Potential of increased internet penetration to combat corruption in Africa

Abstract

This paper /study examines the relationship between internet penetration and perceptions of corruption in African countries. In particular, it assesses the potential of the former to address the latter, which has crippled economic growth and development for decades. The way in which corruption has seeped into the continent’s responses to the Covid-19 pandemic underscores that combating corruption is more urgent than ever before. Utilising correlation analysis, this study finds that there is a positive correlation between IP and perceptions of corruption. It concludes with recommendations for combating corruption in Africa and its regressive effects on the continent’s socio-economic development.