Rwanda 3rd least corrupt country in Sub-Sahara Africa: index

Rwanda ranked along with Mauritius as the third least corrupt country in Sub-Sahara Africa, according to the Corruption Perception Index released Wednesday.

The annual report issued by Transparency International, ranked Rwanda 50th least corrupt country globally, with a score of 54.

Last year, the index ranked Rwanda as the fourth least corrupt country in Africa and 44th globally.

In Sub-Saharan Africa, Rwanda and Mauritius are in same position after Botswana and Cape Verde.

In the East African Community region, Burundi still lags after scoring 20 and ranking 159 globally, while Uganda followed with 25 score, ranking 151 worldwide.

Kenya with 26 score, ranked 146 globally while Tanzania scored 32 and ranked 116.

Marie-Immaculee Ingabire, chairperson of Transparency International Rwanda said although Rwanda maintained good performance at both regional and continental level, citizens are still reluctant to report incidents of corruption as shown by the 2016 Rwanda Bribery Index launched last December.

Executive Director of Transparency International Rwanda Alphonse Mupiganyi also called for more work to stamp out graft.

This year's report captured new countries including the Bahamas, Barbados, Santa Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica, Brunei and Grenada. Endit