Company emails put Tanzanian government officials on the spot over possible corruption

Dar es Salaam. Members of a police task force accepted payments from a prominent gold mining company in an arrangement that raises concerns about potential corruption and the intricate relationships between law enforcement and corporate entities.

A series of confidential emails obtained by a Canadian newspaper, The Globe & Mail, reveal a web of payments made to numerous individuals within the Tanzania’s National Task Force (NTF) by Barrick’s subsidiary, Acacia Mining, which formerly operated three gold mines in Bulyanhulu, North Mara, and Buzwagi.