Promoting African dignity in the fight against corruption: A call to human-centered anti-corruption action
By Sarah Wesonga, Regional Coordinator for Sub-Saharan Africa for the Coalition
On July 11, 2025, Africa will mark another African Anti-Corruption Day, commemorating the adoption of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC) in 2003, before entering into force in 2006. Now ratified by 48 AU Member States, the Convention has become the continent’s most comprehensive legal framework for confronting corruption. This year, the commemoration, held under the theme “Promoting Human Dignity in the Fight Against Corruption”, invites governments, civil society, and citizens to reflect on a critical truth: corruption is not just a governance failure; it is an assault on human dignity.