02 June 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe EU: The EU’s anti-fraud office reported loses of €888 million to fraud last year. The year before, losses to fraudulent claims came to €901 million. The office investigated 40 allegations of corruption against EU officials. The office could itself face criminal charges for using telephone wiretaps during… Continue reading Issue 56:2016 06 02:Week in Brief International
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Issue 56: 2016 06 02: President Sall Strikes Again (Neil Tidmarsh)
02 June 2016 President Sall Strikes Again Good news from sub-Saharan Africa. by Neil Tidmarsh This week, an ex-president of an African country was found guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life imprisonment. Hissène Habré was president of Chad from 1982 to 1990. In those eight years he proved himself a ruthless dictator… Continue reading Issue 56: 2016 06 02: President Sall Strikes Again (Neil Tidmarsh)
