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SUDAN receives an overall "Very Weak" 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
Sudan is commonly considered among the world's most corrupt countries, yet this is very difficult to prove due a secretive government and years of strict media controls, which have all but eliminated journalists' watchdog ability.
President Lt. Gen. Omar Hassan al-Bashir came to power in June 1989, toppling the democratically elected government of Prime Minister al-Sadiq al-Mahdi. The new government claimed it wanted to rid Sudan of corruption, financial mismanagement, nepotism and the military failures in South Sudan. However, within a short time, it had shut down all independent newspapers, jailed dozens of journalists and writers, dissolved Parliament and trade unions and banned all political parties. Real and perceived opponents of the new Islamic-oriented government were thrown into prison and many of their businesses were taken over by members of the government or their affiliates.
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