In just one year, Angola improved from 167th to 146th on Transparency International's (2020) Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), largely on the strength of anti-corruption reforms introduced after President João Lourenço took office in 2017. While the country's CPI score still trailed the sub-Saharan African and global averages, corruption investigations pressed ahead, and courts froze the assets of Isabel dos Santos and Irene Neto. Findings from the first Afrobarometer survey in Angola show that a substantial proportion see corruption declining, but even more rate the government's anti-corruption performance as poor. Despite these reservations, a majority of Angolans are opposed to a blanket pardon for pre-2017 corruption and want the government to recover ill-gotten gains.
Despite gains, Angolans
dissatisfied with government anti-corruption efforts
Almost half (44%) of Angolans say the level of corruption in the country decreased during the 12 months preceding the survey, outnumbering those who say it increased (33%).
WHAT ANGOLANS THINK