The African Union Advisory Board on Corruption is an autonomous organ established within the African Union (AU), in terms of Article 22 of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption.
African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
The Member States of the African Union adopted the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (The Convention) at the Second Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, held in Maputo (Mozambique), on 11th July 2003. The Convention entered into force on 5th August 2006, thirty (30) days after the deposit of the fifteenth (15th) instrument of ratification. To date Forty Four(44) countries have ratified the Convention and are States Parties to it.
Creation of the Board
The Board is the emanation of The Convention and it was created on 26th May 2009 under Article 22 (1) of The Convention. This organ bases its work on the provisions of this legal instrument and in this regard, it is the unique continental organization mandated by the African Union to deal with corruption and related themes in Africa.
Members of the Board
The Advisory Board is composed of 11 members, two members from each region (East, West, North, South, and Central) and one slot that keeps rotating on the regions. The following are the current Board members:
Name | Country | Remark |
Honourable Andriamifidy Jean Louis | Madagascar | Chairperson |
Honourable Seynabou Ndiaye Diakhate | Senegal | Vice Chairperson |
Honourouble Claude Bizimana | Burundi | Rapporteur |
Honourable Hocine Aït Chalal | Algeria | Member |
Honourable Amal Mahmoud Amar Khalifa | Egypt | Member |
Honourable Anne Marie Rose Mougemba | Congo | Member |
Honourable Sabina Seja | Tanzania | Member |
Honourable Agness Kayobo Ng'andu | Zambia | Member |
Honourable Samuel Kimeu | Kenya | Member |
Honourable Francis Ben Kaifala | Siera Leone | Member |
Honourable Pascoal Antonio Joaquim | Angola | Member |
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