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Nigeria's Fight Against Corruption: Successes and Challenges

  • When
  • September 26, 2011
    10:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. (EDT)
  • Where
  • OSI-Washington, D.C.

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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