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A new report on African governance released recently finds much of the continent is less safe, secure, and democratic than it was 10 years ago on account of the surge in military coups and armed conflicts
A new report on African governance released recently finds much of the continent is less safe, secure, and democratic than it was 10 years ago on account of the surge in military coups and armed conflicts. The index of governance was compiled by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, a think tank focussed on Africa. The report records 23 successful and attempted coups since 2012 in the continent, which adversely affected the overall stability of the continent, which analysts thought was slowly moving towards a stable democratic dispensation.
The report says that the democratic backsliding threatens to reverse decades of progress made in Africa. Coups have resurfaced in Africa now, which had been considerably low since the 1980s.
Foundation’s report cited eight successful coups just since 2019. Mali and neighbouring Burkina Faso have seen two each during that time, further destabilizing a part of the world already under siege by Islamic militants.
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Ibrahim is a billionaire from South Sudan who settled in London and is spending his time and resources to strengthen democracies in Africa. The report further says that over the past decade, nearly 70% of Africans saw security and rule of law decrease in their countries. More than 30 countries registered a decline in their ranks according to the recent index. Importantly, South Sudan is ranked at the bottom, followed by Somalia, Eritrea, Congo, Sudan, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, Burundi, Libya, and Equatorial Guinea.
