By Sheila Masinde, Maurice Nyambe and Robert MwanyumbaFinancial secrecy in Africa is an ever-present reality as jurisdictions such as Kenya and Rwanda continue to set up and operationalise on-shore financial centres. Both operations are vague and in the case of Kenya, divulging information on the operations of the Financial Centre is met with punitive sanctions[1] making...Continue Reading

By Rueben LifukaAs the Republic of Zambia co-hosts the Summit for Democracy this week alongside the United States and other global partners, a crucial opportunity arises for collaboration in combating the illicit financial flows contributing to the erosion of democracy across Africa.As an activist and leader within the global anti-corruption movement, I have seen firsthand...Continue Reading

SalutationsLadies and gentlemen, I welcome you all to Transparency International Zambia’s second media briefing on our political party integrity project. Today, I want to draw your attention to a critical issue that affects the very foundation of Zambia’s democracy: the need for political party and campaign financing legislation, and some preliminary results from our cost...Continue Reading