Egypt Today “Tackling corruption is essential to protect human rights and promote democratic accountability”, said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in a video message at the 9th Conference of States Parties (CoSP) to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) held in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh on Monday. In his message, …
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Fatma al-Bakry – Ahram Online “Egypt host the 9th session of the Conference of States Parties (CoSP) to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) from 13 to 17 December in Sharm El-Sheikh”, according to UN’s official website. The conference, held every two years, is one of the world’s largest …
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Egypt Independent Independent UN sanctions monitors accused Yemen’s government, in a report seen by Reuters on Tuesday, of “money-laundering and corruption”. It stated that the actions “adversely affected access to adequate food supplies” and added, “the Houthi group collected at least $1.8 Billion in state revenue in 2019 to help …
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Ahram Online The former head of Ethiopia’s public electric company and 49 others were charged with corruption linked to a dam on the Blue Nile river, the state-owned ENA press agency said Friday. The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), set to be Africa’s largest hydro-electric dam, has already troubled relations …
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Ahram Online A Sudanese court on Saturday convicted former president Omar Al-Bashir on charges of corruption and illicit possession of foreign currency; and sentenced him to two years of detention in a reform facility. The presiding judge said Bashir, 75, who was ousted last April, following months of street protests …
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Ahram Online Egypt is set to host the African Anti-Corruption Forum (AACF) on 12-13 June in Sharm El-Sheikh. The AACF aims at providing a platform for African countries to meet on a regular basis to exchange information, experiences and best practices for the purpose of consolidating their national capabilities and …
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Fatma Abo Shanab: Yesterday, the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Mubarak-era parliament speaker Safwat al-Sherif to three years in prison for illicit profiteering and abuse of power to make a fortune. The court convicted Sherif and his two sons, Ashraf and Ehab, on corruption charges in May 2016. Sherif and Ehab …
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