The Russian Laundromat

Posted on September 30, 2019

Context More than a fifth of Russia’s population lives in poverty while thirty-six per cent are at risk of poverty (Holmes, 2019). Nonetheless, the corruption that plagues Russia does not contribute to the reduction of poverty because a big portion of public funds that could benefit their citizens has been syphoned off abroad. On top […]

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Political Corruption in Nigeria: Sani Abacha

Posted on August 30, 2019

Context During the mid-twentieth century, Nigeria was in constant political instability due to an important amount of coup d’etats. In November of 1993, Sani Abacha seized power and became the president and subsequent dictator of Nigeria until 1998 (Timeline, 2019). Facts: Who gave what to whom and why? Throughout his five years of rule, Abacha […]

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