Liberia, June 16 -- The fight against corruption in West Africa may be entering a new phase of cross-border cooperation, as the head of Sierra Leone's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Francis Ben Kaifala, has called for deeper collaboration with Liberia's Asset Recovery and Property Retrieval Taskforce (AREPT), emphasizing that asset recovery remains central to anti-graft efforts.

Kaifala made the remarks during a courtesy visit to AREPT's offices in Monrovia, where he underscored the need for regional coordination, political will, and shared expertise in tackling corruption and recovering stolen public assets.

"I am here principally for us to work on how we can rekindle our cooperation in the fight against corruption," Kaifala said. ...