AFRICA FORUM ON FIGHTING CORRUPTION 2 – 5 April 2007, South Africa Sean de Cleene Chairman - Malawi BAAC Co-Founder AICC Public Private Partnerships Manager – Yara Int’l

Impact of corruption in Africa … "Corruption hurts the poor disproportionately by diverting funds intended for development, undermining a government's ability to provide basic services, feeding inequality and injustice, and discouraging foreign investment and aid". Kofi Annan Former UN Secretary-General During the General Assembly’s adoption of the UN Convention Against Corruption 31 October 2003

WEALTH POWER CENTRE ALLIANCES PACTS SURVIVAL DELIVER RE-ELECTED STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES THE NATURE OF PUBLIC OFFICE

SOME VULNERABLE TRANSACTIONS Provisioning/Procurement Asset Acquisition/Disposal Appointments/Recruitments Licensing/Certifications Resource Allocation/Control/Management Adjudications/Exercise of Judicial Powers Regulation

SOME VULNERABLE SECTORS OF SOCIETY Government State Owned Enterprise Extractive Industries Defense Engineering & Construction Financial Services Customs/Excise & Immigration Medicines Procurement

Is there a relationship between profitability, good corporate governance and the fight against corruption?

The role of technology in pro-poor market creation and its relationship with improving and undermining current anti-corruption efforts

An African Initiative to Fight Corruption

“Business Action Against Corruption (BAAC) is innovative because it stresses the importance of African leadership in getting results. It also assists national actors to work together by building new partnerships between government and business to remove the opportunities for corruption” H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria “Collective action and pro-active leadership are vital in addressing the complex nature of corruption. The corrosive effect of corrupt practices significantly undermines the efforts of a country to foster sustainable growth and development. I therefore fully support Business Action Against Corruption (BAAC) with its emphasis on practical results and seeking out coalitions for change that involve business forming innovative partnerships with government to combat corruption in its various forms.” H.E. Dr Bingu wa Mutharika, President of the Republic of Malawi “I am delighted that Business Action Against Corruption (BAAC) has started a programme with the government in Cameroon. We are determined to improve Cameroon’s competitiveness, and tackling corruption is key to this. BAAC’s business focus and practical approach, as well as its commitment to work in partnership with Government is a critical part of our strategy” H.E. Ephraim Enoni, Prime Minister of the Republic of Cameroon

Pan African Codes of Conduct Benchmarking African Anti-Corruption Efforts National Integrity Systems Country business – government partnership programmes Business Training Board and company Primers APRM Aligned Benchmarking Tool BAAC ACTION PLAN

Benchmarking Anti-corruption Project… Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Sao Tome & Principe Senegal Sierra Leone South Africa Swaziland Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Botswana Cameroon Central African Republic Democratic Republic of Congo Egypt Ghana Kenya Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritius Morocco Project Covering 25 Countries

Presidential led leaders forum & action planning Presidential led leaders forum & action planning

. Cameroon Action Plan The meeting came up with nine specific recommendations in three areas: Corporate governance, including reform of company law; Money laundering; Cutting red tape.

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PEER REVIEW The Public Declaration, adherence to Code OVERSIGHT MECHANISM The General Assembly of Signatories The Core Group The Secretariat

Commitment to Governance & Oversight Actively engage in peer review Oversee accreditation process Uphold Sanctions Against Deviance Communications and public disclosure of company outcomes as measured against the rating Accreditation

QUESTIONS Sean de Cleene