Africa: The Paris trial of Equatorial Guinea’s Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue is the first time that a kleptocrat has faced a jail sentence, writes Casey Michel. (American Interest)
An investigative report shows how the leaders of seven countries plunder their economies and store wealth in offshore jurisdictions. (ZAM)
A sports official accused of participating in “one of biggest corruption schemes ever in global sports” is comfortably defiant in Senegal, writes Tariq Panja. (NYT)
China: Xi’s anti-graft hunt is being used as a political weapon to consolidate power, writes Wesley Rahn. He will likely continue to use it as such until 2022, argues Katsuji …read more
Source: Kleptocracy Initiative