Tag: corruption
Liberia Suspends National RA Audit over Alleged Corruption
President Boakai issued an executive order immediately suspending a telecoms traffic monitoring contract that had been awarded to a US-registered business in 2018, only for the duration of that contract to be later extended by 20 years.
Belgium Bugged Huawei’s Lobbying of European Parliamentarians at Football Games
National security agents planted listening devices in a corporate box at Anderlecht's stadium because Huawei had hired it to schmooze MEPs.
Scam Bosses Made Red Cross Donations Worth $7mn
Cambodian scamlords are whitewashing their reputations and boosting their status in society through contributions to the Cambodian Red Cross.
Ghana Spends 84% of Inbound International Traffic Revenue on GVG Assurance Contract
Sam George, Ghana's Minister of Communications, said the regulator will take control of the national RA system from Global Voice Group.
Victims’ Associations Want New US Sanctions Against Cambodian Scam Compounds
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was told to adopt a tougher stance on Cambodian trafficking and corruption than his predecessors.
GVG Loses Legal Fight over Unpaid $22mn Bill for Guinea’s National RA Audit
A US court threw out GVG's attempt to get more money for a 'revenue assurance' contract signed in 2009 by the short military dictatorship of Dadis Camara. This sends a signal that other African countries need not pay for similar contracts signed by corrupt governments.
Ghana’s New Comms Minister Wants Review of GVG National RA Contract for Signs of Corruption
Samuel Nartey George MP also asked the Attorney General to review a tech infrastructure contract with Lebara.
Thailand Takes Down Telephone Poles to Cut Off Cambodian Scammers
Meanwhile, Cambodian police act like the existence of scam compounds is exaggerated.
Satellite Photos Reveal Growth of Cambodian Scam Compounds
More technical methods of tracing scams are irrelevant if nothing can be done about corruption.
Cambodian Journalist Who Reports on Scam Compounds Is Arrested
Mech Dara has dared to tell truths about scam compounds that corrupt Cambodian officials do not want to hear.
‘Revenue Assurance Has Become the Biggest Looting Avenue in the State’; Ghana Politician Slams Corrupt RA Deals
Sam George MP says governments have handed out national RA contracts for the wrong reasons.
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