Fight Against Corruption: Stakeholders Learn Commonwealth Values

T he British High Commis­ sion in Cameroon, in part­ nership with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (CONAC), yesterday September 29, 2026 organised the second edition of the Commonwealth values capacity strengthening workshop programme on the fight against corruption. Par­ ticipants were heads of anti- corruption units from public institutions across the country and the event was co-chaired by the British High Commis­ sioner to Cameroon, Matt Woods and the Vice Chairman of CONAC, Prof François Anou­ kaha. To the British High Commis­ sioner, it is not a lesson-giving encounter, but rather an ex­ perience sharing platform on the best practices to tackle the cankerworm. To him, cor­ ruption negatively affects any economy, and thus the phe­ nomenon has to be adequately addressed to promote inclusive development as stated by Commonwealth core principles. To this effect, practical ap­ proaches to promoting good governance, integrity and ac­ countability. This was corroborated by the Vice Chairman of CONAC, who stated that building capacities in Commonwealth values such as good governance, defined through specific core pillars like accountability, transpa­ rency, responsiveness, equi­ tableness, efficiency and ef­ fectiveness, is indirectly gran­ ting participants tools to en­ sure that public institutions conduct public affairs and ma­ nage public resources ethically and efficiently. “The training, therefore, ties with Cameroon’s development priorities as sta­ ted in the National Develop­ ment Strategy 2020-2030 and will help to foster the imple­ mentation of Cameroon’s Na­ tional Anti-Corruption Strategy that calls for an all-inclusive fight against the cankerworm, with all stakeholders brought on board. The...