Uganda Ranked 7th Most Corrupt In Africa
By Vision Reporter
THE Geneva, Switzerland-based World Economic
Forum (WEF) has ranked Uganda as the seventh most corrupt country in Africa.
The survey conducted in 21 African countries ranking the nations in terms of
corruption and good governance was released in the South African east coast city
of Durban.
The countries were ranked from worst to best. Scores were given
on a scale from one to seven, with seven being the best.
War-torn Chad
scored the least with 2.36, followed by Africa’s most populous country of
Nigeria at 2.99, Madagascar earned 3.04, Kenya at 3.16, Angola scored 3.16,
Zimbabwe got 3.17 and Uganda scored 3.30.
Botswana scored highest at 5.45,
followed by Tunisia at 5.16, the Gambia earned 4.73, South Africa scored 4.67,
followed by Mauritius at 4.61, while Egypt earned 4.18, Ghana scored 3.97,
Algeria scored 3.92, followed by its Maghreb neighbour Morocco which scored
3.86.
Drought-ravaged Mali scored 3.33, Mozambique earned 3.33, while
famine-struck Ethiopia scored 3.69, followed by Zambia earning 3.86.
WEF is
an independent international organisation committed to improving the state of
the world. It provides a collaborative framework for the world’s leaders to
address global issues, engaging particularly its corporate members in global
citizenship. Ends
Published on: Friday, 13th June, 2003
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