Board in Brief

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