Luanda - Angola was one of the African countries that made the most progress in terms of governance during the 2014-2023 period, according to a report published online by the London-based Mo Ibrahim Foundation.
According to a press release from the UK embassy to which ANGOP had access Wednesday, despite the slowdown in progress from 2019, Angola was the fifth country that improved the most over the decade, behind only the Seychelles (1st place), Gambia (20th), Somalia (53rd) and Sierra Leone (23rd).
Angola moved up nine places on the continental scale of General Governance, from 45th to 36th place, thanks to improvements in 15 of the 16 subcategories between 2014 and 2023.
It adds that in the Anti-Corruption subcategory, Angola improved in five of the six underlying indicators, some of them markedly, while other countries with higher scores saw large drops, such as Botswana, South Africa and Mauritius.
The data comes from 49 independent sources and is based on 322 variables, grouped into 96 governance indicators, which are organized into 16 subcategories and four main categories: Security and Rule of Law; Participation, Rights and Inclusion; Foundation of Economic Opportunities; Human Development.
It makes it possible to assign scores and identify specific trends at continental, regional and national level in areas such as security, justice, civil rights, economic environment and health.
The Ibrahim Index of African Governance has been published biannually since 2007 and assesses the public governance performance of 54 African countries over 10-year periods. ADR/TED/AMP
