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The Anti-Corruption Commission Sierra Leone (ACC-SL) and Transparency International Sierra Leone (TI-SL) Chapter join other African anti-corruption institutions, governments, civil society organisations and citizens across the continent in commemorating the African Anti-Corruption Day with the theme: “Scaling Up the Promotion of Integrity and Anti-Corruption Actions Across Africa.”
According to the joint press statement, the African Anti-Corruption Day, provides an opportunity for member states and stakeholders to renew their commitment to building transparent, accountable and resilient institutions that advance sustainable development and the aspirations of Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want.
The release disclosed that, on 11th July, 2003, the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC) was adopted in Maputo, Mozambique. The Convention came into force in 2006 and has since been ratified by the majority of African Union Member States, including Sierra Leone. It is Africa’s foremost legal instrument for promoting integrity, preventing corruption and strengthening accountable governance.
The release also included the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC), theory on this year’s theme underscores the urgent need to strengthen integrity systems and scale up anti-corruption actions through stronger institutions, ethical leadership, effective partnerships and active citizen participation.
In Sierra Leone, there are massive efforts by the ACC, civil society, and other accountability institutions to install integrity in all spheres of public life through a combination of prevention, enforcement and citizens’ engagement and participation. The implementation of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (2024-2028), the establishment and strengthening of Integrity Management Committees across public institutions, the conduct of corruption risk assessments, systems and processes reviews, and sustained public education have helped enhance institutional accountability.
The country has also recorded remarkable success in the Asset Declaration exercise, which compliance rate currently stands at 99.54%, the highest ever recorded on the African continent. However, the ACC and TI-SL recognise the need to intensify the verification of declared assets.
The institutions also reminded the public of guaranteed and full protection for informants, whistleblowers and witnesses under Sections 81 and 82 of the Anti-Corruption Act, 2008 (as amended in 2019), coupled with the operationalisation of the Whistleblower and Witness Protection Regulations, 2025, which further strengthens the Commission’s commitment to protecting individuals who report corruption in good faith.
The ACC-SL and TI-SL call on all Sierra Leoneans to embrace integrity as both a personal and national value, reject corruption in all its manifestations and actively support effort aimed at strengthening transparency, accountability and ethical.
