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Statistical capacity, civil registration and the development agendas
An increased demand for data, but a still weak statistical capacity in Africa The UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs) and African Union’s Agenda 2063 are the two main overarching frameworks containing the commitments of African countries to sustainable development and inclusive growth for the next decades. To… Read more, Statistical capacity, civil registration and COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted fundamental data gaps in Africa even more, particularly in relation to health and civil registration. Poor data coverage of health facilities and health outcomes on the continent negatively impacts the crucial timely production of statistics during… Read more, At the sub-indicator level, even though the 2019 African average score for Death Registration is higher than that of Birth Registration (60.2 and 59.7, respectively), they are displaying opposing trajectories. While birth registration has improved in Africa both over the ten and five years, and has done so at an even faster pace in the latter… Read more, To build forward better, paving the way for a resilient and green Africa that overcomes the COVID-19 crisis and achieves the goals and targets of Agenda 2030 and Agenda 2063, there is no doubt that African countries will have to prioritise building their statistical and civil registration capacities. It is the only way to leave no one behind.
Protection against Discrimination: a new indicator in the IIAG
For the first time since its inception, the IIAG includes a measure capturing the extent to which governments protect citizens and minorities against discrimination. This new indicator, Protection against Discrimination, sits in the sub-category Rights, and aims to reinforce the human rights component of this sub-category.Protection against… Read more
IIAG WASH findings
Water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) play a pivotal role in protecting human health during all infectious disease outbreaks, including the current COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 IIAG dataset contains a specific WASH indicator, measuring how African countries are progressing towards the 2025 Africa Water Vision, Agenda 2030’s SDG 6 (Clean Water… Read more, Even though the continent has, on average, made progress in WASH both over the past ten years (2010-2019) and five years (2015-2019), the pace of progress in this IIAG indicator has slowed down in the latest five years with an annual average improvement of +0.30 compared to +0.43 over the decade. , When it comes to citizens’ perceptions about government provision of water and sanitation services, the analysis of Satisfaction with Water & Sanitation Services, a sub-indicator which is part of the IIAG’s new Citizens’ Voices (CV) section, shows that African citizens are increasingly satisfied (with an annual average improvement of +0.78… Read more
Measuring international human rights instruments in the 2017 IIAG
The 2017 IIAG data will be released on 20 November. You will be able to download the Foundation’s report on our homepage and explore all the data for yourself with our interactive Data Portal. Human Rights Conventions: an indicator assessing the status of de jure respect for human rights The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human… Read more
Rule of Law, Transparency & Accountability are key to improving public governance in Africa
Africa will not be able to seize the transformation opportunities often highlighted by regional and global development frameworks if governance shortcomings persist. Although it is difficult to measure precisely good governance and its costs, there are tools such as the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) that provide useful indices and… Read more
African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): intra- continental trade still the lowest globally
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), launched in January 2021, commits signatories to removing tariffs on 90% of goods for other signatories, to progressively liberalise trade in services and to address other non-tariff barriers. All African countries but Eritrea are signatories, and, 44 countries out of 54 have ratified the agreement… Read more, World Regions: Intra-regional Trade (2021) , African countries still mainly trade outside the continent Intra-continental trade constitutes less than 13% of Africa’s total trade, in comparison to 66.9% in Europe, 63.8% in Asia & Oceania, and 44.4% in the Americas. The dependence on external markets leaves the continent highly exposed to crises and shocks in other parts of the world,… Read more, World Countries: Region accounting for biggest share of trade (2021) , According to UNECA, the AfCFTA could boost intra-African trade by around 40%. By lowering these barriers, the hope is that intra-regional trade will increase and both spur economic transformation and increase resilience to shocks. , AfCFTA still a work in progress The AfCFTA is still a work in progress. With a score of 39.5 out of 100.0 in 2021, the Regional Integration indicator remains among the bottom quarter of IIAG indicators despite improvement over the last ten years (+1.8). Progress has been driven by greater government efforts to promote regional integration and a… Read more, RECs: Regional Integration indicator scores (2021) , Intra-continental transport is key A successful AfCFTA must be accompanied by progress in establishing transnational transport corridors. Specifically, it will be crucial to accelerate the development of the Programme for Infrastructure Development’s (PIDA) Trans-African Highway Network Programme, as well as Agenda 2063’s African Integrated… Read more, Digital platforms will be crucial to success The success of related digital platforms will also be instrumental to building intra-African supply chains. Afreximbank’s African Trade Gateway, an agglomeration of interrelated digital platforms, will be key to reducing the complexity of payment transfers within Africa. The Pan-African Payment and… Read more, World Countries: Access to electricity
Measurement of government involvement in armed conflict in the 2017 IIAG
The Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) includes a variable that assesses the extent to which a government is involved in an armed conflict. The indicator Government Involvement in Armed Conflict, which sits in the National Security sub-category of the Index, is coded by the Foundation’s research team using the source variables Primary… Read more
Does a change in leadership result in improved governance?
