Charles Maluwa joined the Basel Institute on Governance in April 2026 as Specialist, Corruption Prevention for our Green Corruption programme in Malawi. In this role, he provides technical assistance to environmental and other relevant agencies to identify and mitigate corruption risks in Malawi’s wildlife conservation and forestry sectors.

Charles is a governance, corruption prevention and institutional integrity specialist with over seven years of experience in corruption risk assessments, internal control strengthening and implementation of integrity frameworks across public institutions.

He previously served as a Corruption Prevention Officer at the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), where he conducted institutional integrity reviews, business process mapping and anti-fraud audits and advised government agencies on corruption prevention measures aligned with Malawi’s National Anti-Corruption Strategy II and the Corrupt Practices Act.

Charles is also skilled in legal and policy framework analysis, legislative interpretation, anti-corruption training and multi-stakeholder coordination. He also served as a consulting partner at the Institute of Governance Accountability (IGA) in Malawi, leading initiatives that promote transparency, accountability and environmental governance.