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The Commissioner of Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Francis Ben Kaifala Esq., today signed the Charter for the African Asset Recovery Practitioners Forum (AARP-Forum) during the opening of the forum’s first official meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.
The three-day event, which runs from April 15 to 17 at the Panari Hotel, brings together heads of anti-corruption agencies, legal experts, and stakeholders from across the continent. The forum marks the formal launch of the AARP-Forum Charter, developed under the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC).
The Charter is described as a practical guide for African anti-corruption bodies and practitioners working to recover stolen assets. It supports the Common African Position on Asset Recovery (CAPAR), a framework aimed at helping African countries trace, recover, and manage assets lost through corruption.
According to AUABC, the Charter is designed to back CAPAR’s goals, especially those laid out in Pillar 2, which deals with improving legal and financial systems for asset recovery, and Pillar 3, which focuses on how recovered assets are managed, including cooperation between countries.
The Charter is not a binding treaty but serves as a tool to encourage stronger coordination and more effective practices among African states. The forum, which began today, will run until April 17, with sessions focused on legal cooperation, asset tracing, and strengthening institutional practices.
