This is nothing more than legal corruption.
It is loooooooooooooooooooooooooong past the time to get rid of this “bring a friend” system of keeping power and influence in the hands of an almost always un (or at least under) qualified privileged few who are only ever looking out for, and manipulating the government and society at large to maintain their own interests.
And the entirety of Africa is framed as nothing but both of theirs pawn and playground… 🙄