10 Most Corrupt Countries in Africa

Corruption is quickly becoming one of those
global phenomenon ’s which every country is
struggling with . Spreading faster than an
epidemic, corruption & crime rates have
skyrocketed over the past three decades .
While few countries have been able to curb
their level of corruption , the rates of
corruption have reached new levels in the
countries of Africa . Driven by poverty and
greed, many government officials are
amongst practitioners of corruptions, which
in turn forces the local populace to turn to
crime as their last resort . Recent studies
have pointed out few of the most corrupt
countries in Africa, which is why we should
take a closer look at these countries to
determine their corruption levels and rate
of crime, as per the world corruption rates
statistics.

The List of 10 Most Corrupt

Countries in Africa

10. Guinea -

Not many people around the world know

that one of Africa’ s most popular countries

is also one of the most corrupt . Losing

almost 10 positions in the world corruption

list , Guinea has managed to turn into

Africa’ s most corrupt countries. So great is

the corruption of Guinea that in 2008 the

president of Guinea right before his death

admitted to the sell of a mine to a British

Company worth billions of dollars for

personal gain.

9. Angola -

Having corrupt officials in the government

has become a norm for many countries , but

the entire government swindling few

hundred million dollars for personal gain is

unheard of . Angola is one African country

which has managed to gain quite a

reputation for itself as one of the most

corrupt countries in the world. Since not

being able to account for more than 5

billion dollars in the past ten years, Angola

has managed to become the 4th most

corrupt country in Africa and is also on the

world’ s top ten most corrupt countries list .

8. Libya -

One of those countries which has one of the

toughest people justice systems , Libya also

has managed to claw its way to the top of

the most corrupt countries of Africa list .

With a bribe rate at more than 62% and

failing judicial and police systems , Libya has

given way to complete lawlessness and

corruption .

7. Democratic Republic of the Congo

Taking corruption to almost an art form ,

Democratic Republic of the Cong has

managed to end up in the 7th position on

our list of top 10 most corrupt countries in

Africa. The rate of corruption is so high in

Congo that not even the government

officials themselves are immune to it .

6. Equatorial Guinea -

Being one of the wealthiest nations of the

world beating Saudi Arabia, Korea and Italy

combined , Equatorial Guinea has also

managed to become one of African most

corrupt countries . It is one thing to take

bribes, but to put the entire nation below

60% poverty rate is almost Ludicrous. As

most citizens of Equatorial guinea survive

under $1 per day , it has truly managed to

become a prominent addition to our list of

10 most corrupt countries in Africa .

5. Zimbabwe -

Another surprise additions to our list ,

Zimbabwe has had one of the most steady

growth of corruptions over the past few

years. As a study revealed that more than

65% of the residents had paid bribes in one

form or the other , which is a significant

growth from the 2001 study which had only

34% of the locals paying bribes.

4. Chad -

Holding a world rank of 173 rd position

amongst 183 countries for corruption truly

requires a lot of talent , and no other

country has managed to display their talent

for corruption . With one of the highest

poverty levels in the world, Chad has played

an important role in the revolution of

Sudan. Homing few hundred thousand

rebels, Chad has managed to put their local

populace under severe depression , giving

way to excessive corruption .

3. Burundi -

Burundi is amongst the handful of African

countries which has managed to establish

anti- corruption agencies successfully,

however this has only managed to push

Burundi to the edge of corruption . Being the

center for organized corruption in Africa ,

Burundi has become one of the most

corrupt countries in Africa .

2. Sudan -

Sudan is one of those few countries in

Africa which has been engrossed in

corruption , warfare and terrorism for a long

time now. Despite existing government the

country is run by gruesome warlords who

will go to any extent to spread terror and

corruption . As murder and crime are normal

part of everyone ’ s life in Sudan, corruption

is always at a peak . This is one of the main

reasons which has made Sudan one of the

most corrupt and terrorized place not only

in Africa, but in the world as well .

1. Somalia -

Being the most corrupt and terrorised

countries of Africa , Somalia has managed to

make quite a name for itself over the years .

With one of the highest poverty levels and

the most corrupt government, the locals

have turned to every form of violence and

terrorism imaginable . By using guerrilla style

warfare , Somalia for a long time has been

engrossed in wars and terrorist and it is the

local people who face the most problems.

The corruption and terrorism in Somalia is

so high that even public selling of weapons

and ammunition is accepted by the

Somalian Government ..