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 By Staff Reporter, Dar and Kigali T he Transparency International has ranked Tanzania the second country in East Africa after Rwanda in the war against corruption. This comes after a recent 38-nation Pew Research report named Tanzania a democratic country in Africa ahead of Kenya and Ghana The 2018 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report released yesterday put Tanzania at an average score of 36 points behind Rwanda which has scored 56 points. Other East African countries with their scores in brackets are as follows: Uganda (26), Burundi (17), and Congo (19) Tanzania which is placed 99 th out of 180 countries in the 2018 Transparency International corruption index has improved due to efforts made by President John Magufuli who has earned himself credibility and acclaim, both in and outside Tanzania, for his fight against corruption. It should be noted Tanzania was ranked among the top 20 countries in Africa with the least corruption and was also placed 117th out of