Peace Library News

A weblog from the Peace Library
at the Centre for Conflict Resolution, Cape Town

The role of AU/NEPAD in preventing and combatting corruption

Monday, November 21, 2005
This article examines the anti-corruption initiatives of the African Union (AU) and New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) and analyses their effectiveness. It also explores the phenomenon of corruption in Africa more generally and follows with some recommendations on how to tackle it. The author concludes that the best role the AU and NEPAD can play to combat and prevent corruption in Africa is by complementing and strengthening grassroots and national measures and by promoting regional anti-corruption norms.
www.africafiles.org/atissueezine.asp

African Peer Review Mechanism, South Africa

Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Read more about the team of Ministers to lead South Africa's Peer Review:

Minister Names Council to Lead SA's Peer Review
http://allafrica.com/stories/200510140523.html

Both visits of the Support Mission to the country will be led by Professor Adebayo Adedeji, the eminent Nigerian leader and academic. Prof. Adedeji is on the Board of the Centre for Conflict Resolution.