How enablers facilitate illicit financial flows: Evidence from Africa
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Professionals such as lawyers, accountants and corporate service providers have played a critical role in facilitating financial flows from Africa.
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CPI 2022 for Sub-Saharan Africa: Corruption compounding multiple crises
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Corruption is damaging crucial enablers of progress – democracy, security and development – across Sub-Saharan Africa.
CPI 2021 for Sub-Saharan Africa: Amid democratic turbulence, deep-seated corruption exacerbates threats to freedoms
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2021 was a turbulent year for Sub-Saharan Africa. On a continent where corruption plunders precious natural resources and impedes access to public services for millions of people,…
African Anti-Corruption Day 2021: Will governments enable citizens to join the fight?
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The African Anti-Corruption Day provides a good opportunity to reflect on progress so far. This reflection should involve citizens.
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Loophole Masters: How Enablers Facilitate Illicit Financial Flows from Africa
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Foreign non-financial enablers, such as lawyers and corporate service providers, have played a critical role in cross-border corruption schemes implicating African officials.
Addressing land corruption for climate justice
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Land corruption seriously threatens efforts to fight climate change and achieve a fair energy transition.
Strengthening Parliamentary Oversight: Key Findings and Recommendations from Multi-Country Assessments
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An assessment of the strength of oversight mandate, practice and impact of parliaments in ten countries.
Promoting the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption: Tools and Tactics
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This toolkit documents advocacy tactics developed by African Transparency International chapters to hold governments accountable
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IMF-World Bank meetings in Marrakesh: Increase attention to illicit financial flows undermining sustainable development in Africa
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African Anti-Corruption Day: Transparency International calls on African Union leaders to act on anti-corruption commitments
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2022 Corruption Perceptions Index reveals vicious cycle of corruption, violence and instability across Sub-Saharan Africa
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Climate Governance Integrity Programme
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Features monitoring and analysis of the nearly US$100 billion invested in climate prevention and adaption.
Rallying efforts to accelerate progress – Africa inequalities initiative (REAP)
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We are working to speed up global progress in tackling illicit financial flows, tax evasion and tax avoidance – abusive practices that perpetuate economic inequalities and…
Towards Enforcement of African Commitments Against Corruption
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The Towards Enforcement of Africa’s Commitments against Corruption project aims to reduce corruption in Africa by supporting civil society actors in their efforts to monitor the…
