Byline: Stanley Kwenda, Clive Patterson, Anas Aremeyaw Anas; 2012-11-08;
Report: Anas Aremeyaw Anas: Ghana Undercover
Tags: africa, exposing corruption, Zimbabwe
Article Links"The world's wealthy countries often criticise African nations for corruption - especially that perpetrated by those among the continent's government and business leaders who abuse their positions by looting tens of billions of dollars in national assets or the profits from state-owned enterprises that could otherwise be used to relieve the plight of some of the world's poorest peoples. Yet the West is culpable too in that it often looks the other way when that same dirty money is channelled into bank accounts in Europe and the US.International money laundering regulations are supposed to stop the proceeds of corruption being moved around the world in this way, but it seems the developed world's financial system is far more tempted by the prospect of large cash injections than it should be. . ."
Description:Two African journalists investigated to expose the financial corruption in Africa in this documentary.
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