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Corruption and Anti-Corruption in African Politics: New Research Frontiers

Corruption is prevalent in African politics, with many African countries ranked as being highly corruption on various international corruption measures. The United Nations estimates that the African continent loses $50 billion a year in illicit financial flows, negatively impacting economic and social development, undermining political legitimacy, and driving people to migrate elsewhere. Major corruption cases came to light in 2024 in South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya, highlighting how even in the continent’s more robust democracies, top public officials continue to engage in large-scale corrupt acts. At the same time, to address corruption risks and pursue accountability for corrupt actions, a number of different types of domestic and international anti-corruption measures and institutions are being established and implemented on the continent. International cooperation has produced positive results for several African states, including a decision by the United States government to return billions of dollars in stolen assets to the Government of Nigeria. Post-conflict economic crimes courts are being created to pursue justice for corruption during periods of armed conflict (such as in Liberia), and new technological applications are being developed and implemented to stop corruption. This panel will investigate new developments in research on corruption and anti-corruption in African countries, including evidence about patterns and trends in corruption on the continent and new initiatives being developed to try to stop it.

Please send a title and abstract of your proposed paper by 1 March 2025 to Kendra Dupuy, Western Washington University at dupuyk@wwu.edu.

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