Corruption is known to be a leading cause of underdevelopment in Africa. (Photo: graphiconline.com)
Institutional Corruption: In its 2008 report, Transparency International revealed that corruption is one of the most formidable challenges to good governance, development and poverty reduction’ in Africa. Stitched into every political fiber, corruption is perhaps the biggest headache of any African president, be it the controversial judgement debts in Ghana, the Nkandla scandal in South Africa or the exchange of hands for access to health care by citizens. Although nearly all presidential candidates run on a campaign theme of eradicating corruption, it remains a cancer eating away the core of political integrity.
