AU staff association claims graft rife at the organisation

In 2018, African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat promised to ensure good internal governance. PHOTO | FILE | NMG

The secretariat of the African Union is facing new allegations of corruption and impunity, just over a year after African Union Commission chair Moussa Faki Mahamat promised to fight the vices.

In a detailed memo, the African Union Staff Association (AUSA), the umbrella union for workers at the AU, says the organisation has instead plunged into a stranglehold by cartels, and its top leaders have ignored policies.