Poverty

17 January 2012 Not sharing the loot Contracts, that are ignoring the laws for taxation and companies placed in tax havens minimize the contribution of mining companies to the economy of Sierra Leone. That is the conclusion of a new report from DanWatch.	25 January 2011 Paolo: The rich throw us away Luanda Sul is a suburb of Luanda under construction. Here expensive villas and luxury apartments have been built. The people who lived here had to give way for the construction of the Angolan political elite and was moved to Campapa Dois.
25 January 2011 Minister: No proof of corruption Angola’s Minister of Industry refuses that there is corruption in the government and accuses Western oil companies of coming to the country believing that they can bribe their way to lucrative contracts.	25 January 2011 Bling-bling and mammon to the elite Parties with colorful drinks and cars worth millions are major items on the Angolan state budget. This peppered with the favouring of the elite makes the country one of the most unequal in the world.
25 January 2011 Maersk in partnership with corrupt oil state The Angolan state-owned oil company Sonangol is infamous for bargains and for making demands for use of specific subcontractors. Nevertheless, A.P. Moller-Maersk collaborates in the quest for the black gold.	16 December 2010 Loggers steal endangered animals The timber industry in Cameroon is closely linked to the trafficking of endangered animal species. European business owners are directly involved in the illegal activities.
13 December 2010 Fishermen kept in poverty The development of Mozambique's fishing industry, that the fisheries partnership agreement with the EU should create, is not visible for the local fishermen in Tofo.	13 December 2010 "EU Fishery Agreements gives little benefit to Mozambique " EU's fisheries partnership agreement with Mozambique grants the EU's vessels the opportunity to catch tuna in Mozambican waters for a corresponding compensation to the national Ministry of Fisheries.
13 December 2010 Pirat fishing of tuna The oceans around Africa are rich in fish, which means economic growth and food security for millions of Africans. At the same time, the oceans are subject to pirate fishing, which robs the African nations of their fish and holds Africans in poverty.	13 December 2010 The great tuna theft Every year, hardened criminals get away with stealing billions of euro from the world's poor. Pirate fishing begins far out on the sea and ends in your shopping basket.
19 November 2010 FSC disputed in Cameroon Two local NGOs are very critical of the FSC in Cameroon, while a local expert says "the best we have."	18 August 2010 Municipalities contribute to unethical logging A new study by DanWatch documents that several Danish municipalities have purchased timber from unsustainable logging in the Congo Basin in Africa.
19 March 2010 Ghana's gold: More trouble than value The gold companies' tax contributions in Ghana is so limited that it does not match the disadvantages in terms of pollution and poverty, according to local sources.	19 March 2010 Mining firms spin gold from tax loopholes Although Ghana is Africa's second largest manufacturer of gold, it is one of the least developed nations. The gold is harvested by international mining companies, who take advantage of Ghana's lenient tax rules.