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IN THE West lorry drivers face delays from roadworks and the occasional toll road; in west Africa they are held up by dodgy “official” checkpoints and must pay bribes to pass through. How much they hand over, and how often, is examined in a recent report that looks at four interstate roads crossing Mali, Ghana, Togo and Burkina Faso. The differences are considerable. In Mali, a driver pays over $25 in bribes at some 4.6 checkpoints every 100km. Once over the border in Burkina Faso, he merely has to cough up $8.73 at two checkpoints. Customs officers are the most successful when it comes to supplementing their income, followed by the police.
IN THE West lorry drivers face delays from roadworks and the occasional toll road; in west Africa they are held up by dodgy “official” checkpoints and must pay bribes to pass through. How much they hand over, and how often, is examined in a recent report that looks at four interstate roads crossing Mali, Ghana, Togo and Burkina Faso. The differences are considerable. In Mali, a driver pays over $25 in bribes at some 4.6 checkpoints every 100km. Once over the border in Burkina Faso, he merely has to cough up $8.73 at two checkpoints. Customs officers are the most successful when it comes to supplementing their income, followed by the police.
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