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 Francis Ben Kaifala is the current Commissioner (Head) of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of the Republic of Sierra Leone. He is the President of the Network of Anti-Corruption Institutions in West Africa (NACIWA) and an elected board member of the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption (AUABC). He lectures part-time in commercial law at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone.

The young Commissioner came into office in June 2018 with a solid academic and professional background as a lawyer and promised a robust fight against corruption. True to his promise, immediate steps were taken aimed at fulfilling the above promise, and the results have been remarkable and exceptional. At the time he took over, Sierra Leone was performing very badly in all global indexes on corruption. For instance, Sierra Leone was in a failing position of 49% in the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s Control of Corruption Scorecard. Under his leadership, the country moved to a respectable pass of 71% in 2018, a further 79% in 2019, 81% in 2020, and an excellent 83% in 2021. This has made Sierra Leone pass that scorecard four years back-to-back for the first time in its history and has been selected for the Multi-Million Dollar US Government's Compact Award. Today, Sierra Leone is one of the top ten performers in lower-income countries - a sign of commitment to controlling corruption over a period of four years since he became commissioner.