The results of the index are sometimes unjust because they show up countries which are fighting against corruption at this moment, … Valiant efforts are being made by President Olusegun Obasanjo to promote large-scale changes...

The two scourges feed off each other, locking their populations into a cycle of misery.

Germany is much more corrupt than previously thought. It’s something we should be taking very seriously,

Corruption must be vigorously addressed if aid is to make a real difference in freeing people from poverty.

We have to address individual acts of corruption. This is a necessary approach. Go after these individuals.

There is not sufficient data on other countries, many of which are likely to be very corrupt.

Corruption is a major cause of poverty as well as a barrier to overcoming it,

Corrupt political elites in the developing world, working hand-in-hand with greedy business people and unscrupulous investors, are putting private gain before the welfare of citizens and the economic development of their countries.

When countries improve governance and reduce corruption, they reap a ‘development dividend’ that can include reduction in child mortality rates and increase in per capita income and literacy rates.

exceptional and intolerable scale.

It defies belief that a critical and hard-won body of evidence could be so quickly handed back, making it inaccessible to prosecutors and helping shield the criminals from justice.

Today we have started a dialogue between a champion of the global fight against poverty and the worldwide organization at the vanguard of the anti-corruption movement. This cooperation has the potential to save millions of...

This is incredible,

If Nigeria does not succeed, who else can succeed?