Financial Crime Trends in Gabon

Abstract Gabon has a record of systemic corruption and routine bribery involving multiple layers of public servants and decision-makers, There is widespread complicity in trafficking crimes, including judicial staff, with judges allegedly taking bribes from traffickers to delay or dismiss trafficking cases. Despite fiscal management reform efforts, systemic corruption still persists. The embezzlement of state […]

Recent Financial Crime Trends in Kenya

Introduction Crimes committed by an individual or a group of individuals which involve taking another’s property or money, to obtain a financial or professional gain are referred to as Financial Crimes ‘FC’. FC prevalent in Kenya are fraud, corruption, drug crimes, tax crimes, product piracy, cybercrime, wildlife crime, and money laundering.  This article will consider some […]

Dr. Malala joins the University of Warwick

Dr. Joy Malala joins the University of Warwick as Assistant Professor of Law. She will be teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate students Commercial Law, International Commercial Law as well as International Corporate Governance and Financial Regulation.  She was previously a Lecturer at Aston University for a few years. Prior to that, she was a lecturer […]

Experts seek proper legal strategy to tackle financial crimes, corruption

Experts have called for a clearly defined legal strategy and reforms aimed at tackling cases of unexplained wealth and financial crimes. Nicholas Ryder, a professor of Law at the University of the West of England, said at the just concluded virtual conversation organised by Global South Dialogue on Economic Crime (GSDEC) that the lack of […]

Unexplained Wealth: A Global Perspective

Event Recap Watch the event playlist here. Download the session documents here. Introduction The Global South Dialogue on Economic Crime  (GSDEC) held a webinar, themed “Unexplained Wealth: A Global Perspective” on Wednesday, 29th June, 2022 (11.00PM BST). This theme was informed by the dearth in literature, research, and strategy in the context of ‘unexplained wealth’ […]