Personnel Risk:
High
Score:
34/100
Leadership Behaviour
Q34
8/100
Do the Defence Ministry, Defence Minister, Chiefs of Defence, and Single Service Chiefs publicly commit, through, for example, speeches, media interviews, or political mandates, to anti-corruption and integrity measures?
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The only item that was published in the MoD magazine (Magazine Défense, No. 3) that could be considered to address general corruption issues at…
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The recent ministers of defence and army chiefs of staff have publicly committed to a general anti-corruption agenda since the end of the post-election…
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There is a low level of public commitment to anti-corruption and integrity issues by unit commanders and less senior military leaders. As in 34B,…
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Q35
50/100
Are there effective measures in place for personnel found to have taken part in forms of bribery and corruption, and is there evidence that these measures are being carried out?
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Bribery (offrir des cadeaux aux fonctionnaires, pots-de-vin, extorsion) and corruption are clearly defined offences that apply to defence personnel. Sanctions include more than one…
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There is an overwhelming lack of evidence that cases of bribery or corruption among defence personnel are investigated and prosecuted. No evidence in open…
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Q36
8/100
Is whistleblowing encouraged by the government, and are whistle-blowers in military and defence ministries afforded adequate protection from reprisal for reporting evidence of corruption, in both law and practice?
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Order No. 660, Article 67 is in place for whistleblowing and reporting of corruption and it applies, in theory, but not explicitly to public…
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Whistleblowing has not been especially encouraged by the government since the adoption of Order No. 660 of 2013 (Ordonnance 2013-660). There is no evidence…
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The legal processes to guarantee the whistleblower’s identity from being revealed are not comprehensive enough, as seen in 36A. Not only would a public…
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Q37
0/100
Is special attention paid to the selection, time in post, and oversight of personnel in sensitive positions, including officials and personnel in defence procurement, contracting, financial management, and commercial management?
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No evidence was found in the 2009 Public Procurement Code that special attention is paid to personnel tasked with covering sensitive or high-risk positions.…
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As in 37A, the 2009 Code of Public Procurement does not recognize that certain ministerial positions are sensitive or especially prone to corruption. Therefore…
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As in 37A, the 2009 Code of Public Procurement does not recognize that certain ministerial positions are sensitive or especially prone to corruption. Therefore…
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Payroll, Promotions, Appointments, Rewards
Q38
8/100
Is the number of civilian and military personnel accurately known and publicly available?
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The total number of military and civilian personnel is not updated each year, and the statistics are somewhat unreliable. Though there is no established…
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The MoD does not regularly publish or update the statistics of its military and civilian personnel, as shown in 38A. The absence of such…
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The confusion over the exact number of soldiers in the armed forces after the post-election crisis of 2010-2011, the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration schemes…
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Q39
0/100
Are pay rates and allowances for civilian and military personnel openly published?
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Q40
50/100
Do personnel receive the correct pay on time, and is the system of payment well-established, routine, and published?
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There is evidence of late payment of salaries, as well as the claims by civil service trade unions of 249.6 billion FCFA in outstanding…
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Aside from the claims for unpaid special allowances (death benefits, survivors’ pensions, large families), the accuracy of public sector wages does not appear to…
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There is no transparency in terms of the pay brackets by rank, no details on how individual pay is calculated and no lists are…
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Q41
25/100
Is there an established, independent, transparent, and objective appointment system for the selection of military personnel at middle and top management level?
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There is a formal process in place to appoint military personnel. Despite the established legal framework, however, the appointments may not always apply objective…
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No evidence for parliamentary scrutiny in the formal process of appointing military personnel at the middle and top management levels (marshals, generals). However, there…
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The information on the appointment of higher-ranked military officials (marshals, generals) is made available at a certain point after the appointments are decided behind…
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Q42
63/100
Are personnel promoted through an objective, meritocratic process? Such a process would include promotion boards outside of the command chain, strong formal appraisal processes, and independent oversight.
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There is a formal process for promoting military personnel. The promotions do not always follow the formal processes established by Law No. 2016-1109 and…
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The provisions in Article 76 of Law No. 2016-1109 spell out the terms of promotion for military officers based on exceptional circumstances. Article 76…
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Promotions are made publicly available and in advance of their effective date. They are decided by a presidential decree based on the official Promotions…
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Promotions are made publicly available and in advance of their effective date. They are decided by a presidential decree based on the official Promotions…
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Conscription and Recruitment
Q43
NA/100
Where compulsory conscription occurs, is there a policy of not accepting bribes for avoiding conscription? Are there appropriate procedures in place to deal with such bribery, and are they applied?
