DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 16 | UNITED KINGDOMAFRICA Africa faces the brunt of Whitehall’s aid cuts 28th July 2025 Development budget reduced as military spending increases Africa will be the main victim of cuts to the UK’s foreign aid budget, according to a new report and impact assessment by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development... READ FOR FREE
Vol 66 No 12 | MALAWIUNITED KINGDOM $50m corruption trial rocks Lilongwe 6th June 2025 Zuneth Sattar goes to court in London accused of bribing Malawi’s top officials and politicians but neither they nor he face prosecution back home Preliminary hearings have begun in the trial for bribery of Malawian/British business owner and Malawi government contractor Zuneth Sattar, 44, who is charged with 18 counts of bribing...
DISPATCHES Vol 66 No 11 | MAURITIUSUNITED KINGDOM Starmer puts legal spin on Chagos Islands deal 27th May 2025 Prime Minister Ramgoolam claims it completes the ‘decolonisation process’ United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer is taking heat at home over his government’s £3.4 billion deal with Mauritius that will allow Britain to retain control of the... READ FOR FREE
