The Chief Executive Officer of the African Organization of English-speaking Supreme Audit Institutions (AFROSAI-E), MeisieNkau, and her team from Waterkloof, Pretoria, South Africa, on Tuesday, 25th November 2025 paid a courtesy visit to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) at the Commission’s Integrity House, Tower Hill, Freetown.
The visit forms part of AFROSAI-E’s efforts to strengthen collaboration and promote independence among Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in its 26 operational countries, including Sierra Leone.
During the meeting with a cross section of the Commission’s Management Team, Mrs. Nkau emphasized AFROSAI-E’s commitment to capacitybuilding, independence, and effectiveness of SAIs.
She explained that the organization provides technical support and training to help SAIs improve performance, produce high-quality audits, and remain relevant and impactful. She highlighted the organization’s focus on five key areas: ensuring the independence of SAIs, enhancing strategic management and leadership, strengthening human resource development, improving audit practices and addressing emerging issues, and fostering effective communication and stakeholder engagement.
Mrs. Nkau further stressed that SAIs must first demonstrate their value through quality work before seeking full independence, noting that in some countries the independence of audit offices has been compromised.
She also highlighted AFROSAI-E’s collaborative approach, which includes working with anti-corruption bodies and internal audit institutions to ensure that audit recommendations lead to tangible improvements in Public Financial Management systems and service delivery. She encouraged continued dialogue with the ACC to strengthen the partnership and enhance the impact of their joint efforts.
Deputy Commissioner of ACC, Augustine Foday Ngobie, welcomed the visiting team, noting the shared objectives of both institutions in promoting transparency and accountability. He observed that while the ACC and the Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL) have distinct mandates, they maintain continuous collaboration to achieve their respective goals. “The work of the ACC often starts where the ASSL work stops,” he said.
“The areas highlighted by the CEO, including transparency, legal frameworks, and communication, are not limited to audit institutions alone; they are also central to the Commission’s mandate,” he said. He reaffirmed the Commission’s commitment to holding duty-bearers accountable and encouraged AFROSAI-E to include the ACC in future capacity-building initiatives.
Coordinator of Operations, ACC, Patrick Sandi, also highlighted the cordial and mutually beneficial relationship between the ACC and ASSL. He emphasized that building capacity must go beyond sharing knowledge to measuring impact, particularly in ensuring Ministries, Departments, and Agencies implement audit recommendations. He said the doors of the Commission are always open for further partnership.