The trend of the last five years resulted in an increase of 14 points, and considering the last 10 years, the increase was 11 points. Report highlights João Lourenço’s anti-corruption fight.
Angola maintained the trend of recent years in the fight against corruption, rising to 116th place in the Corruption Perception Index, reaching 33 points on a scale that goes from zero to 100, according to a report released on Tuesday.
This year’s edition of the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), prepared by the non-governmental organization (NGO) Transparency International, shows that in statistical terms, Angola rose 20 places in the 2021 CPI compared to 2022, occupying the ranked 116 out of 180 countries and territories.
“The permanent commitment of President João Lourenço to eradicating systemic corruption in the country is having an effect, even through stricter laws”highlights Transparency International, noting that Angola has shown a “significant improvement in recent years”, gaining 14 points since 2018.
The NGO adds that the Angolan Public Ministry recently asked Interpol to issue an arrest warrant for Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former president José Eduardo dos Santos, and the country’s Supreme Court ordered the seizure of her assets.
International arrest warrant. Isabel dos Santos could be arrested at any time
“However, there is still concern that the corruption investigations are politically motivated and that the ruling party (Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola) may be targeting the opposition,” the NGO underlines.
The trend of the last five years resulted in an increase of 14 points, and considering the last 10 years, the increase was 11 points.
The CPI was created by Transparency International in 1995 and since then it has been a benchmark in the analysis of the phenomenon of corruption, based on the perception of experts and businessmen on the levels of corruption in the public sector.
It is a composite index, that is, it results from the combination of corruption analysis sources developed by other independent organizations, and classifies 180 countries and territories from zero (perceived as very corrupt) to 100 points (very transparent).
In 2012, the organization revised the methodology used to build the index to allow comparison of scores from year to year.
Source: Observadora
