– The ACRC and KOICA jointly operate a five-day anti-corruption capacity-building training program for Ethiopia starting on Apr. 28

– Korea’s outstanding anti-corruption systems, including the Act on the Prevention of Conflicts of Interest of Public Officials and the anti-corruption education system, are to be shared

The Korea Integrity and Civil Rights Training Institute (KICTI) under the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission (ACRC, Chairperson Jung Il Yeon) announced that it will operate an Anti-Corruption Capacity-Building Training Program for public officials of Ethiopia’s Federal Ethics & Anti-Corruption Commission (FEACC) for five days starting on April 28.

This training is a follow-up measure pursuant to the MOU on anti-corruption cooperation signed between the ACRC and the FEACC in June 2024, and was arranged in response to a request from the Ethiopian side to learn from Korea’s public official conflict-of-interest prevention system and its systematic anti-corruption training system.

Nine FEACC officials at the director-level are participating in this program, which is operated in cooperation with KOICA (Korea International Cooperation Agency). The curriculum is centered on core anti-corruption legislation, such as the Act on the Prevention of Conflicts of Interest of Public Officials and the Code of Conduct for Public Officials, as well as the current state of anti-corruption education programs for public officials and integrity education programs for the younger generation.

The Republic of Korea has garnered sustained international attention for its Korean-style anti-corruption policies and experience since it stands as an exemplary case of having simultaneously achieved economic growth and improvement in its CPI*(Corruption Perceptions Index) in the shortest period of time in the world.

* (2016) 53 points, 52nd place (out of 180 countries) → (2025) 63 points, 31st place (out of 182 countries)

Accordingly, the ACRC has been operating annual anti-corruption capacity-building training programs for public officials from countries around the world as part of ODA (Official Development Assistance) projects, and has shared Korea’s anti-corruption systems and experience with 746 public officials from 74 countries to date.

Along with the training program for the Ethiopian government this year, the Commission plans to operate a customized training program for public officials from Zimbabwe in June, and conduct training sessions in September for four Asian countries India, Nepal, Mongolia, and Bhutan as well as four West African countries Senegal, Guinea, Togo, and Benin thereby steadily expanding its international anti-corruption training programs.

Chairperson Jung Il Yeon of the ACRC said, “Ethiopia is the only African ally that sent troops to fight alongside Korea during the Korean War,” and emphasized, “As a nation leading democracy and sustainable development, we will continue to share the anti-corruption policies of Korea with Ethiopia and the international community to enhance the standing of the Republic of Korea.”