Supported projects

SUMATRA - An EU directive is set to ban the import of palm oil for use as biodiesel. In the meantime, diesel will continue to be made from oil from plantations that have replaced virgin forest. A good example is provided by ENI and TotalEnergies in Indonesia.

LUSAKA - Zambia is blessed with abundant natural resources, coupled with its strategic geographical location as a landlocked nation in the southern part of Africa. Since its inception, Zambia has been largely dependent on copper and other minerals. Copper production has been a major contributor to Zambia's economic growth, although it has not met the expectations of many citizens.

NAYPYIDAW - This is a story that describes the downfall of the financial sector of Myanmar after the military coup in February 2021. Due to a history of nationalisations and demonetisations, people and businesses lost trust in the banks immediately after the coup. That resulted in a bankrun.

NAIROBI - Kenya's attorney general's office opened a corruption and fraud investigation in 2019. The dams were supposed to bring water and electricity. Nothing is left at the site.

GOMA - Through the beautiful green hills of North Kivu, a 150-kilometre road winds from the capital Goma to the coltan and cassiterite mining area, road 529. Since 2002, efforts have been made to rehabilitate the road, which runs through one of the most dangerous areas in the world.

KYIV - From the time it regained its independence in 1991 until the start of the war in the east, Ukraine remained one of the world's top ten arms exporters. However, not all transactions were legal. Ukraine and Ukrainian citizens have repeatedly been accused of international arms smuggling. Is Ukraine really a serious player in the black market of arms trade, or is this just a myth and an attempt to blame the country?

EL FAOUAR - Despite being owned by one of France's richest families, the Perrodos, the Franco-British company Perenco has a long history of secrecy and discretion...

MAPUTO - The promise of transformative wealth from natural gas has seduced Mozambicans for more than a decade. But as the projects led by TotalEnergies and Eni have started construction, revenues to the country look likely to fall significantly short of expectations.

TRIPOLI - Before his death, Libyan dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi moved a giant fortune out of the country. It is gold, diamonds and cash worth billions of dollars – financed with revenues from the sale of oil. Although the international community has committed to returning assets stolen from autocrats, the whereabouts of much of it is unclear. And the hunt for Gaddafi's treasure is taking place in secret.

CAIRO - After Abdel Fattah al-Sisi was elected president in May 2014, several amendments were made to the public procurement law that allowed the Egyptian military to further tighten its grip on the economy. The amendments helped army-affiliated companies reap the lion's share of major public contracts, including the construction of the new administrative capital in Cairo, real estate projects, highways and infrastructure, which were awarded through direct, non-competitive bidding.