PHOTO ESSAYS: Africa's Most Improved Governance Performers
Liberia, led by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, is the country which has seen the most dramatic improvement since 2000, according to the Ibrahim Index of African Governance.
Africa Rising - Slowly and Unevenly
Standards of governance are gradually improving across Africa. And although the performance of some nations has deteriorated in fields such as the rule of law, economic opportunity and citizens' participation in government, every country on the continent has seen at least some improvement in the indicators of human development since the turn of the century, according to the the latest edition of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance - the continent's most wide-ranging survey of the way 52 of its nations are ruled.
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Africa: Africa Is Rising But Slowly and Unevenly
allAfrica, 14 October 2013
Standards of governance are gradually improving across Africa. Although the performance of some nations has deteriorated in fields such as the rule of law, economic opportunity and… Read more »
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Africa: Mo Ibrahim Prize 2013 - and the Winner Is... Afro-Realism
African Arguments, 14 October 2013
African economies are generally growing - we know that and it can be well-documented through trusted economic data. But is African governance also rising? Read more »
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Africa: Festus Mogae - Governance in Africa "Capable of Improvement"
DW, 14 October 2013
The Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership has no winner in 2013 - for the fourth time in five years. Read more »
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Liberia: Liberia 'Most Improved' in Governance
Mo Ibrahim Foundation, 14 October 2013
Liberia leads table of biggest governance improvers in Africa since 2000, and has seen largest improvements in Safety & Rule of Law Read more »
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Nigeria: Nigeria's Governance Ranking Plunges
Mo Ibrahim Foundation, 14 October 2013
Nigeria's ranking has fallen eight places since 2000, and it has seen a notable decline in its score for Participation & Human Rights. Read more »
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South Africa: Participation & Human Rights Decline in South Africa
Mo Ibrahim Foundation, 14 October 2013
South Africa ranks 5th out of 52 in 2013 Ibrahim Index of African Governance Read more »
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Eswatini: Swaziland Bottom for Participation
Swazi Media, 14 October 2013
Swaziland ranks 47 out of 52 African nations for 'Participation & Human Rights' in the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) published on Monday (14 October 2013). Read more »
Photo Essay
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Countries Most Deteriorated on 2013 Ibrahim Governance Index, October 2013
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Madagascar has slipped back the most, plunging from a high of 58.5 in 2007 to 49.1 in 2009 (and 45.7 in 2012). Its state of human development has remained about the same ... see more »
President Sirleaf shares with school children in Mount Barclay after dedication 50 hand pumps.
InFocus
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While the quality of governance on the continent has improved, key regional and strategic players have slipped in the Ibrahim Index of African Governance, and the Mo Ibrahim ... Read more »
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AllAfrica and its content partners report on how the Mo Ibrahim index and leadership prize rate the leadership of Africa's nations. Read more »
