Akere Muna
| Akere Muna | |
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| President of the International Anti-Corruption Conference | |
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Assumed office 16 October 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Barry O'Keefe |
| Sanctions Commissioner of the African Development Bank | |
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Assumed office 11 February 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Vice Chair of Transparency International | |
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In office 14 November 2005 – 19 October 2014 |
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| Chairperson of the African Peer Review Mechanism | |
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In office 26 May 2013 – 29 January 2014 |
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| President of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union | |
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In office 8 September 2008 – 10 November 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Wangari Maathai |
| President of the Pan African Lawyers Union | |
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In office 5 July 2005 – 9 May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| President of the Cameroon Bar Association | |
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In office 1997–2002 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
18 August 1952 Ngyen-Mbo, Cameroon |
| Nationality | Cameroonian |
| Spouse(s) | Beverly Bird |
| Children | Lydia Muna and Kandi Muna |
| Alma mater | American University |
Akere Tabeng Muna (born August 1952) is a Cameroonian lawyer who is currently the Chairman of the International Anti-Corruption Conference Council. He is also the Sanctions Commissioner of the African Development Bank Group and a Member of the High-Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa. He previously served as the Vice-Chair of Transparency International, and he has presided over the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) of the African Union, the Pan African Lawyers Union and the Cameroon Bar Association.
Muna has denied having any political aspirations in Cameroon, and has stated that his interest remains in his work as a lawyer and with civil society organizations. However, Jeune Afrique, a leading African weekly, has described him as both a credible and the possible successor to President Paul Biya, given his prominence in Cameroon and his accomplishments on the international stage, especially in the areas of anti-corruption and good governance.
Akere Muna was born in Ngyen-Mbo, a village in the North-West region of Cameroon. He completed his primary and secondary education in Cameroon before heading to the School of International Service (SIS) at American University in Washington, D.C., obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in International Relations in 1975. He then moved to England, where he joined the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn. He was called to the Bar in England in 1978. That same year, he returned to Cameroon to practice law.
Upon returning to Cameroon, Akere Muna joined the legal practice of his brother, Bernard Muna. In 1984, the legal practice was converted into a law firm called Muna, Muna & Associates. Muna, Muna & Associates is one of the oldest law firms in Cameroon, with experience in the bi-jural (common law and civil law) legal system of Cameroon. Although Akere Muna has continued to work as a lawyer at the firm, he has held several positions in civil society within Cameroon and internationally.
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