US Global Financial Integrity joins the African Union Board to fight against corruption and illicit flows
Speaking during the signing occasion, the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption Chairperson, Senanu, reminded again that the continent has been losing over USD 125 billion annually in cases of graft.
Black News 
The African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption, operating from Arusha, Tanzania, has inked a memorandum of understanding with the Global Financial Integrity, based in Washington, DC in the United States, to advance the war against graft and illicit financial flows.
The Global Financial Integrity (GFI) is a think tank entity, based in Washington DC, which is focused on illicit financial flows, corruption, illicit trade and money laundering.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at the Pan African Postal Union Conference Center (PAPUCC), in Arusha, the Northern Tanzanian City, between the Chairperson of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC) Kwami Edem Senanu and the GFI Policy Director for Africa, Philip Nyakundi Gichana.
Speaking during the occasion, the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption Chairperson, Senanu, reminded again that the continent has been losing over USD 125 billion annually in cases of graft.
“That sum is equivalent to 50 percent of total tax revenue and more than 25 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP),” Senanu maintained.
According to the AUABC chairperson, the newly hatched cooperation with the Global Financial Integrity (GFI), will further help to strengthen the ongoing anti-corruption efforts on the continent, as well as mobilizing more funds to empower the mission.
“We share common objectives with the GFI,” explained the Chairperson of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption, shortly after the signing of the MoU in Arusha.
Senanu was speaking during the 52nd Ordinary Session of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC) meetings, taking place in Arusha in June 2026, which culminated with the signing of the MoU with GFI.
On his part, the GFI Policy Director for Africa, Philip Nyakundi Gichana, said the landmark decision between the two anti-corruption bodies marks a significant milestone in the Board’s ongoing mission to combat corruption and promote good governance across the African continent.
Based in Arusha, the AUABC remains dedicated to promoting and encouraging the adoption of anti-corruption measures by Member States, in line with the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC).
Through high-caliber analyses, fact-based advocacy to promote beneficial ownership and a cloud-based database to curtail trade fraud, Global Financial Integrity (GFI), on the other hand, aims to address the harms inflicted by trade mis-invoicing, transnational crime, tax evasion and kleptocracy.
