Post by James Melbin on Oct 15, 2012 18:29:23 GMT 1
ALLAFRICA.COM
Although the average African country is being governed better than it was a decade ago, the quality of governance in the four leading nations of Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa is slipping.
This is shown in the latest results of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance, published in London on Monday.
The survey which produced the index shows that, measured on a scale of one to 100, the quality of governance across the continent has improved steadily, apart froma slight drop in 2008, rising from a score of 47 in 2000 to 51.2 in 2011.
South Africa has retained its placeas one of the five best-governed nations on the continent, and is better governed now than it was in 2000, but its score has dropped to 70.7 from a high of 71.8 in 2006.
Egypt is also better governed now than in 2000, but its score has fallen from a high of 61.4 in 2009 to 57.7. In the final years of the Mubarak regime, it was among Africa's 10 best-governed countries, but has now fallen back to 14th place.
Although the average African country is being governed better than it was a decade ago, the quality of governance in the four leading nations of Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa is slipping.
This is shown in the latest results of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance, published in London on Monday.
The survey which produced the index shows that, measured on a scale of one to 100, the quality of governance across the continent has improved steadily, apart froma slight drop in 2008, rising from a score of 47 in 2000 to 51.2 in 2011.
South Africa has retained its placeas one of the five best-governed nations on the continent, and is better governed now than it was in 2000, but its score has dropped to 70.7 from a high of 71.8 in 2006.
Egypt is also better governed now than in 2000, but its score has fallen from a high of 61.4 in 2009 to 57.7. In the final years of the Mubarak regime, it was among Africa's 10 best-governed countries, but has now fallen back to 14th place.