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> Chatham House, a British think-tank, estimates that $582bn has been stolen from Nigeria alone since it won independence in 1960. [1] [1] https://www.economis
by chewz 7y ago
> Chatham House, a British think-tank, estimates that $582bn has been stolen from Nigeria alone since it won independence in 1960. [1]
[1] https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2019/10/10/african-kleptocrats-are-finding-it-tougher-to-stash-cash-in-the-west https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2019/10/10/...
- senorjazz 7y agoNot just a developing country problem. Look at the money that cannot be account for during the Bush wars of the early 2000s, with Halliburton being given costs+profit contracts and being able to say without oversight what there costs where. Same for a lot of developed countries with the 2008 banking crisis with billions unaccountable