Corruption in Africa
What measures should be taken to prevent corruption on the most corrupt continent of the world? Of the world's most deceitful countries, Africa, with its underdeveloped growth and poverty in many regions, is considered the most corrupt. The two thirds of countries, that are measured most corrupt in the world, are located in sub-Saharan Africa. Millions of Africans today live below the poverty line because of the disease of corruption. The African continent will not be able to find a solution to corruption on condition that both government officials in the private and public sectors are dishonest. Due to the fact that Africa is the most corrupt continent on earth, the governments of African countries should properly fix this problematic situation by thoroughly preparing future generations and creating strong anti-corruption committees.
Corruption is a painful problem that damages the efficiency of all public and governmental institutions in many African countries. According to Mbaku (2007), experts have long cited corruption as one of the most important factors affecting political participation in Africa (para. 2). For example, in Kenya people must bribe receptionists to get hospital appointments, bribe all sorts of powerful people to get permits to build a place in the country on public land, bribe neighbours to not appeal it to higher corrupt officials, bribe policemen to allow taxis to travel, bribe to get a job interview and so one. Furthermore, it is easy to bribe a license to be a charity organization, which had no responsible but could claim a share of foreign aid funds. Charities with unclear addresses, that do not exist, get money from funds through the government from foreign aid. This is considered fraud in the largest of its appearance, which still exists in Africa and modify the economy of Africa to the deep bottom. In addition, some people consider that this problem was caused by post-colonial governments. Naturally, the entire population of Africa
Corruption is a painful problem that damages the efficiency of all public and governmental institutions in many African countries. According to Mbaku (2007), experts have long cited corruption as one of the most important factors affecting political participation in Africa (para. 2). For example, in Kenya people must bribe receptionists to get hospital appointments, bribe all sorts of powerful people to get permits to build a place in the country on public land, bribe neighbours to not appeal it to higher corrupt officials, bribe policemen to allow taxis to travel, bribe to get a job interview and so one. Furthermore, it is easy to bribe a license to be a charity organization, which had no responsible but could claim a share of foreign aid funds. Charities with unclear addresses, that do not exist, get money from funds through the government from foreign aid. This is considered fraud in the largest of its appearance, which still exists in Africa and modify the economy of Africa to the deep bottom. In addition, some people consider that this problem was caused by post-colonial governments. Naturally, the entire population of Africa
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