📢PPLAAF & Climate Whistleblowers Hiring Communication Manager Role The role is full time and based in Paris (France). It can exceptionally be based in Johannesburg (South Africa) or Dakar (Senegal). Closing date is 10 August 2024 #Whistleblowing #NGO bit.ly/3xXWY9p

🌍 Today, PPLAAF is celebrating #AfricanAntiCorruptionDay! As we reaffirm our commitment to transparency and accountability across the continent, we must ensure whistleblowers are effectively protected in exposing corruption and promoting justice. #AfricaAgainstCorruption

Whistleblowers have become indispensable agents of change - Gemma-Maé Hartley, Regional Project Officer, Platform to Protect Whistleblowers in Africa (PPLAAF ) Southern Africa #AfricaAgainstCorruption

PPLAAF has worked with whistleblowers across the continent and, drawing from our experiences, today I’ll provide a brief overview of whistleblowing in Africa, some of the challenges we face, and how we can move forward to ensure stronger protection. - Gemma-Maé Hartley

Positively, more and more countries in Africa are seeking to develop or reinforce whistleblower protection. But legislation needs to be enabling and supportive: at a minimum, it ought to include consequences for those who retaliate and protection for those who report. Protection

Great presentation from Gemma. PPLAAF is doing absolutely amazing work around protection of whistleblowers. In 2023 we had a successful collaboration on Gender Corruption and Whistleblowing in Harare.

#Senegal : Du 8 au 10 juillet, PPLAAF a organisé une formation à Kédougou, une région riche en ressources minières, dans le but de sensibiliser des journalistes et des membres de la société civile sur la notion de lanceur d’alerte. Cette formation a mis l’accent sur le rôle

#Senegal: From July 8 to 10, PPLAAF organised a training session in Kedougou, a region rich in mining resources, to raise awareness among journalists and civil society members about the concept of whistleblowing. The training emphasised the crucial role of whistleblowing in

#Senegal : Le 11 juillet 2024, PPLAAF a organisé une conférence publique à Kédougou sur le thème "Le rôle du lancement d’alerte dans les secteurs énergétique et extractif au Sénégal". La conférence, traduite en langue locale, avait pour but de sensibiliser la population sur le

#Senegal : On July 11, 2024, PPLAAF organised a public conference in Kédougou on the theme "The role of whistleblowing in the energy and extractive sectors in Senegal." The conference, translated into the local language, aimed to raise awareness among the population about the

#Senegal : Le 16 juillet 2024, PPLAAF a organisé une conférence publique sur le thème “Lanceurs d’alerte et médias : un partenariat pour la transparence et la justice” à Ejicom, une prestigieuse école de journalisme et de communication à Dakar. Cette conférence était

#Senegal : On July 16, 2024, PPLAAF organised a public conference on the theme "Whistleblowers and media: a partnership for transparency and justice" at Ejicom, a prestigious journalism and communication school in Dakar. The conference was aimed at journalism students

#SouthAfrica: To honour those who bravely safeguard transparency and accountability, nominations for the 2024 #WhistleblowersAwards are now open! Find out more below:

Depuis des décennies, les congolais de #RDC sont dépourvus de cartes d'identité Pendant un an, Lighthouse Reports et Bloomberg ont enquêté pour savoir pourquoi. Au programme ? Contrats fantômes, sociétés écran et même… un centre commercial. Un fil🧵 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

C’est d’ailleurs une société, crée en partie par le patron de #Semlex, Albert Karaziwan, qui est responsable de la construction de l’immeuble comme déjà révélée par The Sentry et PPLAAF dans la cadre de l’enquête #CongoHoldUp thesentry.org/reports/backch…

Millions intended for Congo's national ID system were funneled to elites via shell companies, benefiting a few instead of the public. A Lighthouse Reports & Bloomberg investigation, including a #CongoHoldUp investigation by PPLAAF & The Sentry.

National Assembly urged to pass Whistleblowers Protection Bill nationalaccordnewspaper.com/national-assem… Corruption Anonymous WIN PPLAAF MacArthur Foundation

What can academics bring to the table when journalists are investigating leaked data sets? 🕵️ ACDC convened a workshop at #IACC2024 with Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project PPLAAF & The Library of Leaks to discuss. Thanks to Transparency International & International Anti-Corruption Conference for hosting! youtube.com/watch?v=LteJT1…

Senegal 🇸🇳 PPLAAF a pris part au colloque organisé par la Conférence Internationale des Barreaux de Tradition Juridique Commune (CIB) et le Barreau de Dakar, concernant la pratique professionnelle de l’avocat. PPLAAF a présenté un aperçu des défis et avancées liés à la lutte

HAPPENING TOMORROW: don't forget to sign up for this webinar! Hear from two investigative journalists exposing the murky world of trafficking and #corruption: baselgovernance.zoom.us/meeting/regist… PPLAAF Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project