More than $148bn is lost to corruption in Africa - AU Report

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  • ERICUS-ERICUS 12 years ago

    YET THEY GO ROUND BORROWING AND TAKING HUGE LOANS TO ADD TO THE WOES OF AFRICA - SHAMEFUL AFRICAN LEADERS (ANYWAY FEW OF THEM MAY BE EXEMPTED)

  • HON SHAMO 12 years ago

    HALF OF THAT MONEY IS WITH NDC AND THEIR LUNATIC THIEF WOYOMI

  • Ewusi 12 years ago

    Did Mahama attended the workshop?

  • blueprint 12 years ago

    That is why africa is stuck

  • Oba Nyansani Baako Pe In Ghana! 12 years ago

    Mahama and his stupid NDC party spent 100bn. That is NDC for fools.

  • ELINAM 12 years ago

    All countries mentioned are persecuting and jailing but Ghana.
    President K4 says "show me the evidence" and our BNI sitting down to be told to act b4 they do so.
    Ooh, what a banana republic we have at hand?

  • Appletus 12 years ago

    It's sad...isn't it? All of a sudden, parliament has become a money making institution.

  • Nana Appiah 12 years ago

    Kufuor Is the Head of the Corruption theme..That Idiot thinks he is invincible... He Stole so much during the Currency Change, He got paid 20% Bribe for all Contracts, he should be investigated together with his family and fr ...
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  • DAN 12 years ago

    and start over

  • OTAANI ABOA ATONGO JOHN MAHAMA 12 years ago

    MAHAMA OTAANI ABOA IS THE KING OF ALL CORRUPTION. NDC THIEVES

  • HON SHAMO 12 years ago

    NDC GAVE $58M TO ONLY WOYOMI, JOHN MAHAMA TOOK GHANA's $180M AS FOR FELIX OFOSU KWAKYE, ASIEDU NKETIA AND THE NUMRIOUS NDC PROPAGANDA MINISTRY ONLY GOD KNOW HOW MUCH THEY STEAL

  • Agyaagya 12 years ago

    Are you,whatever tribe you come from is better than [ tanni].Uncivilized attitude,what makes you think your better off than someone.IGNORANCE.

  • Paa Frank 12 years ago

    If a public official making less than 50,000 dollars /year is able to put up 500,000 - 1 million dollar house, it begs the question. Everybody knows this so why do we keep fooling ourselves. All foreign aids should be frozen ...
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  • SULE 12 years ago

    The right to information bill is very critical to the advancement of very good democratic governance. However, this bill has been lingering for a long time without it's passge. The NDC gov't promised to pass it, but we are st ...
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  • KWABENA OHEMENG,LONDON. 12 years ago

    In the United Kingdom in 2011 the government lost 36 billion pounds through corruption. Of this amount 26 billion loss was in the public sector alone.This goes to show that corruption is a very big problem for governments all ...
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  • American 12 years ago

    A continent with a billion people only has, by reckoning 148 billion as 25% of GDP, an income of only $592 billion a year? Is that correct? The GDP of
    Nigeria and South Africa alone is $650 billion by World Bank figures.

  • Pelicles 12 years ago

    Corruption is stagnating anything on the African continent. Imagine a storekeeper of a hospital putting up a million dollar mansion?

    The problem is we, are keeping lip service in fighting that cancer and we are in this to ...
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  • Appletus 12 years ago

    Precisely so, Pelicles. The MPS, ministers, budget directors, accountants are all culpable. Until the heavy hand of law descend on these guys , nothing gets changed.

  • anna 12 years ago

    its is a shame and also sad our leaders we look up to you 1!!!!!!!

  • Pontius Pilate 12 years ago

    you sit with these cheats and praise them to the high heavens and turn round to complain to the common man. what do you expect us to do. thanks for the information anyway but sorry we are more than aware of the situation. the ...
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  • Appletus 12 years ago

    Freedom of Information bill is still languishing in Parliament in Ghana. What are we doing about that? There is need to be a modest beginning in the fight against corruption and the FOI bill is a good start. It is astonishing ...
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  • Kofie Bazuka 12 years ago

    Mrs Alsup said corruption is a global problem and a serious threat to prosperity, security and development and impedes economic growth, trade and investment, perpetuates poverty and compromises markets and supply chains.
    Obv ...
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  • Abeeku Mensah 12 years ago

    Corruption and or parallel underground economic activities like the black market exchange system is here to stay and will never be eliminated in Africa especially in Sub-Sahara African nations.
    While this reported amount is ...
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  • sbrooks 12 years ago

    But that still doesn,t mean you should let their ass of the hooks. Leaders are chosen by the people to represent them why should you be screwed by the very people you vote into office. Two things needed One, vote on the basis ...
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  • DAN 12 years ago

    and i will pay less tax...

  • Bewise 12 years ago

    The citizens should request from the world bank not to release any more funds to these corrupt leaders. Ask them to provide their plans for what they need the money for, the world bank should provide a committee to oversee th ...
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  • SFO report fraudster Nduom Yorke 12 years ago

    This stupid women is telling us what we already know. The figure quoted is a tip of the iceberg. Why does her govenment back African fools like Kuffuor, Busia and even JB Danquah while demonising and killing heroes like Kwame ...
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  • OKPOLATSA 12 years ago

    Catch and imprison all of them.

  • dentesf 12 years ago

    corruption is part of ourlives in Africa
    and there is no way we can do away wih it. We may be able to reduce but its impossible to do away with it completely.
    This is because often times top officials in governments are be ...
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  • Awuradebasa 12 years ago

    JJ Rawlings stole $3.5 billion from Ghana alone.

  • THE CHOSEN ONE 12 years ago

    OH POOR SOCALLED AFRICAN LEADERS.DO YOU NEED THESE VULTURES TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU ARE CORRUPT.THE U.S.EMBASSY ORGANIZING ANTICORRUPTION SEMINAR FOR YOU TO COME WITH YOUR BLACK ASSES TO LISTEN THE RUBBISH THEY HAVE TO SAY.SHA ...
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  • KNYC (USMC) 12 years ago

    That tells you how BACKWARD they are. All they think about is money, but they don't like to work for it.

  • Adwoa 12 years ago

    A very big shame to African Leaders,because of their selfishness and greedy, they always portray themselves as beggars to the western world and when they get the grants,then they keep the monies to themselves and again seek f ...
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