Problems of corruption in Nigeria are well-known and efforts to address this issue have had mixed success. The Open Society Foundations host a discussion on the successes and challenges of anticorruption initiatives from both Nigerian and American perspectives.
Panelists will offer a brief historical perspective on these efforts, including Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the U.S. Anti-Kleptocracy Initiative, and will discuss how to improve future efforts.
Panelists
- Daniel Claman, Assistant Chief, Asset Forfeiture/Money Laundering, Department of Justice
- Eric Guttschuss, Researcher on Nigeria, Human Rights Watch
- Todd Moss, Vice President for Programs and Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
- Sowore Omoyele, Publisher, SaharaReporters
- Sarah Pray, Policy Analyst for Africa, Open Society Foundations (moderator)
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Date: September 26, 2011
Time: 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Location:
OSI-Washington, D.C.
Speakers:
Daniel H. Claman , Eric Guttschuss , Todd Moss, Sarah Pray, and Omoyele Sowore
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