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| Africa Horn |
| Somalia tops list of most corrupt states |
| 2010-10-27 |
| [Daily Nation (Kenya)] Somalia tops a closely watched global list of countries perceived to be the most corrupt with a score of 1.1. Also scoring high in corruption is Iraq and Afghanistan despite efforts to stamp out graft in the war-torn nations. Nearly three-quarters of the 178 countries in Transparency International's annual survey scored on the sleazier end of the scale, which ranges from zero (perceived to be highly corrupt) to 10 (thought to have little corruption). "The results indicate a serious corruption problem," the Berlin-based organisation said. "Allowing corruption to continue is unacceptable; too many poor and vulnerable people continue to suffer its consequences around the world," said TI's president Huguette Labelle in a statement. "There should be nowhere to hide for the corrupt.'' |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 You need a government and economy to have corruption No, you merely need greed, power, and opportunity. The Somali clans have plenty of all three. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-10-27 21:26 |
| #6 You need a government and economy to have corruption "You wanna buy milk for your baby, Mrs. Customer? Show me what's under that pretty blouse, and I'll see what I can do..." All that is needed is something worth trading and those who need it, and the corruptible need nothing more. There are plenty of societies where nothing happens without a little giftie to make it happen, inside and outside the government -- on non-government, as the case may be. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2010-10-27 18:17 |
| #5 lolwut You need a government and economy to have corruption |
| Posted by: HEU 2010-10-27 11:05 |
| #4 States? Where are MA, IL and CA on that list? |
| Posted by: Alan Cramer 2010-10-27 10:48 |
| #3 oops that should read Somaliland is northWEST and Puntland is northEAST |
| Posted by: anon1 2010-10-27 08:15 |
| #2 Somalia is actually three countries: Somaliland (northeast) Puntland (northwest) SouthCentral (with Mogadishu the capital) Only SouthCentral is dysfunctional yet the UN persists in spending all its money on the Transitional Federal Government which controls about 2 blocks of Mogadishu at a cost of millions Plenty of brave, funny Sufi Somalis are getting hammered at the hands of the fundamentalist Shabaab it is a shame. that country is the mess it is because of the misallocation of UN funds. |
| Posted by: anon1 2010-10-27 08:13 |
| #1 There must be many corrupt regimes in Africa, Mugabi comes to mind! Our allies? Pakistan and Saudi are known for their backhanders! North Korea and Iran must be up there! |
| Posted by: Paul2 2010-10-27 05:52 |