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Public officials demanded agricultural exporters within the “Black Sea Grain Initiative” pay bribes for export phytosanitary certificates or face long bureaucratic delays

Lithuania extradited to Ukraine the ex-head of the State Food and Grain Corporation of Ukraine on $60 million corruption charges after four years of detention by Vilnius.

Did the South African government fully absorb the lessons of the Zondo Commission? The example of the Media Diversity & Development Agency (MDDA) suggests a worrying answer.

Holos party member and anti-corruption chair comments on wartime corruption crackdown measures, the presence of pro-Russian politicians, and the selection process for the Prosecutor General

When is a judge no longer a judge? In a key case before the Pretoria High Court, retired judges Willie Seriti and Hendrick Musi will argue that they are not subject to investigation by the Judicial Conduct Committee for their role in the Seriti Commission of Inquiry into the Arms Deal.

For the first time, rich and influential Ukrainian business leaders and politicians are being investigated and some have been convicted as the result of anti-corruption reform implementation...

Investigations by the Special Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office regarding Ukrainian post-2014 technocrat officials appear to favor Russia's interests.

A recent baseline survey suggests that not only has corruption become deeply embedded in issues of land redress, but it is perpetrated by figures of authority.

President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed commissioners for the embattled Commission for Gender Equality on Saturday. This comes amid a warning from Corruption Watch that should Ramaphosa go ahead with appointing the commissioners who were allegedly shortlisted in a flawed process managed by the portfolio committee on women, youth and people with disabilities last year, this may result in a court challenge.

U.S. Embassy Announces New Support for Press Freedom in Ghana