Friday, January 27, 2023

Sierra Leone - Europe - Nigeria

Sierra Leone: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Manager Reaffirms Commitment to Battle Corruption. Through a Non-Conviction Based Asset Recovery Model, she argues the commission has seen laudable gains in recovering huge sums of misappropriated funds. Corruption prevention strides through radical public education and effective systems and processes review, according to her. 

 

All Africa: https://allafrica.com/stories/202301240251.html  

 

European Parliament votes to expand proposed rules targeting shell companies after Pandora Papers highlighted their role in tax evasion. Negotiations remain ongoing for final adoption of the "Unshell" directive, while tax justice activists say it may be too "weak" to effectively stop tax abuses.  

 

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ): https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/european-parliament-votes-to-expand-proposed-rules-targeting-shell-companies-after-pandora-papers-highlighted-their-role-in-tax-evasion/  

 

 

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation (OAuGF) are to intensify cooperation in the fight against economic and financial crimes, including corruption. EFCC Chairman acknowledged the shared mandate of both agencies in promoting public accountability and transparency. 

 

EFCC Nigeria: https://www.efcc.gov.ng/efcc/news-and-information/news-release/8814-efcc-oaugf-to-collaborate-in-fight-against-corruption  

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