Bolt Extortion Scandal: Governance gaps exposed in Azerbaijan – Could Ghana be next?

A corruption scandal has erupted within Bolt’s Azerbaijan operations, and it is not a minor compliance breach. The controversy has exposed alleged systemic bribery, selective onboarding, manipulation of bonuses, and the deliberate blocking of drivers’ accounts until payments were made through intermediaries. Even more troubling, reports indicate that elements within the local transport regulatory ecosystem were entangled in the controversy.

By Prince Adu-Owusu