Ali Suleiman, commissioner of the Ethiopian Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, has been elected as a member of the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption.

Ali was elected during the 20th regular meeting of the Assembly of the African Union held on January 28, 2013.

Ali will serve as a member of the Advisory Board on Corruption for two years. This is acknowledgment of Ethiopia's commitment to the fight against corruption, according to a press statement released by the Commission.

Headquartered in Dar es Salaam,Tanzania, the African Union Advisory Board on corruption provides support to the efforts of AU member countries to tackle corruption. Ten other members of the Board were elected from Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Burundi, Libya, Mali, Benin, Tanzania, Congo and Nigeria.