The Ibrahim Index of African
Governance (IIAG) has decried declining governance values in the continent of
Africa, reports ITRealms.
The official IIAG report Tuesday to ITRealms, the index says that in over the last four years, governance progress
in Africa has stalled, thus revealing a shifting landscape.
During the period 2011-14, the
report said, the African average overall governance score in the IIAG increased
only slightly by +0.2 points to 50.1 (out of 100.0), with considerable changes
in performance during the last four years at all levels of the Index, both at
country and at category level.
ITRealms recalls that report published
annually, the IIAG provides a comprehensive assessment of governance
performance for each of the 54 African countries. The 2015 IIAG consists of 93
indicators which fall into four categories: Safety & Rule of Law,
Participation & Human Rights, Sustainable Economic Opportunity and Human
Development.
“Twenty-one countries, including
five of the top ten, have deteriorated in overall governance performance since
2011. Only six countries register an improvement across each of the four
categories of the IIAG: Côte d’Ivoire, Morocco, Rwanda, Senegal, Somalia and
Zimbabwe,” part of the report read.
At the regional level, IIAG stated the
continental trend in overall governance masks varying performances and a
widening range between the regions.
“Southern Africa remains the best
performing region, with an average score of 58.9, followed by West Africa
(52.4), North Africa (51.2) and East Africa (44.3). Central Africa is the
lowest ranking region with an average score of 40.9, and is the only region to
have deteriorated since 2011,” the report showed.
As stated by IIAG, the marginal
improvement in overall governance at the continental level is underpinned by
positive performances in only two categories, Human Development (+1.2) and Participation
& Human Rights
+Remmy Nweke (ITRealms)
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