Sierra Leone scores 66% on corruption control
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sierra Loaded
Sierra Leone scored 66% on the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s 2027 Control of Corruption indicator, its ninth consecutive pass since 2018. The country also passed 11 of the 20 indicators assessed, compared with nine in the previous cycle, according to the anti-corruption commission.
Sierra Leone has passed the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Control of Corruption indicator for the ninth consecutive year, with a score of 66% for fiscal year 2027, according to the Sierra Leone Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The country has thus remained above the 50% threshold required by the indicator since 2018.
Sierra Leone has averaged about 76% on the indicator over the past nine years, which measures, among other things, the use of public power for private gain and institutional capacity to prevent and punish corruption, according to the MCC. The ACC also said the country passed 11 of the 20 indicators assessed for fiscal year 2027, compared with nine in the previous cycle.
