Our work in Africa

Our work is rooted in long-term partnerships and trusted relationships with national institutions, as well as regional anti-corruption and anti-money laundering bodies across Africa.

Our International Centre for Asset Recovery has investigation and asset recovery experts embedded with government agencies across Ghana, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia. Training and train-the-trainer programmes often form an integral part of these long-running assistance programmes, together with case-based mentoring and hands-on support with legal and institutional reforms.

We provide sustained technical assistance and training on asset recovery in the Seychelles and South Africa, with ad-hoc engagements in other jurisdictions.

In Malawi and Zambia, we help authorities assess national money laundering risks and prepare for Financial Action Task Force evaluations.

A major research project on addressing corruption risks in Malawi’s response to health crises is underway with multiple academic and government partners. Here, we also support civil society organisations to coordinate and advocate more effectively, and led a long-running capacity building programme for investigative journalists.

Our Green Corruption programme is active in Madagascar, Malawi, Ghana and Cameroon, tackling corruption and other financial crimes linked to illegal wildlife trade, illegal logging, critical minerals and carbon markets.

We promote business integrity through Collective Action between the public and private sectors and civil society through initiatives in Malawi and Morocco, as well as a major compliance mandate in the latter.

Law enforcement partners across the region participate in peer learning communities, including the Africa Crypto & Asset Recovery Network and a public-sector Follow-the-Money Network under the Countering Environment Corruption Practitioners Forum.

We are Observers to the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) and the Asset Recovery Interagency Network of Southern Africa (ARINSA), and engage with other important regional bodies such as the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and African Development Bank.