DECISION ON THE CONCEPT NOTE FOR PROJECT 2018
AND THE DRAFT AFRICAN UNION ADVISORY BOARD
ON CORRUPTION STRATEGIC PLAN
Doc. EX.CL/1059(XXXII)
The Executive Council,
1. TAKES NOTE of the Ninth Report of the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption (AUABC) and the recommendations contained therein;
2. RECALLS Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.14(XXIX) Rev.1 declaring 2018 the “African Anti-Corruption Year” (Project 2018) under the theme “Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation”;
3. TAKES NOTE of the consultations that the AUABC engaged in with different stakeholders on Project 2018 and the Draft AUABC Strategic Plan through a consultative workshop convened from 15 to 17 November 2017 in Arusha, Tanzania;
4. APPROVES the recommendations and outcomes of the Consultative Workshop on the Concept Note for Project 2018 and AUABC’s Strategic Plan and REQUESTS that it be operationalized from 2018 onward;
5. ALSO REQUESTS AUABC to engage the Office of the Legal Counsel on the processes required for the change of name of the Board to “Advisory Board on Anti-Corruption”;
6. FURTHER REQUESTS AUABC to submit a report to the Executive Council on the implementation of the Audit Report at the June/July 2018 Summit.