Senior SSR Advisor, Programme Manager – Sub-Saharan Africa Division
DCAF – Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance is dedicated to improving the security of states and their people within a framework of democratic governance, the rule of law, and respect for human rights. DCAF contributes to making peace and development more sustainable by assisting partner states and international actors supporting these states, to improve […]
Anti-Corruption Resource Centre: Corruption in the Time of Covid-19: A Double-Threat for Low Income Countries
The U4 brief explores the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on low income countries. The brief notes the failure of many government parastatals including health, governance, recruitment and management, to deal appropriately with the pandemic owing to widespread corruption and lack of transparency in governance. It further highlights the importance of practicing strict regulatory procedures […]
Transparency International: Corruption Perception Index 2020 RESEARCH ANALYSIS
Research analysis on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index examined the effect that corruption has on the capability of countries to respond to health and economic emergencies. The research analysis highlights the fact that corruption leaves countries in a weak state and unable to deal with crises as they should and that corruption effectively kills […]
World Justice Project: Policy Brief on Corruption and the COVID-19 Pandemic
The World Justice Project has released a policy brief that outlines the major corruption risks posed by the pandemic. According to the Policy Brief, corruption has always existed in every sector of every economy, especially the health sector. The COVID-19 pandemic has however brought some hitherto uncommon corrupt practices to the forefront. Across several countries, […]
Brazil: Government Shuts Down Anti-Corruption Agency
The Brazilian Government has shut down its Car Wash Anti-Corruption unit. The unit, which began as a routine investigation into money laundering activities of a car wash grew to become a major anti-corruption agency which successfully prosecuted business and political leaders, including former Presidents. In its seven years of operation, the unit was responsible for […]
Ghana: EU to remove Ghana from Blacklist
The European Union has revealed plans to remove Ghana from a list of 12 countries blacklisted for illicit financial flows, money laundering and terrorist financing. The EU had earlier announced in 2020 that Ghana had been placed on the blacklist, a decision that Ghana considered unfortunate since they had stepped up efforts in meeting up […]
Nigeria: Unexplained Wealth and Lifestyle Audit
Nigerians living above their means may soon be called upon to explain the sources of their wealth in a new ‘Lifestyle Audit’ proposed by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The proposed ‘Lifestyle Audit’ will be implemented by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). In addition to curbing corruption, the Lifestyle Audit […]
India: Cryptocurrency Ban in the Works
The Government of India plans to propose a ban on every form of cryptocurrency transaction in the country. Despite the increase in cryptocurrency trading in India, once passed, the bill will make India one of the major economies to criminalize any form of possession, purchase, mining, sale, trading of cryptocurrency. The aim of the bill […]
An Overview of the Effectiveness of the Nigeria Whistleblowing Framework
An Overview of the Effectiveness of the Nigeria Whistleblowing Framework By Dr. Ejemen Ojobo The Nigerian Framework Till date Nigeria is still without a whistleblowing legislation. By ‘without a legislation’, we mean that Nigeria does not have a comprehensive law that offers protection to whistleblowers. Rather, there are fragmented provisions offered by different laws in […]