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2020 Ibrahim Index of African Governance: Inclusion & Equality
What are some of the main challenges faced by African countries when it comes to Inclusion & Equality? With only ten more years to go, there is a renewed global momentum towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially goal 10 and all other inclusion and equality targets, given their catalytic effect on… Read more
2020 Ibrahim Index of African Governance: Key Findings
On Monday 16 November 2020, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation released the latest iteration of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), with an updated framework and strengthened indicators. The IIAG measures governance performance across 54 African countries, with the 2020 iteration covering the period from 2010 until the end of 2019. The… Read more, The continent’s progress is unbalanced Governance performance in the last decade has been unbalanced across governance dimensions. , Over the decade, progress has come on the back of improvements in the Foundations for Economic Opportunity and Human Development categories, with the most gains seen in the areas of infrastructure, health, and environmental sustainability. The main drivers of decline over the decade are the Participation, Rights and Inclusion and Security… Read more, COVID risks reversing governance gains While governance on the continent has improved in the past decade, the decline in 2019 is all the more concerning due to COVID-19, which is set to exacerbate existing challenges and reverse some of the positive gains. From a health perspective, the pandemic has brought to the fore gaps in Africa’s… Read more, At the country level, Mauritius maintains the top position in Overall Governance in 2019 for the 10th consecutive year with a score of 77.2. Somalia, meanwhile, remains bottom for the 10th consecutive year with a score of 19.2. However, the two top and bottom countries follow opposing trajectories as the gap between them shrinks to its lowest over… Read more, A balanced approach to all dimensions is the key driver of good governance The 2020 IIAG results highlight the importance of balance. Both in 2019 and over the ten-year time series, the indicators showing the strongest correlation with high Overall Governance scores span the four IIAG categories. The factors most associated with good… Read more
