{"id":3694,"date":"2019-11-07T11:07:20","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T10:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=3694"},"modified":"2019-11-08T11:54:40","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T10:54:40","slug":"is-ghana-is-the-second-most-corrupt-country-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/is-ghana-is-the-second-most-corrupt-country-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Ghana The Second Most Corrupt Country In Africa?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

CLAIM<\/strong>: News report claims that Ghana has been named the second most corrupt country in Africa by Transparency International (TI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), the local chapter of TI, says the reports are FALSE.<\/strong> Turns out, the claim is a regurgitated version of a 2015 survey conducted in 28 countries by TI. More so, the latest edition (2018) of the Corruption Perception Index places Ghana as the 39th most corrupt country in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A news report<\/a> published in August claims Ghana has been named the second most corrupt country in Africa by Transparency International (TI) in its Corruption Perception Index (CPI). It further suggests Nigeria came third and South Africa, first. Other<\/a> news platforms reported<\/a> this as well. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is not the first allegation<\/a> thrown at Ghana in this regard. Following the release of \u201cTI\u2019s People and Corruption: Africa Survey 2015,\u201d similar reports went viral in 2015. More so, the report failed to specify the edition of the CPI cited. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGhana\u2019s fight against corruption has been dealt another setback after the country was ranked as the second most corrupt African nation behind South Africa\u201d <\/p> the lead<\/a> of 2015 media report read. <\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Regardless, TI denied<\/a> the claims. Coralie Pring- Research Coordinator- for Corruption Surveys at Tl explained the premise. According to her, the survey was of 28 countries; thus was not representative of Africa. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally, the survey was an opinion poll and not factual by any known metrics. It measured citizens’ perception of corruption in their countries and did not involve a ranking of countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investigations by Africa Check<\/a> also found the claim to be incorrect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Findings show present reports are a reharshed version of a debunked 2015 claim. It is interesting to note the succinct similarities in both reports. These include the usage of the same percentage of citizens (71%); and the same sample size (28 countries) reported in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2026about 71 per cent of people living in Ghana say corruption has increased over the last twelve months.<\/a>
About 58 per cent of Africans in the surveyed countries, say corruption has increased over the past 12 months.<\/a><\/p>Claim Sample<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe corruption in African countries report by the Transparency International stated about 71 per cent<\/strong> of people living in Ghana think government is not doing enough to fight corruption…
… The majority (58 per cent)<\/strong> of Africans in the surveyed countries, say corruption has increased over the past 12 months. In 18 out of 28 countries<\/strong> surveyed a large majority of people said their government is doing badly at fighting corruption… \u201d <\/p> Original Report, circa 2015<\/a><\/strong> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

So, it was not a surprise when Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) rebuffed<\/a> the recent claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGII wishes to unequivocally state that the said article is false. Transparency International has not issued any such reports and therefore GII entreats the general public to disregard the said article\u201d <\/p>– a statement issued by the GII on August 20 reads.<\/strong> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA went further to examine the content of the latest CPI, the 2018 edition<\/a>, published on TI\u2019s website<\/a>– January 30, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The report measured the perceived<\/strong> levels of corruption in 180 countries and territories. Metric used were surveys (13) of businesspeople and expert assessments. Countries were scored from zero (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contrary to the claim, Ghana was not named the second most corrupt in Africa in this report. The suggestion that South Africa and Nigeria ranked first and third most corrupt countries was also not supported by the report. In fact, Ghana scored 41; South Africa, 43, and Nigeria earned 27 points. This earned them 39th, 18th and 41st most corrupt countries; that is, out of the 49 countries surveyed in Sub-Saharan Africa. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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