In 2009, a US engineering company named KBR pleaded guilty in a US court to charges arising out of the payment of $180m in bribes to Nigerian officials over the course of ten years, in order to win contracts to build and expand a liquefied natural gas terminal. KBR and its parent company agreed to […]
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“Secure in Comfort” was the name of South Africa’s Public Protector’s office report on President Jacob Zuma’s improvements on his private residence with taxpayers’ money. This report was a direct result of seven complaints received at the Public Protector’s office in 2011 and 2012. What happened: The improvements to President Zuma’s private home were planned […]
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In Nigeria, the ICPC is an independent body that can start investigations and bring criminal prosecutions against persons and organisations suspected of corrupt practices. They have a section on their website where you can: Provide them with a “tip” on a corrupt action you believe has happened; or Submit a petition to get the ICPC to start […]
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The Public Protector is an independent body in South Africa that has the power to investigate and take action relating to improper conduct from public officials and bodies. The institution can help with complaints into the following issues: Abuse of power; Unfair, discourteous or other improper conduct; Undue delay; Decision taken by the authorities; Maladministration; […]
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EarthLife is an organisation with offices in South Africa and Namibia that campaigns and uses legal action to secure environmental justice.
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The Centre for Environmental Rights is an organisation based on South Africa that uses legal action across a wide range of environmental issues.
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A local community group successfully challenged the licensing of a coal-fired power plant on the basis it was granted without a proper environmental impact assessment was conducted. This was in part due to a failure to consider the climate impact of the project.
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An environmental organisation in South Africa successfully challenged the opening of a new coal mine on the basis that the responsible public body failed to take into consideration its climate impacts when licensing the project.
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Civil society rejoiced when the Tanzania-based African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights was established in 1998. But the dream for justice within the continent risks falling apart as member states neglect the court. Within six months, three African nations – Tanzania, Benin, Ivory Coast – have revoked the right of individuals and NGOs to sue them […]
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The price crash has put producers around the world under pressure – but few are facing a court challenge in a bid to stop the oil flowing. South Sudan is the outlier. A legal challenge mounted in late April by Hope for Humanity Africa in the East African Court of Justice, in Tanzania, aims to […]
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