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ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION OF SIERRA LEONE

An independent institution established for the prevention, investigation, prosecution and punishment of corruption, corrupt practices and to provide for other related matters. 

Contact us on: +23278832131 or info@anticorruption.gov.sl
Address:  Integrity House, Tower Hill, Freetown Sierra Leone, West Africa.


Anti-Corruption Commission SL News Room

ACC News Room


THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RECOGNISES FRANCIS BEN KAIFALA AS “INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION CHAMPION 2020”, FOR OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION

Ref: ACC/PR/21/009 23rd February, 2021 PRESS RELEASE The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is pleased to inform the general public that, the United S...

Moris Ibrahim KANTEH
— February 2021 — 5099 views ACC-News Room

WHAT IT TRULY MEANS TO POLITICIZE THE FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION

B y Ahmed Baimaro, Maryland, USA I have been following with keen interest the debates and discourse on matters pertaining to the fight against corru...

Moris Ibrahim KANTEH
— February 2021 — 4844 views ACC-News Room

Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Czar, Francis Ben Kaifala Esq. to Counsel Africa’s Anti-Corruption Drive

By: Mohamed Sylvanus Blake * * His Journey to the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption * * When in June 2018 the youthful and unpretentious Fr...

Moris Ibrahim KANTEH
— February 2021 — 5004 views ACC-News Room

ACC COMMENCES PROBE INTO ISSUES WITH REGARD PAYMENT TO AND EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS BY THE OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY OF SIERRA LEONE

Ref: ACC/PR/21/008 9th February, 2021 * PRESS RELEASE * The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) wishes to inform the general public that its attention ...

Moris Ibrahim KANTEH
— February 2021 — 4939 views ACC-News Room

ACC COMMISSIONER FRANCIS BEN KAIFALA ESQ., ELECTED TO THE AFRICAN UNION ADVISORY BOARD ON CORRUPTION

Ref: ACC/PR/21/007 5th February, 2021 *PRESS RELEASE* The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is pleased to inform the general public that, the African...

Moris Ibrahim KANTEH
— February 2021 — 5312 views ACC-News Room

ACC INDICTS JULIAN CLARKE AND SALLIEU KARGBO OF THE SIERRA LEONE CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY ON VARIOUS CORRUPTION OFFENCES

Ref: ACC/PR/21/006 4th February, 2021 PRESS RELEASE The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on 2nd February, 2021, filed an indictment against *JULIAN ...

Moris Ibrahim KANTEH
— February 2021 — 5193 views ACC-News Room

ACC INDICTS FODAY SULAIMAN BANGURA AND ABU BAKARR SANKOH FOR EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE

Ref: ACC/PR/21/005 3rd February, 2021 PRESS RELEASE *ACC INDICTS FODAY SULAIMAN BANGURA AND ABU BAKARR SANKOH FOR EXAMINATION MALPRACTICE* The Anti-...

Moris Ibrahim KANTEH
— February 2021 — 5251 views ACC-News Room

ACC REMINDS PUBLIC OFFICERS LEAVING OFFICE TO DECLARE THEIR INCOME, ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

2nd February, 2021. Ref: ACC/PN/21/001 *PUBLIC NOTICE* The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) wishes to remind Public Officers, especially those who h...

Moris Ibrahim KANTEH
— February 2021 — 4977 views ACC-News Room

“ARISE YOUNG PEOPLE! TAKE YOUR PLACE IN SIERRA LEONE’S REVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENT”

*   * *   * * Speech Delivered by Francis Ben Kaifala, Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission of the Republic of Sierra Leone, at the 3 rd ...

Moris Ibrahim KANTEH
— February 2021 — 5160 views ACC-News Room

SIERRA LEONE TRAILBLAZE IN LATEST TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL CORRUPTION RANKINGS: AN ASSESSMENT OF THE FORMULA BEHIND THIS REMARKABLE SUCCESS.

