Across the globe, corruption denies people access to the land and resources they rely upon for their survival. At the same time, discrimination, direct and indirect, on grounds ranging from disability to ethnicity and from gender to religion, acts to deny land rights to the most marginalised. There is extensive evidence of corruption and discrimination...Continue Reading
Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) welcomes the release of the Special Audit Report on External Public Debt of the Republic of Zambia for the period 1st January 2006 to 31st December 2022. The Special Audit of Zambia’s External Debt was long overdue as it has been the subject of civil society advocacy efforts for over a...Continue Reading
Transparency International has identified key factors that make African countries susceptible to illicit financial outflows linked to corruption. Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia are all at risk. Illicit financial flows (IFFs) are flows of funds across borders which originate from illicit activities, are transferred through illicit transactions or...Continue Reading
This week Zambia had the pleasure of hosting our very first Africa International Anti-Corruption Conference (A-IACC) in Lusaka. The event, which has gathered 113 delegates from 36 nationalities from all over the continent and beyond, is meant to serve as a regional platform to discuss ideas, achievements, challenges and share best practices and recommendations among...Continue Reading