- Following complaints lodged by right groups, French authorities have instituted a preliminary inquiry against Presidents of Gabon and Congo Brazzavile who are accused of embezzling their public funds to acquire properties in France.
Presidents Omar Bongo and Denis Sassou Nguesso have been scolded by rights group for illegally siphoning millions of the tax payers’ money to buy magnificent edifice in France.
The inquiry, which is led by the department of the public prosecution in Paris, has been prompted by a group of associations, including the Federation of Congolese in the Diaspora.
The associations that believe that other African leaders must be challenged for similar crimes want to go beyond probing Presidents Bongo and Nguesso.
Seen as the curtain-raiser of the culture of impunity, the inquiry will surely cause stir among greedy leaders and their families in poverty-stricken African bent on embezzling their public funds to acquire wealth abroad.
The litigant associations commended Paris for taking the bold initiative of setting up an inquiry preliminary commission against Presidents Bongo and Nguesso.
afrol News - It is called "financial inclusion", and it is a key government policy in Rwanda. The goal is that, by 2020, 90 percent of the population is to have and actively use bank accounts. And in only four years, financial inclusion has doubled in Rwanda.
afrol News - The UN's humanitarian agencies now warn about a devastating famine in Sudan and especially in South Sudan, where the situation is said to be "imploding". Relief officials are appealing to donors to urgently fund life-saving activities in the two countries.
afrol News - Fear is spreading all over West Africa after the health ministry in Guinea confirmed the first Ebola outbreak in this part of Africa. According to official numbers, at least 86 are infected and 59 are dead as a result of this very contagious disease.
afrol News - It is already a crime being homosexual in Ethiopia, but parliament is now making sure the anti-gay laws will be applied in practical life. No pardoning of gays will be allowed in future, but activist fear this only is a signal of further repression being prepared.
afrol News / Africa Renewal - Ethiopia's ambitious plan to build a US$ 4.2 billion dam in the Benishangul-Gumuz region, 40 km from its border with Sudan, is expected to provide 6,000 megawatts of electricity, enough for its population plus some excess it can sell to neighbouring countries.
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