Dakar, ANGOLA, November 20 - The Mo Ibrahim Foundation recognises that during the last ten years Angola recorded progresses in the Global Governance corresponding to an average annual rate of +0,42, according to the Index of African Governance 2017. ,

According to the study, this progress is boosted by such categories as Security and Lawful State, Participation and Human Rights, Sustainable Economic Opportunity and Human Development.

 

It also notes that Angola has recorded the highest score in such category as Security and Rule of Law (45,9) and in the National Security subcategory (87,2) and the lowest in the category of Sustainable Economic Opportunity (29,4).

 

 

Overall, the Index of African Governance (IIAG) of 2017 published today by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, reveals that the trajectory of Global Governance on the continent continues on average to be positive, but has evolved at a slower pace in recent years.

 

Since many countries have failed to take advantage of progress or have had difficulty reversing negative trends, the Foundation calls for caution in relation to the future of the continent.

 

The 11^th edition of the IIAG looks at trends at country level and indicators over the last five years (2012-2016), taking into account the context of the past decade (2007-2016).

 

Looking at the latest progress in governance, in parallel to long-term performance, the Index provides the most multifaceted assessment currently undertaken, with the evolution and direction that countries, regions and the specific dimensions of governance are taking.

 

Thus, over the last ten years, 40 African countries have showed improvements in Global Governance. Over the last five years, 18 of these countries - one third of the continent's countries, where 58% of African citizens live - have even been able to accelerate their progress. By 2016, the continent has reached the highest score in Global Governance to date (50,8 out of 100).

 

The category of the IIAG with the highest score and more positive evolution, the Human Development, achieved its best score in 2016 (56,1 out of 100), with all three dimensions of governance - Social Assistance, Education and Health - improved over the past ten years.

The Foundation notes that it is worrying to note that in a continent where 41% of the population is under 15 years of age, progress in education is almost stagnant. 

Africans are particularly dissatisfied with the response governments are giving to educational needs, a perception that is reflected in the accelerated deterioration of the Educational Services indicator over the last five years.

The deterioration of the rural sector in Africa over the past five years also requires attention, as it may threaten the progress made over the past decade in a key area for sustainable growth and the continent's potential for wealth creation.

Participation and Human Rights is the only category in which the most rapid progress has been made in the last five years, with the largest number of countries (17), where there has been an improvement in the four IIAG categories.

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation was established in 2006 and the Ibrahim African Governance Index (IIAG) provides an annual assessment of the quality of governance in African countries.

Its founder and president is Mohamed "Mo" Ibrahim, a Sudanese-British businessman in the telecommunications business. He is 71 years old.

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