In July 2009, Nigeria was racked by four days of violence between security forces and Boko Haram, a militant group trying to impose strict Sharia Islamic law. Ever since, there has been concern that the security forces may have killed many innocent civilians.
Here is the clip showing the execution of Alhaji Buji Foi, a high-level member of Boko Haram. He is escorted out by an Nigerian police to the middle of the road and then executed.
Corruption was a major problem in Haiti even before the massive earthquake that struck the country nearly a month ago, killing some 200,000 people.
Now reports have emerged that counterfeiters are producing fake food coupons, coming on the heels of revelations that a thriving black market of aid supplies has sprung up.
Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports from the capital Port-au-Prince on what many have called Haiti’s “curse of corruption”. Transparency International, a global civil society organisation leading the fight against corruption, has ranked Haiti as one of the world’s most corrupt societies. In the group’s most recent annual ranking published in November 2009, Haiti came 168th out of 180 countries. As recently as 2005, Haiti was ranked the third most corrupt society in the world.
The international community has pledged to assist Haiti with billions of dollars in assistance, not only to help in the immediate aftermath of the devastating earthquake, but also in the long-term reconstruction of the country.
But there are concerns that corruption could see some of the money not getting to the people, and the delays in aid deliveries are being seen by some as a sign that something clearly is not right.
We drive towards a camp in the centre of Port-au-Prince. Open land only has one use here, and a former Catholic school, its buildings crumbled and damaged, is now home to hundreds of people.
The playground is full of children playing football and basketball. The school fields are packed with row after row of tents and tarpaulins.
It is clear that there are no international relief agencies operating here; the smell is a sign that there is no proper sanitation.
It is just Haitians trying to survive with what little they have left. For the people who now call this home, they don’t know who will help them.
“If there is a government, I haven’t seen it yet. And if there is a government I would say it’s the Americans, the foreigners, who came here to help,” says Joseph Lolo Elda, who helps out looking after the women here.
Many of the people in the camp believe that because they aren’t seeing the aid, it is going missing somewhere – and that someone is making money out of their misery.
Haiti is rated as one of the worst countries in the world for corruption by Transparency International, a monitoring group. In the group’s annual ranking, Haiti came 168th out of 180 countries.
A combination of endemic corruption, the now non-existent institutional infrastructure, and the large amounts of money flowing into the country all make this the perfect time to commit crime.