A post by a CPA and an aspiring Africa CFE

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Posted: 28 Jun 2010 at 8:29pm
Hello guys,
l am new to the ACFE and should be a CFE by the first week of July. l must confess that l have decided to be a CFE with only one goal in mind. To go back to Mother Africa and awaken the eyes and hearts of our politicians. l have seen that the most egregious impediment on the way of devt in Africa and for that matter my beloved country Ghana is Mr Fraud. l think that if all African countries try in a way to combat fraud we will see devt and concrete economic results on the shores of Africa. What did Obama say when he visited Ghana? " The Devt of Africa lies in our own hands". There is too much fraud in Africa and it is time that we work deligently to curtail that fruad. The journey will be tough and gloomy but it must start from some where. In my opinion, the universities should start teaching a fraud introductory courses as part of their school curriculum and l think that with time the West African region should have their own CFE charter. The effects of fraud in Africa, in my opinion, have more stringent ramifications than the developed world. What happens when the police takes a bribe and allow some one to speed at 95miles per hour in a busy town?. He puts the community at risk. What happens when a senator embezzles money entrusted to him for regional devt? The whole region suffers from hunger, deprivation, epidemic etc?
l hope that l can meet new friends from the continent so that we can join hands to foster this dream.
l can be reached at agbekocpa@gmail.com. Thanks for reading guys.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 07 Aug 2010 at 8:47pm
Saw your post on the ACFE website. I am from Sierra Leone, West Africa, and agree with you 110%. Would like to stay in touch with you and see if we can collaborate our efforts in starting a chapter in Africa, and encourage colleges and universities to include the study of fraud in their curriculum. My e mail address is mightymaryone@yahoo.com

Regards
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Aug 2010 at 3:41am

I fully agree with you, Africa desperatley need CFE's to help in the war against corruption. it is actually becoming a culture of governance. as you know, the lower the perception of detection, the more difficult it will be to combat corruption. i am a newly qualified CFE based in South Africa. i will be happy to discuss and share ideas with you in this regard. you can contact me @ lukhwarenip@sac.limpopo.gov.za.

the struggle continues!!!
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