The Regional Hub for Africa provides anti-corruption advisory services and technical assistance to 47 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The Hub supports the three regional anti-corruption platforms established in Africa, namely: Eastern Africa (2017), Southern Africa (2019) and West Africa and the Sahel (2022), and the implementation of their respective road maps. The Hub also creates inter-platform connections and interactions, through common regional priorities.
The Hub’s anti-corruption efforts are aligned with UNODC’s Strategic Vision for Africa 2030, which sets safeguarding people and institutions from corruption and economic crime as one of the Vision’s five goals. The Hub also coordinates activities with the African Union’s Advisory Board Against Corruption, building on existing synergies between the UN Convention against Corruption and the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption. Other African Union’s initiatives such as the Common Position on Asset Recovery (CAPAR) are also being considered in shaping the Hub’s initiatives.
Cooperation with other regional anti-corruption bodies is key for achieving the Hub’s objectives. The Hub engages proactively with the Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities in Africa (AAACA), the Eastern Africa Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (EAAACA), the Anti-Corruption Sub Committee of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Commonwealth Africa Anti-Corruption Centre (CAACC), for the realization of shared agendas and objectives through joint initiatives.
The Hub recognizes the important role played by civil society, academia, media, private sector, youth and others. It provides ongoing support to African networks such as the Norbert Zongo Network for Investigative Journalists (CENOZO) and the Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF). The Hub also leverages UNODC’s implementing partnership agreements with Open Contracting Partnership and Open Ownership to support the delivery of technical assistance on public procurement and beneficial ownership transparency, respectively.
The Hub is based in Nairobi, Kenya, with additional anti-corruption experts currently located throughout the region, including Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Gaborone, Botswana and Pretoria, South Africa.
