The Kingdom of eSwatini, formerly known as Swaziland, lost US$2.09 million due to fraud and corruption in various sectors of the government, the national police deputy commissioner said Monday at an event celebrating International Fraud Awareness week, the Swazi Observer reported.

A former associate in charge of the Sinaloa cartel’s finances testified against Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman on the second day of the trial against the alleged former leader of one of the biggest drug trafficking groups in the world, the Washington Post reported Wednesday.

The former CEO of a United States healthcare charity admitted to her role in misusing millions of dollars of charity money to bribe public officials and buy political influence in Missouri and Arkansas, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.

Police arrested 24 suspected Ndrangheta associates and seized 10 million euros (US$11.3 million) in assets following an investigation that uncovered shady health care industry arrangements between politicians and a local mafia clan, La Repubblica reported Monday.

The European Commission castigated Romania for regressing in its anti-graft reforms, but generally praised Bulgaria for meeting its commitments in two separate annual reports on the administration of justice released Tuesday. 

Ukrainian authorities arrested a man suspected of being involved in the acid attack that killed anti-corruption activist, Kateryna Gandziuk, AFP reported on Monday.

Ethiopian authorities arrested dozens of intelligence officers and high-level officials from the country’s military-run Metals and Engineering Corporation, METEC, on charges of graft and human-rights abuses, local news reported over the weekend.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari called on Sunday for more rigorous actions against perpetrators of financial crimes, vowing to bolster the country’s legislation and institutions to fight corruption, recover stolen assets, and punish offenders.

Malta’s opposition is demanding the resignation of the tourism minister and the prime minister’s chief of staff after investigative journalists revealed their connections to a shady enterprise called 17 Black in Dubai through Panama companies, Reuters reported on Monday.

While Mexico’s drug traders make over US$31 billion per year, the country’s legitimate economy is taking a toll from being targeted by criminal groups, according to new reports released Monday.