Africa GYACN

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African delegates at the Global Youth Summit on Anti-Corruption in Brussels and other interested partners

Members: 62
Latest Activity: Apr 19

What curses Africa? It resources or peoples

Poverty, Hunger, Conflicts and Wars including HIV/AIDS are the things people of the World know about Africa. In recent years they know us because of football as the world cup would be hosted in the country of Nelson Mandela.

Why do we say the country of Nelson Mandela? If all the problems above keeping taking a toil on African peoples it is as a result of grave corruption and bad governance we notice in this rich continent. Our resources be them natural or human sometimes are referred to as curses not because they are actually such but because people say they are the sources of the strife and misery.

This is not true. The real curses in Africa are its people, not its resources. Because as a corrupt people, there is no way we can turn on the button of general interest against individual interest. It is also not true to say it is the African people who are the curses, but more true is the fact that it is just some few individuals in our countries within this continent who are actually the problem and curse...because of their attitudes and actions favouring corruption and promoting bad governance...

Discussion Forum

Let Develop Common Action Project

Started by Wurie Mamadu Tamba Barrie. Last reply by MUDIMU ZEKIYA Apr 19. 15 Replies 1 Like

Dear Colleagues,My name is Wurie MT Barrie working for Restless Development. I wish to sell an ideas for common action for Africa as the trend of Governmance and electionairing process is taking…Continue

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National Workshop on the Bangkok 14th IACC restitution in Cameroon: GYAC-N is fully part of it.

Started by GABI WAMBO LAURENT. Last reply by Wurie Mamadu Tamba Barrie Jul 1, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes

National Workshop on the Bangkok 14th IACC restitution in Cameroon: GYAC-N is fully part of it. Scheduled for January 06th, 2011, the National Workshop on the Bangkok 14th IACC restitution in…Continue

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ARE TIPS BRIBES?

Started by Stephen Msechu Jun 9, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Likes

Dear Collegues, it has been a tradition now to give tips especially to waiters and waitress. At a glance and backed by the explanation that such workers are lowly paid, it seems perfectly proper and…Continue

Tags: Msechu, Services, Tanzania, corruption, Tips

Back From Nairobi and Way forward for African GYACers

Started by GABI WAMBO LAURENT. Last reply by S. Kokpar B. Wohwoh May 17, 2011. 5 Replies 0 Likes

Dear African GYACers and all,Hope each of you had a safe trip back home after these three days of hard job that we've got in Nairobi.If so, glory be to God.This is the occasion for me to thank all of…Continue

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Comment by LEKEATE ELVIS AGEBOH on September 13, 2011 at 11:16pm: Hala everybody.i feel very proud to meet you guys;a group of dynamic and inspired African Youths.We have a long way to go but i think we can makeit.Please let us contribute more ideas and articles.I am new and i look forward to Sharing what i have and will

Comment by Ogaga E. Maxwell on May 9, 2012 at 2:43am: Greetings All, How is it going and trust everyone is doing well. I hope we are continuing in pursuit of fighting corruption in our different nations> Africa must rise above the degrading menace of corruption

Comment by Gifty Ofori on September 12, 2012 at 6:52pm: Hello everyone am Gifty Ofori from Ghana, i just join GYAC hoping to have know you all better....

Comment by Joseph Cheayan on November 14, 2012 at 5:45pm: The issue of abuse of office and mismanagement of public funds was a major concern in West Africa during the 2006. All the Governments of the sub region officially declared themselves committed to the fight against corruption or re-iterated their commitment to that effect at local and international fora. The reasons for such public commitments were multifaceted; eternal donor pressures, domestic civil society pressures, internal elite wrangling, and the adverse effects of frequent cases of scandals on governmental authority. Despite of their commitment and the establishment of anticorruption commissions in many West African countries, corruption is still a major factor that beyond the underdevelopment of many West African countries. Someone might argue that the establishment of the commissions is great effort but are these commissions really functioning for its set goals or are they really meeting the public expectations? My answer is no, because these commissions are not independence, they are still control by the same people or corrupt leaders.

Africa needs to accelerate more effort in the fight against corruption; corruption has begun the great impediment to the growth and development of Africa. Most of the social crisis that has taken place in Africa is due to bad governance in public administration.

Even corruption remains a major problem to the implementation of the MDGs by many West African countries; if we do a critical analysis in general, Africa is still a major challenge to the implementation and the achievement of the MDGs.

Comment by Joseph Cheayan on November 14, 2012 at 5:52pm: Dear Cplleagues, i just joint this great Forum and hoping that you Guys will give me all the necessary support in my quest to fight against the sickness of corruption that continue to negatively impact Africa and its people.

Comment by Arrey Mourel Ayake on November 25, 2012 at 10:27am: hello friends im happy for the relentess effort some of you have been putting in the fight against corruption kindly join me deligation in Cameroon for an advocacy meeting IN THE SOUTH WEST REGION OF CAMEROON

Comment by Pat Anyasor on March 22, 2013 at 3:38am: It`s great to read all the efforts being made by everyone on this project and I hope to contribute meaningfully in this regard as well. Looking forward to interacting with all the members of this group.