
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.
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2020 Rank
69/180
2020 Score
44/100
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.
67%
Percentage of people who thought corruption increased in the previous 12 months*
18%
Percentage of public service users paid a bribe in the previous 12 months*
*Since the most recent publication of the GCB - Middle East and North 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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Many governments are falling behind on their commitments under the African Union’s anti-corruption convention.
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The MENA region is still perceived as highly corrupt, with little progress made towards controlling corruption.
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Momentum has been building against corruption for years in the Middle East and North Africa. From Lebanon and Sudan, where millions of people took to the streets earlier this year…
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In many Arab countries the use of personal connections, or “wasta” in Arabic, is a common practice and a social norm. People use their family or social contacts to skip the line…
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This report assesses the state of implementation of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combatting Corruption in 10 countries.
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People have been voicing their anger at the corruption they see and experience in their daily lives: from the highest levels of government to accessing basic public services.
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En dépit des évènements de janvier 2011 qui ont conduit à l’émergence de la lutte contre la corruption en tant qu’objectif de la révolution et de la promulgation en 2014 d’une…
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