African Union Heads of State and Government Join Force to Combat Corruption in the Continent African Union Corruption, Peace, Governance Leaders attending the 30th Ordinary Assembly of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union under the theme “Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation”, called for concerted efforts towards the continent’s transformation and an end to corruption. According to the Economic Commission for Africa, over US$148 billion is drained out of the continent through various corrupt activities, representing about 25 percent of Africa’s GDP growth. Addis Ababa African Union 2018 2018 Text 4p. iffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/33720-pr-pr_-_30th_au_summit_-_african_union_heads_of_state_and_government_join_force_to_combat_corruption_in_the_continent.pdf 30th African Union Summit