Unveiling Mozambique’s Enormous Tuna Bonds Scandal: A Shocking $11 Billion Dollar Fishing Tale's Lessons for Financial Governance in Africa
In 2013, Mozambique created three public companies – Ematum, Proindicus, and Mozambique Asset Management (MAM) – which would later become known as the ‘tuna bonds.’ Substantial funds were diverted through corrupt practices involving government officials and businessmen: a whopping ~$11 billion.
Assessing Urban Energy Strategies in East African Cities: Optimising for Innovative Waste Management and Energy Efficiency in the Region
With this increasing influx of people into urban areas comes an added strain on existing energy and waste management systems. This is exacerbated by the fact that a large proportion of East Africa’s urban population lives in informal settlements, which tend not to benefit from government waste management and energy supply systems.
Weighing Up Uganda’s Options for Smarter Resource Management: Charting a Brighter Waste Future Using Regression Analysis
Like many developing countries, waste management challenges are worsened by rapid urbanisation and population growth. This rapid increase has directly contributed to the growing volume of waste.
Kenya’s Crucial Crossroad for its Unbounding Debt Burden: An Interrogation of Kenya’s Concerning Debt Situation
When asked to estimate how much of Kenya’s debt can be attributed to corruption, Kenya’s former auditor general, Edward Ouko, said: ‘You are asking me a ballpark calculation? I think it is about 50%.’
