Somalia, Iraq, Burma and Haiti are the countries perceived as most corrupt in the world, according to the 2008 classification of NGOs fighting for good governance, Transparency International. As against the best rated countries are: Denmark, Sweden and New Zealand.
Since 1995, Transparency International publishes an annual index of corruption perception "ranked 180 countries based on assessments of a group of businessmen, experts and academics. Africa is generally poorly rated this year, Transparency International reported a marked deterioration of the situation in Burundi. Sudan, Chad, Guinea and the Democratic Republic of Congo are also poorly placed, sharing the top of the table. The countries perceived as least corrupt in Africa is Botswana.
However, the report shows that Nigeria is regularly cited as one of the countries where corruption is endemic, has made significant progress during the past year.
Ms. Rima Al-Azar, director for Africa and the Middle East at Transparency International, corruption in poor countries undermines the fight against poverty. When it affects the judicial system, it undermines the rule of law, adds the charge.
Transparency International calls on industrialized countries to redouble their efforts to promote the development of good governance. The NGO notes that the Convention of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on the fight against corruption, which penalizes acts of corruption committed abroad by companies based in OECD countries, is in force since 1999, but its effective implementation remains uneven. Transparency International (TI) is an international NGO in the fight against corrupt governments around the world. It has 80 national sections, with a central secretariat.
The organization of German origin founded by Peter Eigen refutes the idea of superiority of northern states in the fight against corruption and seeks to highlight the problems of corruption throughout the world.
Transparency regularly publishes its report on global corruption. Cameroon has long been classified by the NGO as the most corrupt country in the world. For two years, the Republic of Cameroon has made considerable progress and is no longer in the Top 5 of the list of corrupt countries.
