African Union Advisory Board against Corruption

Also known as: AUABC

Continental body that addresses anti-corruption governance and enforcement in Africa, advancing political finance reforms and accountability frameworks.

2026-05-142026-11-01

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September 2026
16 SeptJoy Online
Anti-corruption campaigner and Vice Chair of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption, Edem Senanu, has called for clear laws and stronger sanctions to ensure public officials found culpable of wrongdoing are prosecuted and held accountable. …
Astroturf Exposé: Edem Senanu calls for tougher laws to punish public officials
15 SeptJoy Online
The Vice Chair of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption, Edem Senanu, says findings from an investigation into Ghana’s COVID-19 expenditure raise questions about the quality of work done by the Auditor-General. …
COVID-19 fumigation gap raises questions about Auditor-General’s work – Senanu
August 2026
27 AugJoy Online
… ’s elaborate anti-corruption and governance framework will have little impact unless member states move beyond adopting laws and institutions to enforcing them and imposing visible consequences for violations, the Chairperson of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption …
SYPALA 2026: ‘Anti-corruption without enforcement is meaningless’ — Senanu
July 2026
20 JulJoy Online
… The African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC), the Community of Practice on Political Finance in Africa, CDD-Ghana, Open Society Foundations, and Transparency International jointly organised the programme. …
Let’s liberate African politics from the tyranny of money – Ibn Chambas
18 JulJoy Online
… Kwami Edem Senanu of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC); Dr Joseph Whittal, Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ); Dr Steven W. …
African political finance laws must require candidates to disclose donations – Nyarko urges
16 JulJoy Online
… ay conference was organised by the Community of Practice on Money in Politics in Africa, in collaboration with the Open Society Foundations, the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Transparency International and the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption …
Accra Declaration pushes for tougher political finance laws across Africa
15 JulJoy Online
… The meeting was organised by the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC), the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), the Open Society Foundations and Transparency International. …
‘Let’s empower citizens to act with their minds, not their stomachs’ — Zanetor
15 JulJoy Online
The Chairperson of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC), Kwami Edem Senanu, has identified opaque political party financing as one of the biggest enablers of corruption, illicit financial flows and state capture across Africa, calling on governments to urge …
Opaque political financing driving corruption and state capture in Africa — AUABC Chair Edem Senanu
14 JulJoy Online
… The organising partners were the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC), the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Open Society Foundations and Transparency International. …
Ghana calls for urgent political finance reforms to protect democracy across Africa
May 2026
14 MayJoy Online
Anti-corruption campaigner and chairperson of the African Union Advisory Board against Corruption, Edem Senanu, has defended President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to recuse himself from cabinet deliberations over the Damang Mine issue. …
Mahama acted right by recusing himself from Damang Mine Cabinet discussions – Senanu

Politics

Astroturf probe raises questions over public fund use and official ownership

The News

Corruption Watch investigation questions procurement and ownership of sports facilities built under the One Constituency, One Astroturf programme, with two senior former officials linked to ownership disputes over facilities in Hohoe and Agogo constructed with more than GH¢17 million in public funds. The investigation is the first in a series examining 169 astroturf and sports infrastructure projects representing over GH¢1 billion in public investments.

16 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 16 September

Astroturf probe raises questions over public fund use and official ownership
Corruption Watch investigation questions procurement and ownership of sports facilities built under the One Constituency, One Astroturf programme, with two senior former officials linked to ownership disputes over facilities in Hohoe and Agogo constructed with more than GH¢17 million in public funds. The investigation is the first in a series examining 169 astroturf and sports infrastructure projects representing over GH¢1 billion in public investments.
16 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 15 September

COVID-19 fumigation audit gap raises Auditor-General accountability questions
Edem Senanu, Vice Chair of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption, says an investigation into Ghana's COVID-19 spending has exposed discrepancies between the Auditor-General's audit (which captured GH¢96 million) and actual government fumigation expenditure (at least GH¢720 million), raising concerns about what other public spending may not have been accurately captured in official reports.
15 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 27 August

African anti-corruption frameworks need enforcement, not just laws
The Chairperson of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption cautioned that Africa's elaborate anti-corruption and governance frameworks will have little impact unless member states move beyond adopting laws and institutions to enforcing them and imposing visible consequences for violations. He noted that a persistent gap between commitments and implementation continues to undermine public trust.
27 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 20 July

Chambas urges African leaders to regulate political campaign financing
Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas, former UN Office for West Africa Head, has urged African leaders to enact strong political finance rules to ensure transparency in campaign funding. He was speaking at a High-Level Convening in Ghana where the Accra Declaration on Regulating Financing of Politics in Africa was adopted to advance democratic integrity on the continent.
20 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Saturday 18 July

African political finance laws need candidate donation disclosure
William Nyarko, Executive Director of the Africa Centre for International Law and Accountability, called for African political finance law reforms requiring electoral candidates to disclose campaign donations and file financial reports, arguing that current legal gaps fuel corruption and state capture.
18 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 16 July

Accra Declaration calls for stronger African political finance regulations
African policymakers, anti-corruption agencies, and civil society organisations have adopted the Accra Declaration on Regulating Financing of Politics to Advance Democratic Integrity in Africa, calling for coordinated continental action to strengthen transparency, accountability and integrity in political financing. The declaration, adopted at a three-day conference in Accra held from July 14 to 16, warns that growing influence of money in politics is threatening democratic governance and eroding public confidence in institutions.
16 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 15 July

Zanetor calls for economic empowerment alongside political reforms
Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, Second Vice-President of the Pan-African Parliament, has urged African governments to invest in economic empowerment of citizens alongside political financing reforms, arguing that poverty drives money politics and that legal frameworks alone cannot safeguard democratic governance.
15 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Opaque political financing fuels corruption across Africa
The Chairperson of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption has identified opaque political party financing as a major enabler of corruption, illicit financial flows, and state capture in Africa, urging governments to enact and enforce laws regulating political funding to ensure elections reflect the will of citizens rather than hidden financiers' interests.
15 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 14 July

Ghana urges African political finance reforms to protect democracy
Ghana has called for urgent reforms to political financing across Africa, warning that growing money influence is undermining democratic integrity, excluding capable leaders, and weakening public trust in institutions. Deputy Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem told attendees at a regional convening in Accra that rising campaign costs are preventing competent citizens, women, and young people from participating in politics.
14 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 14 May

Mahama's Damang Mine recusal was appropriate, says anti-corruption chief
Anti-corruption campaigner Edem Senanu defended President Mahama's decision to recuse himself from cabinet deliberations on the Damang Mine issue involving his brother's company, saying the action demonstrated adherence to constitutional requirements on conflict of interest. Senanu noted he had not been convinced of an actual conflict of interest, distinguishing between perceived, potential, and actual forms of conflict.
14 May 2026 · Joy Online →