General News of Thursday, 23 January 2020Source: kasapafmonline.comCorruption Perception Index: Ghana ranked 80 out of 180 countriesFile PhotoGhana has ranked 80 out of 180 countries/territories on the 2019 global Corruption Perception Index, (CPI), according to Transparency International (TI). According to the report, Ghana scored 41 out of a possible clean score of 100. This year’s score of 41 shows that Ghana’s score remained the same compared to its CPI 2018 score (41). Ghana’s Performance Vis-a-vis Other Sub-Saharan African CountriesGhana performed better than 37 other Sub-Saharan African countries including Burkina Faso 40, Lesotho 40, Ethiopia 37, Gambia 37, Tanzania 37, and performed below 9 others. In 2019, while Ghana performed better than Burkina Faso and Lesotho, Ghana could not catch up with countries like South Africa, Senegal, São Tomé and Príncipe, etc.

Source: GhanaWeb January 23, 2020 07:52 UTC