[The Conversation Africa] Ghana's finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, estimates that the country loses over US$4 billion annually to corruption: abuse of entrusted power for advancing private interests. The loss is about 20% of Ghana's budget, reckons Richard Quason, deputy commissioner of Ghana's Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice. This money could instead help improve the country's education, healthcare, water, housing, electricity, and communication and transport network infrastructure.