In Nigeria, Kenya, Zambia and South Africa, hard earned victories in anti-corruption efforts are running aground.

In APEsphere we have been following closely the Nigerian's government's half-hearted attempts to track down the recipients of bribes paid by Halliburton subsidiary KBR in aid of winning a contract to build a major liquified natural gas facility.

The lack of commitment, however, is evident elsewhere in other crucial states on the continent. This analysis from the New York Times provides details.