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What’s new in the 2018 Ibrahim Index of African Governance: time series, focus on youth and improved data
As we prepare to launch the 2018 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) on 29 October, our research team have prepared a blog series to better explain what you can expect for this year's assessment of the quality of governance in Africa. The first blog of the series focuses on the new concepts and improvements in the 12th iteration of the… Read more
Building the 2018 Ibrahim Index of African Governance: methodology explained
The 2018 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) is the 12th iteration of this Index, and is the most comprehensive annual statistical assessment of the quality of governance in 54 African countries across the framework of the Index. So how is it built?The journey of a data pointCollection and variables selectionThe Mo Ibrahim Foundation is not… Read more
Foundation Board meeting and dinner in London
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation Board, Prize Committee members, Ibrahim Prize Laureates and guests met the weekend of 6 and 7 October in London for the Foundation Board and Prize Committee meetings.Guests included: President Nana Akufo-Addo, President of Ghana Abdoulaye Bathily, Special Representative for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations… Read more
The future of EU- Africa relations: a discussion on youth and economic opportunity
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, ONE Campaign, and Friends of Europe gathered on Wednesday, 10 October in Brussels for a discussion on alternative approaches to the relationship between Africa and the European Union.The inaugural meeting brought together leading voices from Europe and Africa, including former presidents and prime ministers, heads of… Read more
The 2018 Ibrahim Index of African Governance: reading the results
The 2018 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), the 12th iteration of this Index, measures the performance of 54 African countries in the four categories, 14 sub-categories and 102 indicators that make up the Overall Governance score over a ten-year period (2008-2017). This blog post aims to provide some useful guidance regarding how to read… Read more
"The future of Africa is in the hands of young people", says Mo Ibrahim during One Young World Summit
Mo Ibrahim addressed an audience of international young delegates from business, NGOs, universities and other international organisations at the 2018 One Young World Summit at the Hague, The Netherlands. The event took place from 17 to 20 October.During his speech, Mo highlighted the importance of holding governments to account and advocating for… Read more
The Ibrahim Index of African Governance: why it is important
All African citizens desire to be governed well. Governments are accountable to their citizens, and the IIAG measures their performance in the provision of the political, social and economic public goods and services that every citizen has the right to expect from their state, and that a state has the responsibility to deliver to its citizens.The… Read more
Statement from the Mo Ibrahim Foundation on the appointment of Ethiopia’s first female president, Madame President Sahle-Work Zewde
We would like to congratulate the new President of Ethiopia, Sahle-Work Zewde who yesterday was elected by parliament to become the country’s first female president.As a long-serving and hard-working diplomat focussed on bringing unity and peace, Sahle-Work Zewde is an inspiring role model for young Ethiopians. Together with the recently appointed… Read more
Louise Mushikiwabo elected Secretary-General of La Francophonie
Rwandan diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs Louise Mushikiwabo was confirmed on 12 October as the new Secretary-General of the Organisation Internationale de La Francophonie, the world community of French-speaking countries. She is the third African to take leadership of the organisation. Her predecessors were Abdou Diouf from Senegal (2003-… Read more
2018 IIAG: exploring the data online
The latest iteration of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) is now available. The Index Report and other key documents are available to download and you can discover the methodology behind the data as well as answers to frequently asked questions about the Index on our website.Each year we also update our online Data Portal at iiag.… Read more
