Economic Progress in Africa Threatened by Insecurity and Loss of Freedoms, According to Ibrahim's Index
6 Articles
6 Articles
‘Disgrace’: Africa suffering in ‘strongmen’ era, says governance watchdog
Democracy and rights are declining in Africa as leaders take their cues from the rise of strongmen in other parts of the world, the head of a governance monitor told AFP. Mo Ibrahim, 80, is a Sudanese-British billionaire who made a fortune in telecoms and ploughed it into monitoring and encouraging better governance across Africa. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s latest report, finds broad progress on economic opportunity and human development over t…
Infrastructures that are developing, better access to the Internet, but also persistent insecurity and the freedoms that are receding: this is the paradox highlighted by the Ibrahim 2026 index, published on Saturday, October 31. In 25 African countries, economic progress contrasts with the deterioration of security and the rule of law. Nathalie Delapalme, Executive Director of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, deciphers these results for RFI.
Mo Ibrahim: Africa Rights Decline Under Strongmen
African democracy and civil rights are experiencing sharp declines as national leaders adopt the autocratic methods of global strongmen, according to Mo Ibrahim, founder… The post Mo Ibrahim: Africa Rights Decline Under Strongmen appeared first on Latest Breaking News - News Central TV.
The archipelago is listed in the top group of the index, behind the Seychelles and Mauritius, but ahead of Botswana and South Africa.Despite the high final performance, the report highlights that Cape Verde has scored worse than a decade ago, and that the decline has accelerated in the last five years.Cape Verde is the second best African country in the subcategories Rule of Law and Justice and Participation and leads in the category of Rights, …
In Africa, conditions for the economy are improving in many places, while security and political freedoms are diminishing. In 44 of the 54 countries, economic progress has been made over the past ten years, while in 34 countries, security and the rule of law have declined. This is demonstrated by a study by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation presented in Cairo between 2016 and 2025.
Africa builds more infrastructure, improves access to care, education and technology, but struggles to consolidate its political and judicial institutions. This is the main paradox revealed by the Ibrahim Index of Governance in Africa (IIAG) 2026, published this Saturday, October 31 in Cairo. Covering 54 countries and the period 2016-2025, the ranking devotes Seychelles to the first continental place, signals Morocco's entry among the top ten st…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 100% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
