| dc.description | The High-Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa was established by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and was inaugurated on 18th February 2012 at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. The Panel was chaired by H.E. Mr. Thabo Mbeki, former president of South Africa, and composed of nine other members from within and outside the continent.
The panel members were:-Chair: H.E. Mr. Thabo Mbeki, former President of South Africa; Vice-Chair: Mr. Abdoulie Janneh, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ECA; Other Members: Amb. Olusegun Apata- Chairman, Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Nigeria; Mr. Raymond Baker- Director, Global Financial Integrity, Washington DC; Dr. Zeinab Bashir el Bakri-former Vice President of the African Development Bank, Tunisia; Mr. Abdoulaye Bio-Tchane-former Minister of Finance and Economy of Benin; H.E. Mrs. Ingrid Fiskaa- State Secretary for Environment and International Development, Norway; Prof. El Hadi Makboul- Director, National Centre for the Study and Analysis of Population and Development (CENEAP), Algeria; Barrister Akere Muna- President, Pan-African Lawyers Union, President, ECOSOC, Member, Eminent Person Panel of the APRM, and Vice President, Transparency International; Ms. Irene Ovonji-Odida- Human rights lawyer and activist for over 21 years and elected member of the East African Regional Parliament for five years. | en |
