Dates
Mon, 29/04/2024 – Fri, 03/05/2024
Host Member Country
Ethiopia
Location
Addis Ababa
With support from the GIZ Global IFF Program, the Eastern Africa Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (EAAACA) held its 15th Annual General Meeting from 2nd – 3rd May 2024.
EAAACA held several meetings from 29th April 2024 to 3rd May 2024 at Haile Grand Hotel in Addis Ababa – Ethiopia and these include;
29th April - ARINEA Steering Group Meeting
30th April – 7TH ARINEA Annual General Meeting
1st May – 26TH EAAACA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING / ARINEA training and Launch of In-Country Structures
2nd May – EAAACA Conference
3rd May – EAAACA 15TH AGM
The one-week meetings were hosted by the Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission of Ethiopia under the theme; Coordination, collaboration and Corporation in Asset Recovery and the fight against corruption.
During the ARINEA training, ARINEA launched in-country structures in Ethiopia, the main objective of the structures is to enhance collaboration between law enforcement agencies and institutions for purposes of informal sharing of information. Over 25 institutions in Ethiopia were represented during the launch of the in-country structures.
Partnerships
The meetings were attended by various partners of EAAACA including; AML-CFT ESCAY Project, UNODC_EA, Serious & Organised Crime Network Southern & East Africa.
During the meetings, the Asset Recovery Agency of Kenya was granted an observer status to ARINEA and agreed to collaborate with the World Bank and CIFAR.
New EAAACA Executive Committee
- Presidency- Uganda
- Vice Presidency – Kenya
Members
- Ethiopia
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
The next 16th EAAACA Annual General Meeting is to be hosted by the Inspectorate of Government of Uganda in November
Download photos of the 15th Annual General Meeting from the link below:
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