• The MoU will enable ACC to benefit from the services offered by Basel Institute.
• It will also facilitate the obtaining of intelligence and evidence from other jurisdictions by ACC.
• The two institutions will partner in strengthening ACC’s efforts in identification and recovery of assets.

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) says it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Swedish-based governance organization that will enable the two institutions to implement strategies aimed at enhancing the fight against corruption in Zambia.
Commission Spokesperson Queen Chibwe disclosed to Money FM News that the MoU, signed by the two institutions on 13th May in a virtual ceremony, will enable ACC to benefit from the services offered by Basel Institute in strengthening governance, combating corruption and other financial crimes.
Ms. Chibwe stated that the two institutions will partner in strengthening the Commission’s efforts in identification and recovery of assets obtained through corruption.
“The MoU will also facilitate the obtaining of intelligence and evidence from other jurisdictions by the Commission to support its efforts in investigating corruption, prosecution of offenders, and forfeiture of proceeds of crime through mutual legal assistance.”
“ACC Acting Director-General Rosemary Nkonde-Khuzwayo signed on behalf of the Commission, while Basel Institute Managing Director Gretta Fenner Zinkernagel signed for the Institute,” Ms. Chibwe said.
And speaking during the signing ceremony, Mrs., Khuzwayo said the Commission was delighted to partner with the Swedish Institute in enhancing the fight against corruption and related crimes.
She expressed confidence that the collaboration between the two institutions would result in a stronger and more effective anti-corruption campaign.
Meanwhile, Basel Institute Managing Director, Gretta Fenner Zinkernagel pledged her institution’s commitment to support the Commission’s efforts in combatting corruption and financial crimes in the country.
“Through this partnership, the Commission would benefit from the Institute’s wealth of knowledge on researched and evidence based anti-corruption approaches,” she stated.
Basel Institute on Governance is an independent, international non-profit organization dedicated to preventing and combating corruption and other financial crimes and strengthening governance around the world.
The Institute supports companies and multi-stakeholder groups with advice on anti-corruption Collective Action initiatives, among other interventions.