Mauritius Leads 52-Nation African Governance Rankings, Somalia Last

JOHANNESBURG--October 1, 2014--Written by Richard Finlayson, Senior International Editor for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) provides an annual assessment of the quality of governance in African countries. While welcoming the fact that 13 out of the 52 countries showed wide-ranging gains, the dramatic under performance of some countries is cause for concern. During the past five years, every one of the top five ranking countries has deteriorated in at least one category.

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