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Governance Slips in Four African Powerhouses
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 Foundation has not found a recently-retired African leader worthy of its prize for leadership.
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15 October 2012
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No Winner for the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Good Governance in Africa
- Author:
- Mantsadi Sepheka
- Publisher:
- Mantsadi Sepheka
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The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, which is dedicated to improving the quality of government in Africa, cannot find a good enough leader to win the world's most valuable individual prize for good governance on the continent.
The prize is awarded to a democraticaly elected leader who has stepped down in the last three years after respecting term limits and has demonstrated excellence in office. The prize is worth U.S. $5 million.
AllAfrica's Mantsadi Sepheka reports.
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Africa: Governance Slips in Four African Powerhouses
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