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There is no compulsory conscription (service militaire obligatoire) in Côte d’Ivoire. Therefore, this indicator is marked Not Applicable.
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There is no compulsory conscription (service militaire obligatoire) in Côte d’Ivoire. Therefore, this indicator is marked Not Applicable.
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There is no compulsory conscription (service militaire obligatoire) in Côte d’Ivoire. Therefore, this indicator is marked Not Applicable.
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Q44
67/100
is there a policy of refusing bribes to gain preferred postings? Are there appropriate procedures in place to deal with such bribery, and are they applied?
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The Military Code of Conduct (Law n° 2016-1109 Portant Code de la Fonction militaire, Official Journal, 16 February 2016) (1) does not prohibit bribery…
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As per Article 1, of Order No. 660 (as amended), the scope of application defining a “public official” would de jure cover personnel in…
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No public evidence found for enforcing sanctions against perpetrators in the defence ministry for soliciting bribes to gain preferred postings. Generally, there is an…
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Salary Chain
The official chain of command (chaîne de commandement) at the MoD is separate from the chain of payment (chaîne de paiement) for civil servants…
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Values and Standards
Q46
44/100
Is there a Code of Conduct for all military personnel that includes, but is not limited to, guidance with respect to bribery, gifts and hospitality, conflicts of interest, and post-separation activities? Is there evidence that breaches of the Code of Conduct are effectively addressed?
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There is a Code of Conduct for military personnel in the form of Law No. 2016-1109. Though the law includes aspects of integrity that…
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Law No. 2016-1109 (Portant Code de la Fonction Militaire), Order No. 2013-660 (Relative à la prévention et à la lutte contre la corruption et…
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The breaches of Law No. 2016-1109 are only investigated occasionally whenever they involve rebellion (mutiny) or lack of discipline among the officers. For more…
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Most of the general anti-corruption guidance for military personnel that is focused on bribery, gifts and hospitality, conflicts of interest and post-separation activities is…
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Q47
56/100
Is there a Code of Conduct for all civilian personnel that includes, but is not limited to, guidance with respect to bribery, gifts and hospitality, conflicts of interest, and post-separation activities? Is there evidence that breaches of the Code of Conduct are effectively addressed?
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Order No. 2013-660 serves as a broad-based anti-corruption law whose scope of application includes the military and, by extension, civilian personnel employed by the…
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Order No. 2013-660 (Relative à la prévention et à la lutte contre la corruption et les infractions assimilées) has been available to public officials…
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There is no concrete evidence that breaches of Order No. 2013-660 were investigated among civilian personnel at MoD. However, there is evidence of investigations…
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There is no evidence that training on the code of conduct is provided to civilian personnel.
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Q48
8/100
Does regular anti-corruption training take place for military and civilian personnel?
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Anti-corruption training for military and civilian personnel at the MoD is superficial and appears to cover only general values and standards. There is no…
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Anti-corruption training for military and civilian personnel appears to be mainly driven by multilateral organizations and NGOs. It also appears to be completely ad…
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It is ad-hoc and sporadic nature of anti-corruption dissemination workshops and awareness-raising initiatives in Côte d’Ivoire. There is no evidence that these events target…
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Q49
58/100
Is there a policy to make public outcomes of the prosecution of defence services personnel for corrupt activities, and is there evidence of effective prosecutions in recent years?
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There is no formal policy to publicize the outcomes of the prosecution of defence personnel for corruption. Nevertheless, there is strong evidence showing that…
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The reality is that both the process and the results of the prosecution are made publicly available with access to information on the charges…
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There is evidence that military and civilian police personnel have been investigated and prosecuted on racketeering charges to the full extent of the law…
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Q50
50/100
Are there effective measures in place to discourage facilitation payments (which are illegal in almost all countries)?
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The Criminal Code and in Order No. 2013-660, both documents consider the soliciting, offering and receiving of payments for the performance or non-performance of…
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IIvorian authorities have successfully initiated and prosecuted roadblock racketeers that demanded facilitation of payments, particularly the cases investigated by the military prosecutor in Abidjan…
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The reality in Côte d’Ivoire, where so-called facilitation payments are highly prevalent. At the same time, some progress has been made putting an end…
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