Oct 02 2008
Report: Mafia Involved in African Diamond Trade
Namibia’s diamond mining industry has fallen victim to the Italian Mafia, the local press reported over the weekend, calling the mob “a major player.” Continue Reading »
Archive for the 'Africa' Category
Jan 23 2007
KENYA: OUR SORT OF CORRUPTION STARTS FROM THE VERY TOP
“THIS IS NOT JUST A country with a mafia. It is a mafia with a country.” This was the graphic description of one of the ex-Soviet republicans where corruption and organised crime is directed from the top. I don’t recall exactly which country it was, but it was in the neighbourhood of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
With the outrageous and very political decision to give the all-clear to senior figures in the Kibaki regime implicated in the Anglo Leasing scandals, Kenya now officially joins the list of nations that can be described as above. A mafia with a country. Perhaps the name of the country should be changed to Kenyanistan. Continue Reading »
