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Africa: African Civil Society Under Threat, Warns Mary Robinson
allAfrica, 7 October 2015
The decline of human rights on average across Africa is worrying Mary Robinson, the former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and now a special envoy on climate… Read more »
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Africa: Governance Stalling in Africa, Reports Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Leadership, 6 October 2015
The Ibrahim Index of African Governance (ILAG) yesterday indicated that governance progress in Africa had stalled, and revealed a shifting landscape in the last four years. Read more »
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Africa: Rwanda Among Africa's Most Improved in Governance Index
New Times, 6 October 2015
Rwanda is among the six African nations that have improved remarkably in the Ibrahim Index of African Governance 2015 report. Read more »
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Namibia: Nam Moves Up to Five On Mo Ibrahim Index
Namibian, 6 October 2015
NAMIBIA has held on in the top 10 of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance although it performed badly in some categories used to measure how well the country fared. Read more »
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Nigeria: Mo Ibrahim Urges Buhari to Fix Education
This Day, 5 October 2015
Nigeria must fix the "deterioration" in its education system if the country must fulfill its potential, according to the annual Ibrahim Index of African Governance. Read more »
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Africa: Ibrahim Index 2015 - 'Governance Progress in Africa Is Stalling'
Daily Maverick, 5 October 2015
How well is your country governed? This is the question the Ibrahim Index of African Governance seeks to answer. This year's results are bad news for the continent as a whole, and… Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Ibrahim Index - Democracy in Africa Remains Stagnant As Zimbabwe Makes Progress
DW, 5 October 2015
Mauritius has retained its top slot as the leading democracy in Africa, while Somalia lagged at the furthest end, according to the 2015 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG). Read more »
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Kenya: Poor Education, Insecurity Pulls Down Kenya Governance Ranking
Nation, 5 October 2015
Kenya's worsening quality of education and national security challenges are pulling back its bid to improve the quality of life for the citizens, a new governance report shows. Read more »
African Civil Society Under Threat
The space for civil society to operate across Africa is narrowing, and the latest edition of the continent's principal governance index bears this out, according to Mary Robinson, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in an interview with AllAfrica.
In other coverage, AllAfrica's partner publishers across the continent highlight the trends in the index most relevant to their countries. Also read our coverage around the release of the index on October 5.
InFocus
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This year's update to Africa's principal indicator of governance standards shows that while, on average, Africans saw an improvement in education, health and welfare services and ... Read more »
Mary Robinson with former South African union leader and cabinet minister Jay Naidoo at the launch of the 2015 Ibrahim Index of African Governance.
