Protecting Africa’s wildlife from corruption
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When they deliberate over amendments to the global wildlife trade regime, CoP18 must address impunity for illegal timber trafficking in Africa as a matter of high priority.
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How the US can help Mongolia get to grips with corruption
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A series of bi-lateral meetings and a proposed trade agreement present an opportunity for the US to promote rule of law and an independent judiciary in Mongolia.
Blood diamonds and land corruption in Sierra Leone
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A community in Sierra Leone has created powerful short videos documenting their experiences of corruption, forced evictions and a botched resettlement programme at the hands of a…
Countries must be more transparent when investigating transnational corruption
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Supervisory and justice systems should be transparent and accountable so that the public can assess their performance.
Resilient institutions
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Reducing corruption is an important component of the sustainable development agenda, and one that all state parties have an obligation to address. Although corruption is often…
In whose interest? Political integrity and corruption in Africa
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What accounts for the wide disparity in peoples’ perceptions of the integrity of elected representatives in different countries? In this piece, we will to look at various forms of…
Citizens speak out about corruption in Africa
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The Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) – Africa, reveals that while most people in Africa feel corruption increased in their country, a majority also feel optimistic that they can…
Where are Africa’s billions?
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National governments aren’t the only ones failing African citizens in the fight against corruption.
25 corruption scandals that shook the world
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Twenty-five years ago, when Transparency International was founded, corruption was seen as the necessary price of doing business and something so deeply ingrained that exposing…
World Whistleblower Day 2019 – is this a landmark year for whistleblower protection?
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Too often, whistleblowers face retaliation after bringing corruption, fraud and financial malpractice to light. Is change around the corner?This year, we celebrate World…
Austria’s Strache affair and the undue influence toolkit
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A week ago, German newspapers published evidence of the former Vice-Chancellor of Austria and a colleague apparently negotiating corrupt deals with the purported niece of a…
Why corruption matters in the EU elections
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What voters should know as they head to the polls.
Four ways the G20 can take the lead on anti-corruption
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The globalisation of world trade and finance has been accompanied by an internationalisation of corruption. The G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group therefore has the potential to be…
Venezuela: Strong institutions needed to address organised crime
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Corruption in the top echelons of the Venezuelan government has led to extreme instability and weak state institutions, and allows organised crime networks to act with impunity…
The trillion dollar question: the IMF and anti-corruption one year on
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has made public commitments and adopted a new framework to address corruption - we check how the IMF is progressing with this one year later.
Three years after the Panama Papers: progress on horizon
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The explosive Pulitzer Prize-winning global media project known as the "Panama Papers" turned three years old, and there are many reasons to celebrate.
