Ethiopia: Fighting Corruption - a Quest for Justice

As part of a series of wide civil service reforms, the Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (FEACC) was established in 2001 whose powers are defined in the revised Proclamation 433 of 2005.

The commission's mandate is only at the federal level, which includes the federal cities of Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa. Since 2007, seven of the nine regional states have established their own anti-corruption commissions to fight and prevent corruption in their respective regions. The commission has adapted Hong Kong's three-pronged approach to fighting corruption, which incorporates investigation, prosecution and prevention/ethics education.

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