Saturday, 7 November 2026
Evidence-backed accountability reporting.
A special audit of 2023 Pacific Games purchasing says officials did not provide approved budgets for five deals worth SBD127.96 million. The hosting authority accepts a related court ruling but disputes the wider portrayal of the Games.
Tanzanian audits and World Bank project documents identify AQGOLA's role in a 2019 design contract and 2024 supervision work, but the precise contracts implicated in the 2026 sanctions remain unconfirmed.
A review of the project’s audited 2023 accounts identifies two transfers to a named joint venture. Separate World Bank records show later debarments of contractors linked to the flood project, but the precise contract-level misconduct remains unverified.
European Commission briefings in 2025 and 2026 establish the funding suspension and audit timeline; separate EU records show why Secretariat support must not be confused with country programmes.
A 2022 government audit identified a named Tk170.7 million silo-supervision contract and alleged an ineligible joint-venture partner; a separate 2026 World Bank settlement does not identify the affected contract.