Transparency International - Daily Corruption News (1 Dec 2015)

1 December 2015 Today's top story Global: New report gives hope, shows how Africans want to stop corruption and how they do... Mail & Guardian Africa (TI mention) 53% of Africans believe that ordinary people can make a difference in fighting corruption in their country.

More news Global: EU committee to vote on plans to curb tax avoidance The Irish Times Global: The Silk Road affair: power, pop and a bunch of billionaires Bloomberg China: AIIB's Jin opens up on ethics, graft and his grandma's advice Bloomberg China: Corruption blamed for China trade woes Radio Free Asia Thailand: Thai charged with sedition for alleging army graft on Facebook Channel NewsAsia UK: BAT says it doesn't tolerate corruption after BBC bribe report Bloomberg UK: Two police officers jailed for stealing £10,000 ITV US: Sheldon Silver, New York political powerbroker, convicted of corruption Associated Press

Multimedia of the week Nigeria: Poverty, corruption fuels Boko Haram in Nigeria PBS

Blogs and opinion Global: The change in Latin American corruption culture Storify US: We’re living in a kleptocracy: America robs from its poor — while its infrastructure crumbles Salon

News from Transparency International

On the web: Corruption in Africa: 75 million people pay bribes
Press release: Corruption on the rise in Africa poll as governments seen failing to stop it