Graft major blemish on Africa’s response to pandemic
With investigations ongoing in several countries, the extent of the plunder could amount to hundreds of millions of dollars
03 September 2020 - 15:22
African countries have generally handled their coronavirus response better than many experts feared, except for one detail: managing corruption.
Kenya is the latest African nation to have its politics shaken by allegations of corruption in handing out pandemic-response contracts. It follows SA, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Uganda, which have all been rocked by scandals of their own...
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