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Saturday, September 29, 2007

African governance: Who's on top?

An index of good governance in sub-Saharan Africa out on Tuesday showed Mauritius led the way, while Somalia was named and shamed as the worst.
The inaugural annual Ibrahim Index of African Governance, published by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, ranks 48 countries against 58 individual measures.
The foundation uses those measures to rank countries on five factors: safety and security; rule of law, transparency and corruption; participation and human rights; sustainable economic opportunity; and human development.

Top 10 (Ibrahim Index of African Governance):
1. Mauritius 86,2
2. Seychelles 83,1
3. Botswana 73,0
4. Cape Verde 72,9
5. South Africa 71,1
6. Gabon 67,4
7. Namibia 67,0
8. Ghana 66,8
9. Senegal 66,0
10. Sao Tome and Principe 65,3


Bottom 10:
39. Sierra Leone 48,3
40. Burundi 46,8
41. Central African Republic 46,7
42. Angola 44,3
43. Liberia 42,7
44. Guinea-Bissau 42,7
45. Sudan 40,0
46. Chad 38,8
47. DR Congo 38,6
48. Somalia 28,1

IOL: African governance: Who's on top?