The Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance has ranked Tanzania and Rwanda the most well governed states in the East African Community out of 52 African countries.
Mo Ibrahim
Rwanda, according to the report released recently, scored 57.8 out of 100, higher than the African average (51.6).
This means the country has improved by plus-10.9 since 2000, ranks 1st in the East African Community, followed by Tanzania in 17th position on the continental level (56.9), Uganda in third position (EAC) and 18th out 52 (56.0), Kenya 21st, and fourth in EAC (53.6 per cent), while Burundi lags in EAC and 40th out of 52 (43.8 per cent).
“Rwanda has showed year-on-year progress since 2000, the biggest improvement in the category of Human Development, especially in the areas of education and health,” the report said.
Mauritius ranked top, scoring 82.9 per cent, followed by Botswana (77.6 per cent) and Cape Verde in the third position with a score of 76.7 per cent.
The report notes that 94 per cent of Africans, including those in Rwanda, live in a country that has experienced overall governance improvement since 2000.
The 6 per cent of people living in a country that has experienced governance deterioration since 2000 live in Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Eritrea, Somalia, Libya and Mali. The Mo Ibrahim index also awards African leaders for achievement in African leadership.
However, the award has not been awarded for the fourth time running. The award, set up by Sudan-born telecoms tycoon Mo Ibrahim in 2007, carries a $5 million (about 12bn/-) prize paid over 10 years and $200,000 (about 500m/-) annually for life from then on, with a further $200,000 per year available for 10 years for good causes backed by the winner.
The award goes to a democratically elected African leader who demonstrated exceptional leadership, served their mandated term and left office in the last three years.
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