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The Anti-Corruption Commission Sierra Leone (ACC-SL) and Transparency International Sierra Leone (TI-SL) Chapter have joined anti-corruption institutions, governments, civil society organisations and citizens across Africa to commemorate African Anti-Corruption Day under the theme: “Scaling Up the Promotion of Integrity and Anti-Corruption Actions Across Africa.”
The commemoration, observed on 11th July, provides an opportunity for African countries and stakeholders to renew their commitment towards building transparent, accountable and resilient institutions that support sustainable development and the aspirations of the African Union’s Agenda 2063.
African Anti-Corruption Day marks the adoption of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC), which was adopted on 11th July 2003 in Maputo, Mozambique. The Convention entered into force in 2006 and remains Africa’s key legal framework for promoting integrity, preventing corruption and strengthening accountable governance.
According to the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC), this year’s theme highlights the need to strengthen integrity systems and expand anti-corruption efforts through stronger institutions, ethical leadership, effective partnerships and active citizen participation.
In Sierra Leone, the ACC and other accountability institutions, alongside civil society organisations, continue to implement measures aimed at promoting integrity and accountability across public institutions. These efforts include the implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (2024–2028), establishment and strengthening of Integrity Management Committees, corruption risk assessments, systems reviews and sustained public awareness campaigns.
The ACC and TI-SL also highlighted the country’s progress in the Asset Declaration exercise, with compliance currently standing at 99.54 percent — described as the highest compliance rate ever recorded on the African continent. However, the institutions noted the need to intensify the verification of declared assets to further strengthen accountability.
The two organisations further reminded the public that protection is guaranteed for informants, whistleblowers and witnesses who report corruption in good faith. They referenced Sections 81 and 82 of the Anti-Corruption Act, 2008 (as amended in 2019), as well as the operationalisation of the Whistleblower and Witness Protection Regulations, 2025, which provide additional safeguards for individuals who expose corruption.
The ACC-SL and TI-SL called on all Sierra Leoneans to embrace integrity as a personal and national value, reject corruption in all its forms, and actively support efforts aimed at promoting transparency, accountability and ethical leadership across the country.
