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How Anti-Corruption Efforts Are Gaining Traction Across Africa

There is an African proverb that states, “Greed loses what it has gained.” Corruption has been rife throughout the continent, often with the active acquiescence of Western and other foreign entities. However, anti-corruption initiatives have taken hold in many African cou..

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The Impact of Foreign Laws in Helping Combat Corruption in Africa

Bribery and extortion, including of the so-called ‘petty’ type, is pervasive throughout Africa. Studies have shown that stringent anti-corruptions laws from other countries, such as those in the United States and European Union (EU), have actively helped to combat or at l..

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Three Cases Studies on the Disconnect Between Anti-Corruption Law and Enforcement

In most African countries, there continues to be a disconnect, even gulf at times, between what is on the law books on the one hand, and meaningful enforcement thereof on the other. This is of course not unique to Africa, but remains neverthel..

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