Value-@-Venture
Report Transparency International
This Transparency International report is worth the read, downloadable via:
http://www.ti-defence.org/publications/dsp-pubs/257-corruption-threat-stability-peace.html
A.o. it shows a link between corruption risk and violent conflict.
At the airport of Kigali I had a quick chat with a guy upon arrival. We were both undergoing (and observing) the visa procedure. Queues, paperwork, from the one counter to the other counter. A payment such, a stamp so. Interesting? Annoying? Funny? We finally got through. And laughed. Good to be there.
UK Foreign Office post
We are very please that the UK Foreign Office (Mark Power) clearly positioned with the Virunga Alliance in a blog post “Conservation, development and danger in Virunga National Park” on 4MAY2014:
“The Park deserves our support not just to preserve its rare gorillas but also to promote the prosperity of those who live and work on its borders.”
