In June, Glencore’s UK subsidiary pleaded guilty to seven counts of bribery in connection with oil operations in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and South Sudan. miningnews
Glencore pleaded guilty to seven counts of bribery in connection with oil operations in five African countries.
Dieudonne Massi Gams, chairman of the central African country’s National Anti-Corruption Commission , toldthat the agency had set up a commission of inquiry since complaints made by civil society and local media.“We are working on it and will take our time in order to produce good results,” Gams said, without giving further details.in connection with oil operations in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria and South Sudan.
The scandal is a test of Cameroon’s determination to fight corruption, said Akere Muna, a Cameroonian lawyer and anti-corruption specialist. He was dismayed that CONAC has not made a public statement about its inquiry, he said.