Mission
Good governance is indispensable to economic development, political stability, and protection of basic human rights in African countries. The sad and disappointing reality in Africa today is that a continent, favorably endowed with immense natural and human resources, is still burdened and constrained by an admixture of bad actors and self-dealing. The outcome has been a perennial debasement of the continent’s respective economies that has left millions in perpetual poverty and rendered social institutions and economic infrastructure ineffective and wanting. Endemic corruption and systemic sacking of African treasuries are the principal mediating agencies for all that currently ail the continent and its people.
Our goals in the anti-corruption division of CASADE are two-fold:
Goal 1
Deter and discourage self-dealings and corrupt practices by policymakers in constituent countries through judicial processes and asset seizure.
Goal 2
Partner with similarly oriented organizations, investigative bodies, and law enforcement agencies around the globe to provide anti-corruption campaigns, and educate policymakers on the benefits of good governance, transparency, and accountability.
Implementation and Strategy
Our strategy is purposive and deliberate, and implements these important steps:
Step 1
Investigative and Judicial process
Locate and verify financial and real assets owned by current and former officeholders from any African country. Refer them to appropriate anti-corruption agencies in the country of origin and in countries where the assets are located. We then provide needed supporting evidentiary documents to facilitate judicial proceedings and legal seizure of the assets, and their return to countries of origin.
Step 2
Local and global anti-corruption engagement
Partner with local government agencies and NGOs to incorporate existing laws on ground and facilitate quick response to changing social and political environments by our international partners with global reach.
Step 3
Educate policymakers and citizens on good governance, accountability, and transparency
Educational outreach programs through international conferences to address the importance of good and transparent governance by contextualizing existing local political and social arrangements and make them malleable to anti-corruption measures.
News & Updates
December 10, 2020
Money Laundering and Trans-Organized Financial Crimes in Nigeria.
Nigeria loses US$600 million annually to money laundering. Between the mid-1980s and 1999, Nigeria lost US$100billion to money laundering. In the so…
December 9, 2020
The Ills of Absolute Corruption: Equatorial Guinea Deserves Better
Fleet of luxury cars including Ferraris and Lamborghinis worth more than $20m are sold at auction after Swiss authorities seized them from son of…
January 10, 2020
Corrupt Kenyan Officials are Now Afraid to Steal Public Funds
The governor of Kenya’s capital city has made no secret of his love for bling: He has posted photos of a golden lion statue and a gilded dining room…
April 7, 2019
Former Director General of Nigeria’s National Intelligence Agency Arrested
On February 7, the Federal High Court in Lagos issued a warrant for the arrest of Ayodele Oke, former director general of the National Intelligence…