Akere Muna | |
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President of the International Anti-Corruption Conference | |
In office 16 October 2014 – October 2017 | |
Preceded by | Barry O'Keefe |
Sanctions Commissioner of the African Development Bank | |
Assumed office 11 February 2013 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Vice Chair of Transparency International | |
In office 14 November 2005 – 19 October 2014 | |
Chairperson of the African Peer Review Mechanism | |
In office 26 May 2013 – 29 January 2014 | |
President of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union | |
In office 8 September 2008 – 10 November 2014 | |
Preceded by | Wangari Maathai |
President of the Pan African Lawyers Union | |
In office 5 July 2005 – 9 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
President of the Cameroon Bar Association | |
In office 1997–2002 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Personal details | |
Born | Ngyen-Mbo, Cameroon | 18 August 1952
Spouse | Beverly Bird |
Children | Lydia Muna and Kandi Muna |
Alma mater | American University |
Akere Tabeng Muna (born 18 August 1952) is a Cameroonian lawyer who is currently a member of the African Union High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa, chaired by H.E. Thabo Mbeki, and Co-Chair of the Common African Position on Asset Recovery (CAPAR). He was formerly the Chairman of the International Anti-Corruption Conference Council [1] and Sanctions Commissioner of the African Development Bank Group. He has also served as the Vice-Chair of Transparency International and presided over the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) of the African Union, the Pan African Lawyers Union and the Cameroon Bar Association.
For most of his career, Barrister Muna denied having any political aspirations in Cameroon, and stated that his interest remains in his work as a lawyer and with civil society organizations. However, Jeune Afrique, a leading African weekly, described him as both a credible and the possible successor to President Paul Biya, given his prominence in Cameroon and his accomplishments on the international stage, especially in the areas of anti-corruption and good governance.[2]