African Aid Projects
During my time in Tanzania I regularily came across the following:

Whatever the sexiest project of the moment, eg women's rights, local government accountability, the various donors be that Danida, DfID etc would all be hatching similiar projects. These programmes would be funded by you the tax payer to the tune of tens of millions of pounds.

How do they get the Tanzanian Government to select their project, they bribe the officials to give them more money. The Dutch and the Scandinavians were the biggest culprits.
( The Scrunt Wants a Dozen Pints, Mon 27 Feb 2012, 16:09, 5 replies)

Brits aren't allowed
to do that stuff any more.

It's amazing how the arrival of the Bribery act in 2010 changed it all. Have seen several cases where big companies have suddenly announced the termination of large government contracts in Africa.

Discreet over a beer enquires tell me they had to give them up, because it was too risky to carry on paying the bungs that are required to keep these things working.
(username failed moderation, Mon 27 Feb 2012, 16:14, closed)

I have absolutely no idea what you're saying here
which country's taxpayer? Who is giving money to who?
( chenobble rocking his explorer beard on, Mon 27 Feb 2012, 16:51, closed)

Swedish Aid NGO
pays $1m bribe to Government Official to get $20m aid project approved by Tz Government.
( The Scrunt Wants a Dozen Pints, Mon 27 Feb 2012, 17:34, closed)

Oh, fuck off.
If you're going to make this shit up, at least use the name of a real country.
Tanzania indeed.
( Dr Preference AjcuiVd289, Mon 27 Feb 2012, 20:27, closed)

Heh
When I told people I was getting hitched in Zanzibar many of them said "oh that's lovely....er wait! That's a real place?"
( Infidel , shit and wrong, Tue 28 Feb 2012, 13:25, closed)