Following the announcement of former Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as the winner of the 2017 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African leadership, there is renewed attention on leadership on the African continent.As Dr Salim Ahmed Salim, Chair of the Ibrahim Prize Committee, stated:Ellen Johnson Sirleaf took the helm of Liberia when it… Read more
Electricity Infrastructure is holding back further progress in Infrastructure
The indicator Electricity Infrastructure consists of two measures: Electricity Supply issued by the World Economic Forum (WEF), which assesses the reliability of electricity supply. Reliable Electricity Supply coming from Afrobarometer (AFR), which captures how African citizens perceive the government’s handling of providing a reliable… Read more
Webinar Recap - Participation, Rights & Inclusion
On Friday, 2 June 2023, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation (MIF) held a webinar on the current state of Participation, Rights & Inclusion (PRI) in Africa based on the Ibrahim index of African Governance (IIAG)'s latest findings. MIF Researcher Hoodo Richter was joined by Manji Wilson, a Now Generation Network (NGN) member and an expert in elections… Read more, Rights and Media Freedoms continue to be a concern Rights is the third most declined sub-category since 2012. This decline is largely due to increasing media censorship, limitations on media freedom, and restriction of digital rights. Media Freedom is the most declined indicator within the Rights sub-category, highlighting the challenges faced… Read more, Manji emphasised there is no going back on how the internet has influenced every aspect of our lives as we are now in the digital age. He added social media is one of the most essential tools for democracy at the moment as it provides a safe space for citizens to express themselves. However, there have been increased new social media bills to try… Read more, Inclusion & Equality, a struggle for political representation Equal Political Representation is worsening across the continent, making it the indicator that has deteriorated the most since 2012 in the Inclusion & Equality sub-category. Declining equality in political rights and opportunities has driven this negative trend. However,… Read more, Women's Equality, a mixed bag On a positive note, Women's Equality has witnessed significant improvement since 2012, becoming the second most improved sub-category out of 16. All five underlying indicators have shown progress, with Laws on Violence Against Women being a standout performer. However, challenges persist, especially in… Read more, Viewer Q&A Impact of COVID-19 , The impact of COVID-19 on PRI: Since 2019, the average annual rate of decline since 2019 has increased almost six-fold. Three out of four Participation, Rights & Inclusion sub-categories (Participation, Inclusion & Equality and Women’s Equality) have a worse annual average trend since 2019. Impact of COVID-19 on elections: Over 70… Read more, As revealed by Afrobarometer, a resounding 69% of Africans prefer democracy over other forms of government. The majority are against military and one-party rule government. However, it's important to note that 53% of youth believe that Western democracy may not be ideally suited for Africa, indicating the need for African countries to find their… Read more, Cause for optimism Lastly, Hoodo shared some positive news. Gambia stands out as an exceptional case within the continent, with a remarkable improvement of nearly 20 points in Participation, Rights & Inclusion over the past ten years. Gambia: Participation, Rights & Inclusion Scores (2012-2021) , Additionally, various countries have shown improvement in different sub-categories, demonstrating that progress is possible. Participation: 15 countries have shown improvement, while 39 have deteriorated. Rights: 18 countries have shown improvement, while 35 have deteriorated. Inclusion: 25 countries have shown improvement while 28 have… Read more
