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AfricaFocus Bulletin
Country-focused Bulletins
June 4, 2018 West Africa/Global: Tax Evasion without Borders
"On paper, the company that engineered and built the [$50 million mineral sands]
processing plant [in Senegal] was SNC Lavalin-Mauritius Ltd, a local division of SNC
Lavalin [Canada]. In reality, SNC Lavalin-Mauritius wasn’t involved. It was a shell,
created for the specific purpose of helping the engineering giant avoid tax payments.
The company had no construction equipment and no office of its own. It operated from
inside the Mauritius office of the offshoring law firm Appleby, which helped SNCLavalin
create the shell company." - West Africa Leaks
September 14, 2015 West Africa: Tax Giveaway Follies
"Our research shows that three countries alone – Ghana, Nigeria and
Senegal – are losing up to $5.8 billion a year. If the rest of
ECOWAS lost revenues at similar percentages of their GDP, total
revenue losses among the 15 ECOWAS states would amount to $9.6
billion a year [due to tax incentives offered to foreign
companies]." - Action Aid and Tax Justice Network Africa
Feb 23, 2012 Senegal: Democracy or Gerontocracy?
A divided opposition and support from rural areas may yet
enable aging and intransigent President Abdoulaye Wade of
Senegal to win a third term, with a majority in the first
round of presidential elections on February 26. But whether
this happens or whether the election goes into a second
round, urban and youth protests are likely to continue, with
uncertain outcomes for Senegal and its reputation as a
regional leader in democratic institutions.
Apr 27, 2011 Senegal: Music to Fight Malaria
Dec 7, 2006 Africa: Balancing Act Internet News
Sep 16, 2004 West Africa: Locust Invasion
Nov 4, 2003 Senegal: Debt and Destruction
Recent Bulletins on Continent-Wide Issues
January 23, 2023 Update from Editor on Future Plans
November 15, 2022 Africa/Global: "Daughter of Africa" Steps Up to Lead on Global Crises
October 25, 2022 Africa/Global: Remembering Valeriano Ferrão and Charles Sherrod
October 10, 2022 AfricaFocus 3.0: Not ´A Nation of Immigrants´
July 20, 2022 Africa/Global: Oligarchs of All Nations
June 9, 2022 Africa/Global: Ukraine, Africa, and Our Planet
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Africa Policy E-Journal (1995-2003)
2000-09-24 Senegal: Diaspora Meeting
1999-01-04 Senegal: Ban on Female Genital Mutilation
1998-05-23 Senegal: Election Briefing
1997-11-17 Senegal: Manantali Dam
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