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2016-10-06 Africa Subsaharan

Afrobarometer poll: Disregard for the 'Rule of Law' still plagues 54 African nations

[TSA] The Ibrahim Index of African Governance, an organisation founded by a Sudanese telecommunications magnate, has awarded the African continent just one point more than it had back in 2006 rating Africa's 54 countries rather poorly.

The index - seen as "the strongest governance survey of Africa" - rates countries in 95 different criteria gathered from 34 independent sources, as well as data from Afrobarometer polls, gauging public perceptions on everything from corruption to perceived and experienced economic opportunities.

The survey noted that, while a few countries have improved individually, the continent as a whole still struggles with a disregard for the rule of law and the inability to ensure safety and security.

"The positive side is that governance on the continent has improved. It may be only slightly, but it is progress. Perhaps the most worrying trend is the deterioration of rule of law and safety, personal safety," the organisation's Mary Robinson, who also served as president of Ireland, told the Associated Press.

South Africa, as the continent's largest economy and most industrialised nation, still manages to hold a spot in the top 10, but was one of the countries with the largest decline due to Eskom's inability to supply [electrical] constant power; unemployment and government's poor economic policies.

Consistently ranked as Africa's best-run country, Mauritius tops the list of best-performing nations.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-10-06 06:23|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ] Top

#1 'Governance improves' - 'Rule of Law deteriorates ?'

Only slightly counterintuitive, but it is Africa after all. Perhaps 'improvement' is defined as governmental expansion... or am I using an incorrect western model ?

Afrobarometer anomaly, genetic imperative, or coincidence? You decide.

Posted by Besoeker 2016-10-06 06:36|| 2016-10-06 06:36|| Front Page Top

#2 I wonder where Detroit, Chicago et al would rank if they were African states instead of American cities?

Posted by charger 2016-10-06 07:17|| 2016-10-06 07:17|| Front Page Top

#3 I wonder where Detroit, Chicago et al would rank if they were African states instead of American cities?

As Cuato would say, "You are what you do." So maybe those cities are African states...

Posted by M. Murcek 2016-10-06 08:52|| 2016-10-06 08:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Hillary Clinton to the courtesy phone.

Posted by Procopius2k 2016-10-06 09:06|| 2016-10-06 09:06|| Front Page Top

#5 “The only difference between Detroit and the Third World in terms of corruption is Detroit don't have no goats in the streets.”
― Charlie LeDuff, Detroit: An American Autopsy

A very readable book, btw. LeDuff used to be a reporter for the Detroit News. Which used to be a newspaper.

Posted by SteveS 2016-10-06 11:49|| 2016-10-06 11:49|| Front Page Top

#6 Don't you have to have a "Rule of Law" in the first place before you can disregard it?

Posted by Barbara 2016-10-06 15:01|| 2016-10-06 15:01|| Front Page Top

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