International Anti-Corruption Commitments

Title of the document

Economic Community of West African States Protocol on the Fight against Corruption (https://eos.cartercenter.org/uploads/document_file/path/406/ECOWAS_Protocol_on_Corruption.pdf)

Issuing body

Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Brief description

The Protocol on the Fight against Corruption was adopted by ECOWAS member states in 2001, but faced challenges in reaching the required threshold to come into force until 2019.

Relevant excerpts

Article 5: Preventive Measures

In order to realise the objectives set out in Article 2 above, each State Party shall take measures to establish and consolidate:

h) specialised anti-corruption agencies with the requisite independence and capacity that will ensure that their staff receive adequate training and financial resources for the accomplishment of their tasks;