You are using an outdated browser. Most of this website should still work, but after upgrading your browser it will look and perform better.
News •
Loss of momentum in anti-corruption efforts is diminishing public trust, while a largely reactive approach to fighting corruption is impairing good governance.
News •
Progress in a few countries is not reflected throughout the largely stagnant region, while governments fail to act.
News •
The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative aims to combat desertification and build a sustainable future in the Sahel region and beyond, but it must prioritise…
News •
Corruption is damaging crucial enablers of progress – democracy, security and development – across Sub-Saharan Africa.
News •
Corruption and conflict fuel each other. This underlines the urgent need for transparency and anti-corruption efforts to create a safer world.
News •
Sub-Saharan Africa is the lowest performing region on the CPI, underscoring a need for urgent action.
News •
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…
News •
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…
News •
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…
News •
Sextortion is one of the most significant forms of gendered corruption and although women’s rights have advanced unevenly across the Middle East and North Africa, positive…
News •
The Global Corruption Barometer – Middle East and North Africa 2019 reveals that leaders in the region are perceived as acting in their own self-interest at the expense of the…
News •
A common factor has underpinned mass protests in Egypt, Iraq and Lebanon over the past two months: outrage over corruption and financial mismanagement by governments.
News •
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…
News •
The Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) – Africa, reveals that while most people in Africa feel corruption increased in their country, a majority also feel optimistic that they can…
News •
As in previous years, many of the countries near the bottom of the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index have been severely affected by violent conflict in recent years. Why is this…
News •
This year’s Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) presents a largely gloomy picture for Africa – only eight of 49 countries score more than 43 out of 100 on the index. Despite…
