Queen Nwabueze
Truly, many persons, organisations and government have questioned the transparency of Transparency International but that is immaterial because nothing will stop the anti-corruption campaigner from doing their job.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelRemarkably, when the organisation released its 2018 Corruptions Perceptions Index (CPI), it found Nigeria has “neither improved nor progressed in the perception of corruption in the public administration in 2018.” But the report got another knock from the Nigerian government, which has always castigated past reports of the organisation, anyway.
Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari also dismissed the 2017 findings of Transparency International, suggesting that the group’s findings were politically-motivated to deface his administration.
Oh well, this is not the bone of contention today as that cliché goes. Let’s just focus on the business, straight on – the least corrupt countries in Africa.
Transparency International recently released its latest annual Corruption Perception Index report. The report showed that 90% of the 180 countries surveyed scored below 50. Interestingly, 44 countries with low corruption index scores are in Africa.
Some African countries ranked better than others. Sorry again, but Nigeria didn’t make it!
We shall soon be focusing on some of these countries. Hang on a bit.
Still wondering what corruption is? Stop already. Corruption is not far to fetch. You know it already. Okay. Let’s work with one definition by the anti-corruption group here.
Transparency International defines corruption as “the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. Corruption erodes trust, weakens democracy, hampers economic development and further exacerbates inequality, poverty, social division and the environmental crisis.”
Across Africa, corruption is encouraged by factors such as authoritarianism, political/institutional instability and security challenges caused by violent conflicts and terrorism.
To understand Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index, all you need do is keep an open mind. It’s not even difficult. Transparency International uses the corruption perception index to rank countries on a scale of zero to 100, with zero being the most corrupt and 100 being the least corrupt. The index has been tracking public sector corruption across the world since 1995.
The latest CPI report showed that the average index score in Africa is 33, the lowest in the world.
Below are Africa’s least corrupt countries based on the latest ranking:
- Seychelles: Has a corruption perception index score of 70, the highest for an African country.
- Cape Verde: Has a corruption perception index score of 58.
- Botswana: Has a corruption perception index score of 55.
- Mauritius: Has a corruption perception index score of 54.
- Rwanda: Has a corruption perception index score of 53.
- Namibia: Has a corruption perception index score of 49.
- Sao Tome & Principe: Has a corruption perception index score of 45.
- Tunisia: Has a corruption perception index score of 44.
- South Africa: Has corruption perception index score is also 44.
- Ghana: Has a corruption perception index score of 43.
Trust what’s roaming through your mind right now. “When will ‘Naija’ make this list???”
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