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CPI 2019: Sub-Saharan Africa

News • 23 January 2020

As the lowest-scoring region on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), with an average of 32, Sub-Saharan Africa’s performance paints a bleak picture of inaction against…

Where are Africa’s billions?

News • 11 July 2019

National governments aren’t the only ones failing African citizens in the fight against corruption.

CPI 2020: Five cases of trouble at the top

News • 28 January 2021

Five corruption cases of foreign bribery or money laundering in "clean" countries

The companies that export corruption

News • 13 October 2020

In whose interest? Political integrity and corruption in Africa

News • 11 July 2019

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…

Uprooting corruption, not trees

News • 26 October 2012

REDD+ is a global plan to reduce carbon emissions by paying countries to preserve their forests. Our new guide examines corruption risks in the scheme, and offers practical steps…

CPI 2022 for Sub-Saharan Africa: Corruption compounding multiple crises

News • 31 January 2023

Corruption is damaging crucial enablers of progress – democracy, security and development – across Sub-Saharan Africa.

CPI 2021 for Sub-Saharan Africa: Amid democratic turbulence, deep-seated corruption exacerbates threats to freedoms

News • 25 January 2022

2021 was a turbulent year for Sub-Saharan Africa. On a continent where corruption plunders precious natural resources and impedes access to public services for millions of people,…