African Union Convention on Preventing Combating Corruption African Union Corruption, African Union The African Union (AU) Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption, adopted in 2003, addresses corruption in the public and private sectors. It represents a consensus on what African countries should do in the areas of prevention, criminalisation, international cooperation and asset recovery. Its provisions criminalise domestic and foreign bribery, diversion of property by public officials, trading in influence, illicit enrichment, money laundering and concealment of property. Ethiopia African Union 2003 2003 Text 29p. iffoadatabase.trustafrica.org/iff/iif_au-convention-on-corruption-2003_en.pdf