Are African countries preventing corruption and prosecuting related crimes?
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Many governments are falling behind on their commitments under the African Union’s anti-corruption convention.
Ghana Integrity Initiative
H/No. 21 Abelenkpe Road, Abelenpke
Accra
Ghana
- Telephone
- + 233 302 78 23 64
- info@tighana.org
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- http://www.tighana.org
Advocacy and Legal Advice Centre in Ghana
We have an ALAC in Ghana that can be contacted to report corruption.
ALACs provide free and confidential legal advice and allow people to safely report corruption.
Country data
Corruption Perceptions Index
2020 Rank
75/180
2020 Score
43/100
Since its inception in 1995, the Corruption Perceptions Index, Transparency International’s flagship research product, has become the leading global indicator of public sector corruption. The index offers an annual snapshot of the relative degree of corruption by ranking countries and territories from all over the globe. In 2012, Transparency International revised the methodology used to construct the index to allow for comparison of scores from one year to the next.
Global Corruption Barometer
33%
Percentage of people who thought corruption increased in the previous 12 months*
33%
Percentage of public service users paid a bribe in the previous 12 months*
*Since the most recent publication of the GCB - Africa - 10th Edition 2019
Since its debut in 2003, the Global Corruption Barometer has surveyed the experiences of everyday people confronting corruption around the world. Through our barometer, tens of thousands of people around the globe are asked about their views and experiences, making it the only worldwide public opinion survey on corruption.
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CPI 2020: Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sub-Saharan Africa is the lowest performing region on the CPI, underscoring a need for urgent action.
In whose interest? Political integrity and corruption in Africa
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What accounts for the wide disparity in peoples’ perceptions of the integrity of elected representatives in different countries? In this piece, we will to look at various forms of…
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Resisting corruption along drug trafficking routes: An analysis of criminal justice bodies in Latin America and West Africa
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This report assesses criminal justice institutions in nine countries along the so-called cocaine route in Latin America and West Africa to identify integrity, accountability and…
Implementing and Enforcing the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption: a Comparative Review
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This report assesses the state of implementation of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combatting Corruption in 10 countries.
Combatting Land Corruption in Africa: Good Practice Examples
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This publication brings together a diverse collection of good practices developed by our Chapters working to tackle land corruption across Africa.
Social Audit in 20 Steps: Lessons Learned from Fighting Corruption in Guatemala, Peru and Ghana
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Social audit is a powerful social accountability tool. It scrutinises public officials’ decisions and/or actions, looking for administrative or financial irregularities.
