Corruption amongst African Government Leaders?
930199
Yes some African Governments are corrupt,but who is teaching them?You,ve got it,Governments like the Labour Party.Corrupt from top to bottom and only interested in their own well being.They are all hypocrites @ HOGS.
339876
like the rest of Africa - greedy leaders with no vision for anyone but themselves. plus major civil and relgious problems
665213
This is the first I have heard about it but it just seems to be another attempt to put a legal face on a farce of a government.  Kind of par for the course for West Africa these days.
376309
Don't know. However there have been a lot of scams involving banks that supposedly exist on the African Continent.
1037913
Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.  If the government is open to public criticism, political excesses can be brought forward and used to generate outrage among the voting populace to either get them removed from office or shine the light of truth upon those performing unsavory acts, hopefully shaming them into stopping or changing.
188191
the problem lies in the system. a system with check-and-balance is really needed in most African countries as corruption pose a real threat to the development of African countries. The other reasons are complex, such as ethnic conflicts, civil wars and corruption.
309778
poverty, lack of education, corrupt governments that are not being ousted out of power
314854
Nigeria's international image suffered greatly due to the arrest and subsequent corruption investigations of the son of the former Nigerian dictator, Sani Abacha in 2000. There were almost 20 banks involved in this corruption, with money laundering figuring greatly. \n\nAlso, Nigeria was notoriously reluctant to adopt anti-money laundering legislation, and did so only under great pressure from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) at the eleventh hour in 2002. \n\nHope this information helps.
286862
corruption, you find corruption in every country on poverty
837847
I am a Nigerian.  Well I quite agree with all others have said so far, but I will like to look at the cause of political instability from the political angle.\n\nPolitical instability has become a common thing in Africa.  And I think one of the top-ranked reasons for instability in our political circle is the incursion of Military in Politics.   Though with the new songs about democracy in all parts of Africa, the heavy hand of the military is still very much felt.  Political Instability is associated with the military regime.  But the question is why are we still experiencing same even in democratic settings.\n\nI however submit by saying unless the faces of the former military leaders, officers are erased from our political setting no much can be achieved in stabilising our political life.
688502
There are many arguements about this area. It is clear that the biggest disaster in Africa are the governments who are almost all completely corrupt and the widespread wars. \nThe best example of government impoverising a country is Zimbabwe. This country used to be an exporter of food, under the current corrupt regime of Mugabe people are dying of starvation.\nSouth East Asia 30 years ago had a similar poverty situation as countries in Africa, with little foreign aid they now have economies that work and have raised their standards of living for many of their people.\nThe worst case of foreign aid is the Palestinians, they have recieved more aid per head than any country in the world, the money has been taken by Arafat and the police to buy guns and bombs to kill. The people are now much poorer than 20 years ago when they had no foreign aid.
632239
Nigeria does not seem to have a great fiscal policy or a proper program for implementation. Also statistics of Nigeria can be totally misleading considering the corrupt governance of the country. African countries have beautiful paper work but little practical application. It is a sad thing to note that so much of money is pumped into these countries that vanish in thin air without reaching the needy. The people have to change their attitude first. Pride and honesty must be their top priority if at all they need to become a respectable nations.
534648
Maybe it is you that is just finding this out.\nThere have always been corrupt leaders.\nPower corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
383817
the first thing they can do is to get THEMSELVES educated.Most African nations are dictatorships ruled by uneducated leaders,many of whom are former soldiers.These leaders are biased toward their tribes and have little or no understanding of how to run a nation.The African Heads of State must first and foremost make sure that the leader himself is an educated progressive man.This may mean that some of the current dictators will have to step down but if they are true patriots they will do so in the best interests of their countries.Secondly the masses MUST be educated-with education comes reasoning and liberty.Thirdly there must be a strict clampdown on war-lords who stir up frequent civil wars in Africa.Fourthly regular,fair elections (supervised by a neutral Election Commission) are necessary.
16506
Robert Mugabe.\n\nHe has recently under fire for his abusive policies, yet is supported by the regionally strong South Africa and therefore has continued to hold power. Evidence of his election rigging and dispicable policies is rampant.
787200
None.  They are all the same.  All they care are themselves and their friends.  They did little to control corruption.
663304
because the governments are corrupt to the extreme.