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The Betta Edu affair is not just a ministerial scandal: it reveals the fragility of a porous social assistance system, where corruption jeopardizes the trust and survival of the most vulnerable households.
Angolans are paying the price for the collusion between political elites and international traders. The Trafigura affair reveals a system where opacity enriches a few and impoverishes everyone else.
Trafigura's conviction in Switzerland is historic. But a paltry fine compared to illicit profits raises the question: is corruption still a calculated risk for trading giants?
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