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BENIN receives an overall "Moderate" rating in the 2006 Global Integrity Index. The Index assesses national anti-corruption policies and practices in countries around the world. For a printer-friendly .PDF version of this report click here.
This peer-reviewed country report includes:
Integrity Indicators Scorecard: Scores, scoring criteria, commentary, references, and peer review perspectives for all 290 Integrity Indicators.
Reporter's Notebook: An on-the-ground look at corruption and integrity from a leading local journalist.
Corruption Timeline: Ten years of political context to today's corruption and integrity issues.
Country Facts: Statistical context for each country.
Global Integrity country reports are generated by an in-country team comprising a lead journalist (who prepares the Reporter's Notebook), a lead researcher (who initially scores the Integrity Indicators), and three to five peer reviewers. Global Integrity staff in Washington coordinate the input from all team members and are responsible for final content. For a full description of our methodology and research process please click here.
Reporter's Notebook
Chronicling the culture of corruption in Benin would have been an easy task under the government of former President Mathieu Kérékou. Numerous economic and financial scandals plagued Kérékou's more than three decades of rule, which came to an end in April 2006. However, since President Yayi Boni's landslide election, the new leader has made significant headway in reducing the impunity that marked his predecessor's administration.
The battle cry of Boni's campaign was, "Ça peut changer! Ça doit changer! Ça va changer!'' meaning, "It can change! It must change! It will change!'' Nearly 75 percent of the electorate agreed with the former development banker. Boni is now implementing major changes to the way public affairs are led - beginning by holding past officials accountable for their alleged crimes.
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