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Dash and Bribery in West Africa Public Life
A Nigerian official explains paying a dash to speed shipments and bypass inspections. An American client pays $60 to avoid delays and damaged goods. The piece surveys dash as a widespread practice across West Africa, from petty bribes to major kickbacks, and notes corruption in Ghana and Nigeria under military rule, with counts of payroll fraud and soaring losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Africa
Dash
Peter Enahoro
University
Dakar
Abidjan
Yaounde
Ghana
Victor T. LeVine
University of
Africa
Sam Uba
Yakubu Gowon
A. Aluko