights abuses and the endemic corruption that has left the majority of citizens in this oil-rich country mired in poverty.
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If the "war" against corruption is to be won in Kenya, the public must be involved in scrutinizing processes that aim to hold those responsible accountable for their crimes.
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When two bombs exploded in Nigeria’s capital on October 1, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta arrived at the very center of the country’s turbulent politics.
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The decision to suspend the UNESCO "dictator prize" is a testament to the power of an informed global citizenry to strip away the veneer of untouchability from a corrupt human rights abuser with a god complex.
Posted in: Africa, Europe, Governance & Accountability, Rights & Justice
Topics: anticorruption, Erica Razook, obiang, unesco
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In the last several months, the UNESCO-Obiang Prize in Life Sciences has generated more controversy than the organization has seen in decades. Facing a global outcry, the president of Equatorial Guinea has tried to fire back with some good old-fashioned do-gooding.
Posted in: Africa, Europe, Governance & Accountability, Rights & Justice
Topics: anticorruption, Equatorial Guinea, obiang, Spain, unesco
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A sordid saga of cross-border kidnapping, a kangaroo trial, and high-speed executions shows that the president of Equatorial Guinea takes his own solemn promises to reform no more seriously than anyone else.
Posted in: Africa, Governance & Accountability, Rights & Justice
Topics: anticorruption, Equatorial Guinea, Kenneth Hurwitz, obiang, unesco
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The hypocrisy of an award recognizing scientists whose work has improved the “quality of life” being named after the leader of one of the worst-governed nations on earth is galling.
Posted in: Africa, Governance & Accountability, Rights & Justice
Topics: anticorruption, Equatorial Guinea, Erica Razook, obiang, unesco
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It's a shame that Equatoguineans had to go to Switzerland just to have a chance to address their own government. But the inclusion of their voices is a small but critical step towards achieving accountability, rule of law, and the protection of human rights.
Posted in: Africa, Governance & Accountability
Topics: anticorruption, civil society, Equatorial Guinea, Erica Razook
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