DECISION ON THE ACTIVITY REPORT OF THE AFRICAN UNION ADVISORY
BOARD ON CORRUPTION (AUABC)
The Executive Council,
1. TAKES NOTE of the Report of the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption and the recommendations contained therein;
2. COMMENDS Cameroon for acceding to the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC).
3. URGES the Central African Republic to take necessary measures to complete the accession process by depositing its instrument of accession with the African Union Commission.
4. NOTES the successful completion of the review of Congo, Madagascar, South Africa and Tanzania and requests national authorities to implement the recommendations contained in the State Review Reports.
5. ALSO URGES Regional Economic Communities to facilitate the building of capacity of anti-corruption authorities through research, support to law enforcement and cooperation between national anti-corruption authorities for investigations on money laundering, asset recovery and Illicit Financial Flows. Further urges them to ensure harmonization and alignment of anti-corruption standards within their jurisdiction with the Convention.
6. ENDORSES the theme for the 2022 African Anti-Corruption Day as “Strategies and Mechanisms for the Transparent Management of Covid-19 Funds.”
7. REQUESTS Tanzania to finalize the architectural drawings of the proposed permanent structure and to submit them to the Board for consideration and approval by the AU Commission.
8. COMMENDS the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt for hosting the ninth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in Sharm El-Sheikh December 2021.