African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
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The African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption is a continental legal framework adopted by African states to promote transparency, integrity, and coordinated action against corruption in public and private sectors across Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption Context triple: [African Governance Architecture, supportsInstrument, African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption]
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A.
United Nations Convention against Corruption
The United Nations Convention against Corruption is a global, legally binding treaty that sets comprehensive standards and measures for preventing, criminalizing, and combating corruption in both public and private sectors.
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B.
Constitutive Act of the African Union
The Constitutive Act of the African Union is the founding treaty that created the African Union and defines its objectives, principles, institutions, and legal framework.
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C.
Inter-American Convention against Corruption
The Inter-American Convention against Corruption is a regional treaty adopted by member states of the Organization of American States to prevent, detect, punish, and eradicate corruption through legal and institutional cooperation.
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D.
Protocol on the Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union
The Protocol on the Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union is a legal instrument that revises and updates the AU’s founding treaty to refine its institutional structures, decision-making processes, and areas of competence.
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E.
Council of Europe anti-corruption conventions
The Council of Europe anti-corruption conventions are a set of international legal instruments aimed at preventing, criminalizing, and combating corruption among public officials and within member states, supported by monitoring and compliance mechanisms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption Target entity description: The African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption is a continental legal framework adopted by African states to promote transparency, integrity, and coordinated action against corruption in public and private sectors across Africa.
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A.
United Nations Convention against Corruption
The United Nations Convention against Corruption is a global, legally binding treaty that sets comprehensive standards and measures for preventing, criminalizing, and combating corruption in both public and private sectors.
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B.
Constitutive Act of the African Union
The Constitutive Act of the African Union is the founding treaty that created the African Union and defines its objectives, principles, institutions, and legal framework.
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C.
Inter-American Convention against Corruption
The Inter-American Convention against Corruption is a regional treaty adopted by member states of the Organization of American States to prevent, detect, punish, and eradicate corruption through legal and institutional cooperation.
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D.
Protocol on the Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union
The Protocol on the Amendments to the Constitutive Act of the African Union is a legal instrument that revises and updates the AU’s founding treaty to refine its institutional structures, decision-making processes, and areas of competence.
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E.
Council of Europe anti-corruption conventions
The Council of Europe anti-corruption conventions are a set of international legal instruments aimed at preventing, criminalizing, and combating corruption among public officials and within member states, supported by monitoring and compliance mechanisms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African Union legal instrument
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anti-corruption treaty ⓘ international convention ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
African Union
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Assembly of the African Union ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 2003-07-11 ⓘ |
| adoptionPlace |
Maputo, Mozambique
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linked to:
Maputo
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| depositary | Chairperson of the African Union Commission ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceDate | 2006-08-05 ⓘ |
| fullName | African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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English ⓘ French ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ |
| legalStatus | binding on ratifying states ⓘ |
| monitoringMechanism | African Union Advisory Board on Corruption ⓘ |
| objective |
criminalize corruption-related offences
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facilitate cooperation among African states against corruption ⓘ prevent corruption ⓘ promote accountability in public service ⓘ promote integrity in public and private sectors ⓘ promote transparency in public affairs ⓘ |
| partyType | African Union member states ⓘ |
| providesFor |
extradition in corruption cases
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mutual legal assistance among state parties ⓘ recovery of assets derived from corruption ⓘ technical cooperation among state parties ⓘ |
| region | Africa ⓘ |
| relatedTo | United Nations Convention against Corruption ⓘ |
| requires |
adoption of asset declaration systems for public officials
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criminalization of bribery of foreign public officials ⓘ criminalization of bribery of national public officials ⓘ criminalization of concealment of property derived from corruption ⓘ criminalization of diversion of public property ⓘ criminalization of illicit enrichment ⓘ criminalization of money laundering related to corruption ⓘ establishment of anti-corruption authorities ⓘ measures to prevent corruption in political party funding ⓘ measures to prevent corruption in public procurement ⓘ promotion of civil society participation in anti-corruption efforts ⓘ protection of informants and witnesses ⓘ |
| scope | continental ⓘ |
| shortName |
AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
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AUCPCC ⓘ |
| subject |
corruption
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good governance ⓘ private sector integrity ⓘ public sector integrity ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption Description of subject: The African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption is a continental legal framework adopted by African states to promote transparency, integrity, and coordinated action against corruption in public and private sectors across Africa.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
African Governance Architecture
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supportsInstrument
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African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
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African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
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fullName
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African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
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African Union Advisory Board on Corruption
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legalBasis
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African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
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African Union Advisory Board against Corruption
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basedOn
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African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption
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subject linked to:
African Union judicial organs