George Soros battles $10B lawsuit, familiar charges of wielding political influence
A $10 billion suit against George Soros accuses the self-styled humanitarian of meddling in the politics of a poor African country in order to settle his own scores, a charge the billionaire’s critics say reflects his longtime modus operandi. The 86-year-old investor, who controls a web of international nonprofits in addition to his vast financial […]
Will the Seychellois Co-Habit or Mutually Destruct?
While Africa’s attention was focused on election-rigging in Gabon and Zambia, on the mainland, a rather rare victory for democracy on a tiny speck of land in the middle of the Indian Ocean – 1 800 km due east of Mombasa – went barely noticed. In Seychelles, 62 939 of the idyllic island’s 71 932 […]
