Cameroon, Botswana, Congo [DRC], Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Ghana

Business Action Against Corruption (BAAC)

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Business Action Against Corruption (BAAC)

Mission

Reduce corruption in Africa

Goals

Business Action Against Corruption (BAAC) is an Africa-wide public-private coalition that aims at reducing corruption in Africa.

BAAC is being implemented in ten African countries: Botswana, Cameroon, DRC, Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.

Stakeholders

BAAC is a working partnership between governments, civil society and business. As part of a mandate by the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOG), the BAAC developed from an anti-corruption initiative, which sought to bring business and government together to fight corruption.

Activities

The BAAC model seeks to find common ground between the interests of businesses, civil society and government, with the aim of building co-operative strategies to reduce corruption.

The specific aim of the initiative is to identify and implement reforms in several African countries, to help secure transparent processes around expenditures on development and improved services, thereby improving the lives of up to 200 million of the continent‟s most vulnerable citizens.

BAAC also works with continental structures, such as the African Development Bank (ADB) and the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption (AUABC), to strengthen the role of the private sector in improving governance.

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Status

  • active
    The initiative or project is currently being worked on.

Countries Operations

Scope

  • international
    Initiative that operates in two or more countries and the countries can be specified.

Industries

Stakeholders

  • Private sector
    Privately owned commercial (for-profit) entities of all sizes, including SMEs
  • Public sector
    National and sub-national, local government entities, agencies from all branches (policy-making, executive, adjudication)
  • Civil society
    non-governmental organisations (national or international), foundations funded by private entities, faith-based organisations, Professional associations, Industry associations, Chambers of Commerce, Local Global Compact Networks

Type

  • Engagement-focused initiative
    Joint declarations of intent, Joint capacity and learning initiatives, Industry-specific working groups, Joint events/awareness raising, Joint activities and integrity tools

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