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Corruption in Public Procurement: the case of infrastructure in Africa
(2015-05)
Public procurement systems in Africa have increasingly become a target for corrupt practices. Indeed, corruption in the procurement of public goods and services is a major obstacle to economic growth and development. The ...
Yamoussoukro, accueille la 17ème réunion de la Comité intergouvernementale d'experts (CIE) de l'Afrique de l'ouest
(2014-02)
L’hôtel Président de Yamoussoukro, en Côte d’Ivoire accueillera du 3 au 4 Mars 2014, la dix-septième
réunion du Comité intergouvernemental d’experts de l’Afrique de l’Ouest. Cette 17ème réunion est placée sous le thème « ...
Measurement of corruption in Africa needs to be revisited: ECA report
(2016-10)
Existing measures of corruption in Africa are predominantly perception-based, and ignore the international dimension of corrupt acts and practices, such as illicit financial outflows, according to the fourth Africa Governance ...
Tracking Africa's stolen billions
(2014-10)
Illicit financial flows are a major drain on Africa’s resources for development. International coordination is needed to slow the flow of stolen assets. The case is the first of its kind in the US and could, some observers ...
Lancement mondial du Rapport Go To Think 2015
(2016-02)
Cette année, le lancement de l’Indice Go To Think Tank marque le neuvième évènement annuel organisé par le TTCSP pour prendre acte des contributions importantes des Groupes de réflexion dans le monde entier. L’effort initial ...
Afrique centrale : les leaders raffermissent leurs efforts anticorruptions
(2015-11)
Ce communiqué de presse porte sur l’initiatived’un réseau sous-régional de lutte contre la corruption, organisé au soutien de la Commission Economique des Nations Unies pour l’Afrique (CEA) et en partenariat avec la ...
Ad-hoc Expert Group Meeting (AEGM): Review of the study on "Corruption in Local Governance in Africa"
(2015-12)
This research study is part of the Regional Anti-Corruption Programme for Africa (RACPA), launched by the ECA and the African Union in 2011. The overall objective of the AEGM will be for participants to discuss and provide ...
We need your assistance to stop illegal capital flight : Congolese officials tell a Mbeki mission to Kinshasa
(2013-08)
Top Government officials, heads of Parliament as well as leaders of the civil society and the private sector of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say they are eagerly anticipating the recommendations from a High Level ...
Nigeria to host 3rd African internet governance forum
(2014-04)
The third African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) will take place in Abuja, Nigeria from 10 to 12 July 2014. According to the Secretariat of the African Internet Governance Forum (AfIGF) at the United Nations Economic ...
Africa needs to build capacity to curb illicit financial flows, says ECA's Opoku-Mensah
(2017-11)
A workshop on protecting the tax base of developing countries opened with Aida Opoku-Mensah, ECA’s Special Adviser on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, emphasizing the need to build the capacity of African nations so they ...