* * 3 0th January 2021. * By Moris Ibrahim Kanteh * * Assistant Public Relations Officer, ACC * * mikanteh@anticorruption.gov.sl * * murikehkanteh@...

Moris Ibrahim KANTEH
— January 2021 — 5621 views ACC-News Room

SIERRA LEONE RECORDS FURTHER INCREASE IN THE 2020 TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL’S CORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX COUNTRY RANKINGS

28th January, 2021. Ref: ACC/PR/21/004 * PRESS RELEASE * Sierra Leone has again progressed TWO (2) places upwards in Transparency International’s G...

Moris Ibrahim KANTEH
— January 2021 — 5633 views ACC-News Room

ACC MAINSTREAMS CORRUPTION PREVENTIVE MEASURES INTO HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS IN BOMBALI DISTRICT

*                                                                                                         **                             26 th Janu...

Moris Ibrahim KANTEH
— January 2021 — 5266 views ACC-News Room

BUMBAN RESIDENTS PLEDGE TO FIGHT CORRUPTION

*                                                                                                                 22nd January 2021 * * NEWS STORY *...

Moris Ibrahim KANTEH
— January 2021 — 4962 views ACC-News Room

ACC PARTNERS WITH SEFADU CORRECTIONAL CENTRE IN KONO TO CURB CORRUPTION

* 22nd January 2021 ** * * NEWS STORY * *   * The Public Education and Outreach Unit of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) office in Kono on 19 t...

Moris Ibrahim KANTEH
— January 2021 — 4805 views ACC-News Room

APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS CONVICTION AND SENTENCE AGAINST EDWARD KING AND SORIEBA KAMARA

Ref: ACC/PR/21/003 20th January, 2021 PRESS RELEASE The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), wishes to inform the general public that, the Court of App...

Moris Ibrahim KANTEH
— January 2021 — 6554 views ACC-News Room

INFOGRAPHICS SHOWING THE WORK OF THE ACC IN THE YEAR ENDED 2020

*Infographics showing the work of the ACC in the year ended 2020. It includes statistics of cases reported and investigated, referrals, prosecutions...

Moris Ibrahim KANTEH
— January 2021 — 6258 views ACC-News Room

“RETRACING 'THE SANKARA DREAM': THE ROLE OF YOUTHS IN ACHIEVING THE SDG's"

*  Speech Delivered by Francis Ben Kaifala, Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission of Sierra Leone at the International Youth Summit in the ...

Moris Ibrahim KANTEH
— January 2021 — 7015 views ACC-News Room

ACC RECOVERS 220 MILLION LEONES AS SETTLEMENT RELATING TO THE 47 LAPTOPS IN THE COVID 19 AUDIT REPORT 2020

Ref: ACC/PR/21/002 7th January, 2021. *PRESS RELEASE* *UPDATE ON ACC’S INTERVENTIONS ON AUDITOR-GENERAL’S REPORTS 2019 AND COVID-19 AUDIT REPORT, 20...

Moris Ibrahim KANTEH
— January 2021 — 4854 views ACC-News Room

ACC RECOVERS 5.2 MILLION LEONES FUNDS USED TO PROCURE PERSONAL HIGH-END GADGETS FOR MINISTRY OF HEALTH OFFICIALS

* Ref: ACC/PR/21/001 *                                                  *                                             4 th January, 2021.* * PRESS R...

Moris Ibrahim KANTEH
— January 2021 — 5295 views ACC-News Room

ACC HANDS OVER 8 BILLION LEONES CHEQUE TO PRESIDENT JULIUS MAADA BIO AS PART OF 26.8 BILLION LEONES RECOVERED IN THE PAST TWO AND HALF YEARS AS NON-CONVICTION BASED ASSET RECOVERY

* Ref: ACC/PR/20/042 *                                                              *                                                   * *30 th Dec...

Moris Ibrahim KANTEH
— December 2020 — 5172 views ACC-News Room