Akere Tabeng Muna (born 18 August 1952) is a Cameroonian lawyer who is currently a member of the African Union High Level Panel on Illicit Financial Flows from Africa, chaired by H.E.

He was formerly the Chairman of the International Anti-Corruption Conference Council [1] and Sanctions Commissioner of the African Development Bank Group.

For most of his career, Barrister Muna denied having any political aspirations in Cameroon, and stated that his interest remains in his work as a lawyer and with civil society organizations.

However, Jeune Afrique, a leading African weekly, described him as both a credible and the possible successor to President Paul Biya, given his prominence in Cameroon and his accomplishments on the international stage, especially in the areas of anti-corruption and good governance.

Although Akere Muna has continued to work as a lawyer at the firm, he has held several positions in civil society within Cameroon and internationally.

Eventually, the government formed an ad hoc committee, presided over by the Prime Minister, to combat corruption.

The IACC is a forum that brings together civil society, heads of state and the private sector to tackle challenges posed by corruption.

[11] In July 2005, Akere Muna was unanimously elected president of PALU by the heads of the various African bar associations.

In 2005, The Pan African Lawyers Union became a member of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) of the African Union (AU), an advisory body created to promote civil society involvement within the AU institutions and decision-making processes.

In September 2008, Akere Muna was unanimously elected president of ECOSOCC, replacing Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai of Kenya.

[17] The Panel presented its report on illicit flows from Africa to the AU Summit of African Heads of States and governments in January 2015.

[21] In September 2024, Akéré Muna was invested by the Univers party and on behalf of a coalition of around twenty other political organizations, in the 2025 presidential election.

[22] In March 2024, Akere Muna was appointed Goodwill Ambassador of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) association.

Due to the cloud of mistrust which loomed over the Abacha family in light of accusations of corruption, Akere Muna's representation appeared to conflict with his role as then-President of the Cameroon Chapter of Transparency International.

Bernard Muna, a career lawyer, is currently Chairperson of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on the Central African Republic.

[27] He was also the Deputy Prosecutor of the United Nations Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (1997-2002)[28] and served as President of the Cameroon Bar Association (1986 - 1992).

[29] He ran unsuccessfully for president of the Republic of Cameroon in 2011, and remains a prominent opposition figure in the country.