Accra Declaration pushes for tougher political finance laws across Africa

Participants at the High-Level Regional Convening on the Financialization of Politics in AfricaAfrican policymakers, anti-corruption agencies, governance experts and civil society organisations have adopted the Accra Declaration on Regulating Financing of Politics to Advance Democratic Integrity in Africa, calling for coordinated continental action to strengthen transparency, accountability and integrity in political financing.

The three-day conference was organised by the Community of Practice on Money in Politics in Africa, in collaboration with the Open Society Foundations, the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Transparency International and the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC).

The declaration calls on a wide range of stakeholders to support reforms, including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the African Union, Regional Economic Communities, national governments, parliaments, electoral management bodies, anti-corruption agencies, supreme audit institutions, political parties, candidates, financial institutions, technology companies, civil society organisations, the media, think tanks, election observer missions, development partners and citizens.