THE DEAD MOTHER IS ALIVE

THE DEAD MOTHER IS ALIVE

A powerful politician–allegedly–took her three children away from her home while she was battling for life in hospital.  An orphanage solicited a death certificate declaring her dead and gave her children up for adoption. But her death certificate was fake. She...
Ivory Coast | A mirage of democracy

Ivory Coast | A mirage of democracy

By Selay Kouassi It is March 2025, seven months before the much-anticipated presidential elections. In the brightly lit conference room of the Plateau Mövenpick Hotel in Abidjan, government representatives, diplomats, political party leaders, religious figures,...
BEFORE THE K127 BILLION SCANDAL

BEFORE THE K127 BILLION SCANDAL

Inside the hidden collapse of Malawi’s Public Service Pension Fund—long before Amaryllis made headlinesBY JACK MCBRAMSIn the high-stakes world of Malawian finance, few institutions carry as much weight, or as much secrecy, as the Public Service Pension Trust Fund...