African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption African Union Corruption These are the AU resolutions on combating corruption.The convention acknowledged that corruption undermines accountability and transparency in the management of public affairs as well as socio-economic development on the continent; hence the need to address the root causes of corruption on the continent.The convention agreed to formulate and pursue, as a matter of priority, a common penal policy aimed at protecting the society against corruption, including the adoption of appropriate legislative and adequate preventive measures. Mozambique African Union 2003 2003 Text 41p. iffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/Convention_on_Combating_Corruptioneng.pdf