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As the world’s only global measure of institutional resilience to corruption in the defence and security sector, the 2025 Government Defence Integrity Index (GDI) has never been so important. 

In Sub-Saharan Africa alone there are numerous challenges facing those responsible for defence and security. From armed conflicts and military coups to organised crime and terrorism, climate-linked security risks and maritime insecurity, defence and security institutions need to be ready to respond to a complex range of security threats.

By analysing  institutional and informal controls to manage the risk of corruption in public defence and security establishments across five areas, the GDI is a critical tool for building strong, resilient and transparent institutions.

Join Transparency International Defence & Security online on Thursday 19 March, 13:00 GMT for a 60-minute discussion exploring the results of the first regional wave of the 2025 GDI.  Along with our lead researcher and expert panel, we will examine the institutional resilience of defence sectors across 17 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa in the context of growing violent threats in the region.

Ideal for policymakers and practitioners working on security sector reform, good governance, and anti-corruption, you’ll leave with a better understanding of how the GDI can help close critical corruption gaps and strengthen defence and security institutions. 

Live interpretation available in French.

Speakers

  • Patrick

    Patrick Kwasi Brobbey

    Research Project Manager

    TBC

  • Dr Roger Koranteng

    Dr Roger Koranteng

    The Commonwealth Secretariat

    Dr. Roger Koranteng is the Adviser and Head, Public Sector Governance, for the Commonwealth Secretariat, making him the principal specialist responsible for the Public Sector Governance and AntiCorruption at the Commonwealth Secretariat. His responsibilities include the governance, anticorruption, and democratic and oversight institutions in all the 53 commonwealth countries. 

    Having established the vibrant Association of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Commonwealth Africa and the Caribbean, he conceived, midwifed and operationalised the Commowealth Africa Anti-Corruption Centre in Botswana as a partnership between the Commonwealth Secretariat and Botswana Government. He also partnered with Grenada Integrity Commission and Department of Public Administration to establish a Regional Training Centre of Excellence in Grenada. Based on his impactful work over the years, Roger has been chosen as a winner of the 2018 Sheik Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani International Anti-Corruption Excellence Award. 

    Dr. Koranteng holds a PhD (Public Policy) from University of Birmingham, UK; an MA (Public Policy & Administration) from the Institute of Social Studies, the Hague, Netherlands; a Post-Graduate Diploma in Public Administration from GIMPA, Ghana; a Post-Graduate Diploma in Environmental Studies from the University of Oslo, Norway; and a BA (Hons.) from the University of Ghana, Legon. Dr. Koranteng has published extensively on Governance and Anti-Corruption and has taken numerous assignments around the world. He has also worked as a facilitator and lecturer.

  • Petra van Oijen

    Petra van Oijen

    United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU)

    Petra van Oijen joined UNOAU in 2023, as an Security Sector Reform (SSR) officer (including the DDR portfolio for the first two years), supporting the African Union (AU) in the implementation of the AU SSR Policy Framework, including support to AU member states and Regional Economic Communities (RECs). 

    She has over eighteen years of experience in the areas of Security Sector Reform & Governance (SSR&G), training, and peace and (prevention of) conflict issues. During this period, she held several senior advisory positions focusing on issues such as developing national security strategies, security policies as well as implementing SSR and DDR activities and policies in different mission settings, including UNSMIL in Libya as well as the EU mission EUCAP Sahel Niger. 

    In addition, she worked for the NGO Strategic Capacity Group (SCG), the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Geneva Center for Security Sector Governance (DCAF), and the Netherlands Ministry of Defence. She worked with different bilateral countries as well as multilateral organizations such as the UN, EU, AU, NATO, and OSCE. She has experience related to several countries in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America, including Burundi, Central African Republic, The Gambia, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, North Africa (e.g., Libya), Iraq, Colombia, and the Caribbean. Finally, she has been active in different voluntary positions, including for the Netherlands Red Cross (related to International Humanitarian Law) and related to tennis (e.g. in Niger and Ethiopia). 

  • Abubakar Jimoh

    Abubakar Jimoh

    Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)

    Abubakar Jimoh is a seasoned development practitioner with over 15 years of experience in policy advocacy, youth and media mobilisation, strategic communications and high-level stakeholder engagement across Nigeria and African regions.

    He currently works as a Program Manager, Peace, Security, Human Rights and Migration at Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International in Nigeria (TI-Nigeria).

    He is a published contributor to the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) PreventionWeb, where his articles advance public awareness and policy dialogue on disaster preparedness in Nigeria. He has also written extensively as a columnist on youth mobilisation and disaster management for national newspapers and served as editor for multiple Civil Society publications, including West African Report, Early Child Marriage Newsletter, Legislative Digest, and Tobacco Control Update.

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