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Headlines in Tanzania: Millions Go Missing in Donor Backed Program

Three years have passed since the Norwegian government first discovered that US$30 million of its funding to a Tanzanian government-run natural resources project went missing. However, the Tanzanian public is only now learning of the scandal. In this guest post, Peter Bofin, a member of the Tanzanian peer review team for the Global Integrity Report:…

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Brazillian Satellite Radio

A recent issue of Wired Magazine featured a story by Marcelo Soares, a member of Global Integrity’s Brazilian field team. His story details “Operation Satellite,” a government crack down on the hijacking of foreign (mainly U.S.) satellites. For years, locals have been stealing these high tech devices and using “homebrew gear” to transform them into…

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Global Integrity’s Work in Guatemala

Global Integrity has begun new work in Guatemala supporting the Guatemalan Vice President’s efforts to promote transparency and accountability reforms. This is a first for us (working directly with a government) and so we thought it important to be as fully transparent as possible about our engagement in the country. You can follow the ongoing…

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New Tool to Increase Access to Media Law

The Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) and the National Endowment for Democracy just announced the launch of The Media Law Assistance Website. CIMA describes the new site as filling a gap by providing information on international media laws as well as a forum to discuss the prmotion of press freedom. CIMA’s Press Release: In…

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Global Integrity Impact Challenge: And the winners are…

After a flurry of voting we are pleased to announce the winners of the Global Integrity Impact Challenge. Each of these projects represents a novel and locally created strategy for translating the insights in the Global Integrity Report into direct policy change. Our winners are: Voies Nouvelles (Cameroon) Romanian Academic Society …and a tie for…

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Corruption, Afghanistan, Washington, Irony

Foreign Policy’s blog The Cable covers Mahmood Karzai’s visit to Washington. The brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai is notable for scoring millions of dollars in U.S. government loans and other uncommonly good fortune in his business dealings. He spoke today on how to deter corruption. See also our coverage of President Karzai’s asset disclosures.…

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