Competition seeks essays on corruption [Africa]

The African Union Advisory Board on Corruption (AUABC) presents the youth essay competition “How to make corruption unattractive in Africa.”

The authors of the best three essays will be flown to Arusha, Tanzania, the AUABC host city, for festivities to mark the tenth anniversary of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption.

Applicants must be residents of an African country, and currently pursuing a bachelor's degree or equivalent level. Essays must be between four to seven pages long (single line spacing). Submissions should be either in English or French.

Email your essay with your name, age, university or training school, country of origin, and contact information (email address, telephone number) to the attention of Emmanuel Atenga (atengaeATauanticorruption.org).

The deadline is Oct. 15.

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Source:IJNET