Call for Reforms in African Political Finance Laws

African political finance laws must require candidates to disclose donations – Nyarko urges

William Nyarko, Executive Director of the Africa Centre for International Law and Accountability (ACILA), has called for sweeping reforms to political finance laws across Africa to require electoral candidates to disclose campaign donations and file financial reports and returns, arguing that the current legal gap is fuelling corruption, state capture and the misuse of public resources.

By Isaac Yeboah