Location: Sub-Saharan Africa

Bank constructs “governance states”African directors capacity fund underwayWolfensohn meets with Congolese groupsMoving the goalposts: Zambia’s misery prolongedLandmark decision: Canadian company debarredAfrican Executive Directors’ support fundCongolese groups unite to demand scrutiny of forest policiesWorld Bank pushes Malawi agriculture privatisationIraq and Ethiopia treatment shows debt relief double standardsParliaments: the missing link in democratising national policy makingPRSPs: a continuation of structural adjustmentAcres debarment: Litmus test for Bank on corruptionLife under the IMF’s magnifying glass:IMF and poverty: strange bed fellowsIn through the back door: capacity building or concession taking?UK MPs support BushmenDebt and destruction in SenegalChadians “mourn” while World Bank and oil companies celebrate pipelineBank silent on corporate corruption in LesothoThe myths and dangers of PRSPs