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Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan has expressed satisfaction that Seychelles has been ranked first in the continent on the Mo Ibrahim Index African Governance Report of 2024. Earlier, www.trendsnafrica.com has reported about this survey.
This year’s report gathers data over 10 years from 2014 to 2023. This includes the years under the leadership of three presidents, namely former President James Michel, former President Danny Faure and the incumbent President Wavel Ramkalawan.
The Index was released recently and Seychelles is ranked first in the Overall Governance category with a score of 75.3 out of a possible 100 points in the category ahead of Mauritius with 72.8 out of 100. At the other end of the ranking, in second before last and last place, are Somalia and South Sudan.
Seychelles, a group of 115 islands in the western Indian Ocean, also ranks among the top 10 most improved countries between 2014 and 2023, along with The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Angola, Mauritania and Djibouti.
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation said on its website that the 2024 report shows that Africa’s overall governance progress came to a halt in 2022, following four years of almost complete stagnation, as substantial advances in both human and economic development are undermined by the ongoing deterioration of the security and democratic landscape.
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The Mo Ibrahim Foundation was established in 2006 to focus on the critical importance of political leadership and public governance in Africa. By providing tools to support progress in these areas, the foundation aims to promote meaningful change on the continent.
