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CPI 2023 for Sub-Saharan Africa: Impunity for corrupt officials, restricted civic space & limited access to justice

News • 30 January 2024

Progress in a few countries is not reflected throughout the largely stagnant region, while governments fail to act.

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,…

CPI 2020: Sub-Saharan Africa

News • 28 January 2021

Sub-Saharan Africa is the lowest performing region on the CPI, underscoring a need for urgent action.

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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…

Conflict at the bottom

News • 29 January 2019

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…

Sub-Saharan Africa: undemocratic regimes undermine anti-corruption efforts

News • 29 January 2019

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…

A redefining moment for Africa

News • 21 February 2018

The newly released Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) provides a good baseline for the African Union (AU) anti-corruption efforts in 2018. This year’s theme for the AU is “Winning…

UN peacekeeping missions must tackle corruption

News • 09 October 2013

Our new report unpacks corruption threatening peacekeeping operations and ways the UN can take the lead in combatting it.