New African

ABOUT Who we are : New African is a grassroots nongovernmental organization committed to exposing and mitigating corruption in central Africa. Much of our work is focused on the Democratic Republic of Congo and its northern neighbor Central African Republic, two nations which continue to be mired in corruption and bad governance. We are the watchdogs who keep a vigilant eye on politicians and their cronies who illicitly benefit from their nation’s wealth at the expense of the citizenry. We venture into the dark underbelly of central African politics and capture primary source evidence on corruption, bribery, embezzlement, tenderpreneurship, and other insidious kleptocratic practices that rob African nations of their inherent abilities to reach their fullest potential. Due to threats posed by the political classes and their close circle of beneficiaries, all our administrative work is handled from our de facto headquarters in Paris, where we can expose information about corruption beyond the scope of local-level censorship. Our team on the ground is forced to operate covertly and with aliases when collecting, transferring, and exposing important information pertaining to high-level corruption as they have a need to protect their identities and avoid punishment- death of which is just one example. Regardless of risk, we remain dutifully committed to stamping out corruption in Central Africa and improving the conditions for the people who live through it on a daily basis. What we do: We are comprised of locals from the DRC and CAR, and our efforts are bolstered by a network of connections that we maintain in France. Our core mission is to (1) explain corruption to the citizenry,(2) expose acts of corruption committed by politicians at all levels, and (3) mitigate the effects of corruption while encouraging a New African way forward in which nations transform together and adopt better practices of governance. To this end, we regularly host lectures that comprehensively cover the basics of corruption while advocating for democracy, liberty and freedom. We also partner with other social movements who work alongside us and help get our message across to the people. We are committed to unveiling bad practices and calling the ruling elite to account in the interests of forging a better, more prosperous Africa for all its people.