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Prosper S Maguchu

Prosper S Maguchu is an assistant professor of law and projects manager at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam specialising in financial crimes and international asset recovery from a human rights-based approach. He writes in his personal capacity

Thought Leader

/ 18 February 2025

Trump suspends anti-corruption law. Is this ‘make corruption great again’?

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act prohibits companies operating in the US from bribing foreign officials to secure business deals

By Prosper S Maguchu

Opinion

/ 7 February 2024

The world urgently needs an international anti-corruption court

Corruption flourishes when justice systems are captured by the wealthy and powerful

By Prosper S Maguchu

Opinion

/ 3 February 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa world’s most corrupt region, but conflict and corruption are linked

We need to understand the international dimension of conflicts in Africa and examine Western rationales that drive it

By Prosper S Maguchu

Opinion

/ 26 November 2022

Corruption on trial: Zimbabwean court orders executive to deal with the scourge

Zimbabwe MP and human rights activist Allan Markham has brought a case against the minister of justice, legal and parliamentary affairs and the attorney general

By Prosper S Maguchu