This is another shocker!
Leaders from 53 African countries to choose from and yet no one is
awarded the Mo Ibrahim Prize this year either.
So the question that everyone is asking is what's wrong with African
leaders? What's so wrong with African governance that such governance
in the whole of the continent of Africa, falls short of Mo Ibrahim's
set standards? Or is it that Mo Ibrahim is feeling a little stingy
and holding on to his precious cash for the second year running, and
simply doesn't want to dish it out – or part with it, just like that?
It's difficult to imagine that when it comes to the Nobel Prize (any
category) we will ever hear it said "sorry folks but no one is
deserving of it this year". Mo Ibrahim could surely award it to the
better of two devils if he thinks that African leaders all fall short
of being "exceptional" this year, as they did last year, when it comes
to winning his prize.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11466525
Africa democratic rights advances reversed, says report
Economic growth is being undermined by reversals in rights and
security, the index suggests
Africa is developing economically but some democratic advances have
been reversed, an annual index suggests.
The Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance ranks 53 African countries
according to 88 indicators, ranging from corruption to education.
Mauritius is at the top of the list while Somalia is at the bottom.
The index suggests that across Africa, economic and health gains are
being undermined by declines in political rights, security and the
rule of law.
The index, which has been published since 2007, scores countries on a
scale of zero to 100. It is sponsored by the Sudanese telecoms mogul
Mo Ibrahim.
"While many African citizens are becoming healthier and have greater
access to economic opportunities than five years ago, many of them are
less physically secure and less politically enfranchised," Mr Ibrahim
said in a statement.
In this year's report, the average score was 49 - largely unchanged
from previous years.
Mauritius (82), the Seychelles (75) and Botswana (74) top the overall
rankings, while Somalia (8), Chad (31) and the Democratic Republic of
Congo (32) are at the bottom.
Angola, Liberia and Togo saw marked improvements in their scores,
while Eritrea and Madagascar slipped significantly.
The index groups indicators in four groups. In two of them,
Sustainable Economic Opportunity and Human Development, the picture
was mostly positive - and in fact no country declined significantly in
these categories, the index authors said.
But in the other two categories - Safety and Rule of Law, and
Participation and Human Rights - the picture was grimmer.
'Depressing'
On the economic front, progress was made, with 41 of the 53 nations
registering improvements.
Continue reading the main story
Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance 2010
• Top five countries: Mauritius, Seychelles, Botswana, Cape Verde,
South Africa
• Bottom five: Somalia, Chad, DR Congo, Zimbabwe, Eritrea
• 41 of 53 countries improved economically
• But 35 states have become less secure
• Index uses indicators ranging from violent crime to women's
representation in parliament and reliability of electricity supply
Indeed, Mr Ibrahim points out that Africa is currently growing at four
times the pace of Europe, helped by booming portable telephony and raw
materials industries.
But 35 states have become less secure, while two-thirds of African
countries show a declining performance in terms of human rights, the
index suggests.
These are depressing findings, says the BBC's Africa editor Martin
Plaut.
Countries near the bottom of the index, such as Somalia, Sudan and the
Democratic Republic of Congo, all still suffer from rebellions and
civil wars - problems Africa was meant to put in the past, he adds
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