Dar es Salaam — While the quality of governance in Africa has slightly improved over the last 10 years, the state of corruption has worsened over the same period. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation's Index on African Governance launched recently shows that since 2006, 33 out of 54 African countries deteriorated in the amount of red tape and corruption in government.
The Index also shows some more disappointing results. The average score for the continent on government accountability is 35 per cent. On how satisfied citizens are with their governments' anti-corruption efforts, 36.3 per cent.
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