This edited collection explores the endemic corruption that has spread into every aspect of social, economic, and political life which is at the heart of the crisis of constitutionalism in Africa and draws attention to the need for remedial action.

Charles M. Fombad is Professor of Law and head of the African Comparative Constitutional Law Unit of the Institute for International and Comparative Law in Africa (ICLA), based at the Faculty of Law of the University of Pretoria
Nico Steytler is South African Research Chair in Multi-level Government, Law and Policy, at the University of the Western Cape.

• Introduction


• 1.: Charles Manga Fombad: Corruption and the Crisis in Constitutionalism in Africa


• 2.: Francois Venter: State Capture, Corruption, and Constitutionalism in South Africa


• 3.: Jonathan Klaaren: Social Grant Payments and Regulatory Responses to Corruption in South Africa


• 4.: Sherif Elgebeily: A Comparative Analysis of Corruption and Constitutionalism in the Muslim-Majority MENA States of Algeria, Morocco, and Egypt


• 5.: Rotimi T Suberu: Constitutional Design and Anti-Corruption Reform in Nigeria: Problems and Prospects


• 6.: Zemelak Ayele: The Rise of Corruption in Ethiopia: Is a Lack of Constitutionalism to Blame?


• 7.: Kwame Frimpong and Kwaku Agyeman-budu: Fighting Public-Sector Corruption in Ghana: Reconciling Rhetoric and Reality


• 8.: Mwiza Jo Nkhata: A Hollow Commitment? Constitutional Promises and Anti-Corruption Efforts in Malawi


• 9.: Tinashe Chigwata: Endemic Corruption in Zimbabwe: Why Are Anti-Corruption Agencies Ineffective?


• 10.: Ibrahim Harun: The Impact of Endemic Corruption on Constitutionalism and Peace-Building in Somalia


• 11.: Balingene Kahombo: Corruption in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its Impact on Constitutionalism and Respect for the Rule of Law


• 12.: Ken Obura: Ensuring Constitutionalism by Using the Non-Conviction-Based Assets-Recovery Mechanism in the Fight Against Corruption: Lessons from South Africa and Kenya


• 13.: Xavier Philippe: Economic Transitional Justice in Tunisia: Turning a New Anti-Corruption Leaf in Africa?


• 14.: John Hatchard: PEPS, Corruption and the Use and Abuse of the Constitutional Power of Pardon: A Comparative Perspective


• 15.: Nico Steytler: The 'Financial Constitution' and the Prevention and Combating of Corruption: A Comparative Study of Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya


• 16.: Serges Djoyou Kamga and Charles Manga Fombad: The Cameroonian Special Criminal Court: The Futility of Combating Corruption When the Basics of Constitutionalism are Absent


• 17.: Adem Kassie Abebe: The African Union Anti-Corruption Regime: Enhancing the Potential Impact of the Advisory Board on Corruption


• Conclusion: Towards Understanding and Combating the Crime of Corruption in Africa