Keynote Address by H.E. Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, AU High Representative for Silencing the Guns in Africa, at the Closing Ceremony of the High-Level Regional Convening on the Financialization of Politics in Africa: Advancing Reform, Accountability and Democratic Integrity, 16 July 2026, Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City, Accra, Republic of Ghana

Protocol Salutations
Honourable Kwami Edem Senanu, Chairperson of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption, and distinguished Members of the Board;
Professor Francis Doodo, Presidential Advisor on the National Anti-Corruption Programme
Professor Audrey Gadzekpo, Chair of the Board, and Professor Henry Kwasi Prempeh, Executive Director, of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development;
The leadership of Transparency International, the Open Society Foundations, and the Community of Practice on Money in Politics in Africa;
Distinguished Chairpersons and Commissioners of electoral management bodies and anti-corruption agencies from across our continent;
Leaders of political parties, civil society organisations, academia, faith communities, the private sector and the media;
Development partners and friends of Africa;
Distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen: