Proche de Joseph Kabila, Francis Selemani Mtwale quitte la tête de la filliale de la BGFIBank en RDC, pour devenir directeur du développement du holding du groupe au Gabon, dans un contexte où cette banque est citée dans plusieurs scandales financiers au Congo. Francis Selemani Mtwale n’est plus directeur général de la BGFIBank RDC. Il […]

L’ONG américaine anti-corruption Sentry, co-fondée par l’acteur américain Georges Clooney, a demandé des “mesures immédiates” en conclusion d’une enquête affirmant qu’une banque congolaise proche du pouvoir à Kinshasa est “liée aux bailleurs de fonds du Hezbollah” libanais. Cette banque, la BGFI-Bank-RDC, “dément catégoriquement les accusations de Sentry”. “L’un des plus grands établissements bancaires de la […]

Le lanceur d’alerte américain « The Sentry », créé par l’ONG Enough Project de George Clooney et John Prendergast et destiné à dénoncer « ceux qui financent et profitent des pires conflits en Afrique », a lancé jeudi 4 mai de nouvelles accusations contre la banque BGFI en République démocratique du Congo (RDC), liée à […]

In the latest episode of Displaced, a new podcast by the International Rescue Committee and Vox Media, Enough Project Founding Director and The Sentry Co-founder John Prendergast talks with hosts Grant Gordon and Ravi Gurumurthy about his model of political change underpinning the Enough Project and The Sentry, how to work with celebrities, and the […]

The United States imposed restrictions Wednesday on exports of US technical support to the South Sudanese oil industry, warning that it is fuelling the bloody civil war there. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said exporters will henceforth need a license to export, re-export or transfer US technology or equipment to 15 “South Sudanese oil-related entities.” […]

JUBA, South Sudan — The United States is taking action against 15 South Sudanese oil-related entities in an attempt to stem the financial flow fuelling the country’s civil war. South Sudan’s government and “corrupt official actors” are using the revenue to purchase weapons, fund militias and undermine peace, the State Department said in a statement […]

South Sudan’s elite are using the country’s main revenue source, oil, to fund militias and atrocities in the country, according to documents obtained by The Sentry, an investigative group founded by George Clooney and John Prendergast. Political backdrop: South Sudan has been in a state of turmoil since the ongoing civil war broke out in 2013. The […]

South Sudan’s first lady Mary Ayen Mayardit and Stephen Dhieu Dau, the country’s finance minister, have been identified in a new report as individuals fueling and profiting from violence in South Sudan. The Sentry, an investigative initiative co-founded by actor George Clooney and human rights activist John Prendergast, released the report Monday. It charges that […]

Global Witness and The Sentry say that millions of dollars from the Nile Petroleum Corporation (Nilepet) have been used to finance the military and militia loyal to the government, possibly making the company complicit in atrocities committed in the conflict. The NGOs have examined thousands documents – some in the public domain and some leaked […]

South Sudan’s government has been using cash from the national oil company to pay militias to commit attacks on civilians, according to activists making allegations in an interview. South Sudan dismissed claims published by The Sentry, a group co-founded by George Clooney. “The oil money did not even … buy a knife. It is being used for […]

South Sudan’s state-owned oil company needs increased oversight to protect vital revenue in a country reeling from a civil war and at risk of famine, according to two groups monitoring the activity. Militias operating in the midst of the fighting have been paid by Nile Petroleum Corp., a private company owned by the state whose […]

A new report from a group co-founded by actor George Clooney exposes high levels of corruption in the oil sector in South Sudan. The report sheds new light on how the country’s oil is used to support militias and ongoing atrocities in the world’s youngest nation. The ongoing investigation by The Sentry, a group co-founded by Clooney […]

South Sudan’s elite is using the country’s oil wealth to get rich and terrorize civilians, documents reviewed in an ongoing investigation by The Sentry, an investigative initiative co-founded by George Clooney and John Prendergast, has shown. The report details how revenues from oil resources, the country’s main resources of revenue, are used to fuel militias […]

South Sudan’s state-owned oil company has been “captured by predatory elites” and is being used to fund the country’s civil war, including a government-aligned militia accused of human rights abuses, according reports by two investigative organizations. Millions of dollars in oil revenue are being funneled from Nile Petroleum into the nation’s national security service, footing […]

Activists accused South Sudan’s government on Monday of funneling cash from the state oil company to militias responsible for atrocities and attacks on civilians. South Sudan dismissed the report by The Sentry, a group co-founded by actor George Clooney. “The oil money did not even … buy a knife. It is being used for paying […]

Police have launched proceedings to seize a $1.5million mansion owned by the family of a former South Sudanese general named in a corruption report written by George Clooney. General James Hoth Mai Nguoth served as the Sudan People’s Liberation Army’s chief-of-staff from May 2009 until April 2014. In 2016 he was accused of stealing money from […]

Police have moved to seize a $1.5 million mansion in Melbourne’s southeast from the family of a former South Sudanese general linked to the nation’s military elite which fleeced millions of dollars from the war-torn country. The Australian Federal Police took the case against General James Hoth Mai Nguoth, and several members of his family, […]

For years, the people of Sudan, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, and the Central African Republic have struggled to survive in the deadliest war zone in the world. At the mercy of ruthless and corrupt political and military elites, millions of innocent people have perished or have been displaced, while those […]

George Clooney isn’t a newcomer when it comes to leveraging his celebrity to bring peace and justice to the war zones of Africa. Over the years, the award-winning actor has supported global campaigns such as Not On Our Watch (NOOW), which aims to end humanitarian atrocities around the world, as well as groups like the […]

Actor George Clooney donated $1 million through his Clooney Foundation for Justice for the investigative nonprofit group’s fundraising campaign. The money will help increase the organization’s production of dossiers focused on war criminals in Africa and their financial networks. Click here to read the full article.