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The Afrobarometer report published by Transparency International (TI) revealed that corruption in Africa was deteriorating compared to previous years in their respective countries.
The research conducted by the Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) in partnership with Afrobarometer sampled 47,000 citizens in about 35 African countries on the African Day Against Corruption.
At a press conference in Accra, Transparency International (TI) Program Manager Mary Awelana Addah said that less than a quarter of African citizens believe that the fight against corruption is improving.
In Ghana, the report indicates that 59% of respondents perceive the Ghana Police Service as the most corrupt institution, followed by judges with 38% of civil servants 35% and MPs with 32%.
"Corruption hampers the economic, political and social development of Africa and is therefore a major obstacle to growth, good governance and fundamental freedoms such as freedom of speech, which allows citizens to hold governments accountable. She added.
She added that "foreign bribery and money laundering divert critical resources from public services and that ordinary citizens suffer the most," said the program manager.
Ms. Mary Awelana Addah noted that, according to the report, more than one in four people who value public services such as health care and education is paying more bribes. previous year, which equates to approximately 130 million people in all regions of the country.
The Afrobarometer report also highlighted the disproportionate effects of corruption on the most vulnerable, with the poor paying bribes twice as often as the richest.
She further highlighted the main findings of the survey, which shows that more than half of the respondents, representing 55% of the population in the countries studied, perceived corruption to increase between 2016 and 2018 respectively in African countries.
Adding "only 23% of respondents to the survey indicate that corruption is down, one in three citizens representing 34% think the government is doing a good job in the fight against corruption, while 59% believe that its performance is bad".
As a result, information on corruption has been difficult despite the laws that guarantee protection and reward proactive information, but soon added that 60% of citizens said the government was doing a good job in the fight against corruption. fight against corruption, 30% of citizens. One hundred percent denies the demands of the government working hard to fight corruption.
At the same time, the report highlighted several recommendations, such as the intensification of efforts in the fight against corruption and the adequate financing of anti-corruption institutions to fulfill their mandate, the speed of investigations by the Office of the Special Prosecutor and public awareness in accordance with section 3. (3) of the law as well as compliance with the compliance by the authorities of public institutions, among others.
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