African Aid Money Was Spent On Luxury Hotels

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African aid money was spent on luxury hotels
August 30, 2005

London: The British Government has been accused of wasting a small fortune in foreign aid on luxury hotels and meals for consultants, even flying pens and paper from Washington to Africa.

A BBC investigation aired on Sunday claimed that out of £3 million ($7.1 million) earmarked for one project in Malawi, more than £700,000 was spent on accommodation and meals for a US agency, the National Democratic Institute.

In total, £586,423 was spent on hotel rooms for agency workers and £126,062 went on meals.

The £3 million, donated by the Department for International Development, was for a project to improve the parliamentary committee system in Malawi, said to be the 10th poorest country in the world.

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