Liberia Elected to the Executive Committee of the Association of African Anti-Corruption Authorities (AAACA) in ​Nairobi, Kenya

The Republic of Liberia has secured a historic diplomatic and institutional victory following its election to represent the West Africa region on the Executive Committee of the Association of African Anti-Corruption Authorities (AAACA). ​The decisive election took place on Thursday, June 18, 2026 during the voting plenary session on the concluding day of the AAACA’s 8th Annual General Assembly, hosted by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) of Kenya at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies in Nairobi. ​The 2026 General Assembly, which convened heads of anti-corruption agencies and delegates from 45 institutions across 43 African countries under the theme "Strengthening Cooperation and Institutional Innovation for Effective Anti-Corruption Efforts in Africa," concluded its high-level proceedings with the election of new office bearers to steering positions on its governing board.   ​Liberia’s successful bid to represent the sub-regional cluster positions the country at the forefront of continental anti-corruption policy, giving West Africa a formidable, unified voice on the Executive Committee. ​In its acceptance statement made by the Executive Chairperson of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), Cllr. Alexandra Kormah Zoe, she expressed deep gratitude to member states within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the broader sub-region for their unanimous trust and vote of confidence. ​As part of her strategic mandate on the Executive Committee, Liberia pledged to champion three core pillars for West African integrity: ​Strengthening Cross-Border Operational Synergy: Disadvantaging transnational criminals by advocating for streamlined, real-time intelligence sharing and faster mutual legal assistance protocols across West African borders. ​Harmonizing Legal Traditional Gaps: Serving as an institutional bridge between Anglophone (common law) and Francophone (civil law) jurisdictions to eliminate bureaucratic bottlenecks in asset tracing and cross-border financial investigations. ​Data-Driven Accountability: Pushing for the adoption of modernized evaluation diagnostics—such as the International Anti-Corruption Academy's (IACA) research methodologies—to implement objective peer-to-peer benchmarking across member agencies. ​This milestone election aligns with the major institutional transformations taking place under the AAACA banner last week, including the official launch of the landmark Africa Anti-Corruption Studies and Research Centre (CEREAC) in Nairobi, a continental institution designed to pioneer context-specific, data-driven African solutions to combat governance challenges and illicit financial flows.   ​Through its new seat on the Executive Committee, Liberia is uniquely positioned to steer the sub-region toward advanced tech-driven enforcement capabilities—including the utilization of data analytics and integrated financial registries—ensuring that West Africa aggressively disrupts complex illicit wealth networks and drives institutional excellence across the continent.