Corruption and Nepotism Persist in Somalia

 African Arguments published on 4 September 2023 a commentary titled "Somalia's State-building as the Elite's Perverse Incentive" by Najib Ahmed.

The 2022 Corruption Perceptions Index has again placed Somalia at the bottom of the list.  The author charges the Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud government with continuing a long history of corruption and nepotism in Somalia.

Africa and 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index

Ventures Africa posted a summary of the results for Sub-Saharan Africa contained in the 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index released on 29 January 2019 by Transparency International. Sub-Saharan Africa scored lowest of all major world regions.

The best scoring countries in Sub-Saharan Africa were Seychelles (ranked 28 globally), Botswana (34), Cape Verde (45), Rwanda (48), and Namibia (52). The worst scoring countries in Sub-Saharan Africa were Somalia (180), South Sudan (178), Sudan (tied 172), Guinea Bissau (tied 172), and Equatorial Guinea (tied 172).