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Zimbabwe,
Somalia and Chad are Africa's worst - MIF
The Africa Report
October
12, 2011
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on the Africa Report website
The Mo Ibrahim
Index of African Governance, released on Monday, ranks Zimbabwe
51 out of 53 African countries judged for their commitment to four
pillars of governance - safety and rule of law, participation and
human rights, sustainable economic opportunity and human development.
Only Chad and Somalia
performed poorer than Zimbabwe, which was ranked last in the southern
African region.
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation
(MIF) is an organisation that supports good governance and leadership
in Africa.
Zimbabwe ranked lowest
in business environment, 48th on the rule of law, 52nd in accountability,
47th in the area of human rights and 47th on national security.
However, the only respectable
placing was 15 on infrastructure development.
Social Scientist
and University
of Zimbabwe lecturer, Doctor John Makumbe said the findings
are a true reflection of what was prevailing in the country.
"I agree with the
study findings but I am surprised we managed to beat Chad and Somalia,"
Makumbe said.
"The government
has delivered little in terms of development and citizens are demanding
more."
Recently the term "good
governance" is being increasingly used in development literature.
And bad governance is regarded as one of the root causes of all
evil within societies.
Major donors and international
financial institutions are increasingly basing their aid and loans
on the condition that reforms that ensure "good governance"
are undertaken.
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation
rated Mauritius, Cape Verde, Botswana and Seychelles as the four
best-governed countries.
"We have seen this
year that Africa's young majority are no longer willing to stand
for the selective approach to governance adopted by many of our
continent's governments," the foundation said in a statement.
"Our young people
are demanding a holistic, equitable and inclusive approach to the
management of their countries."
The index is said to
be the most comprehensive collection of quantitative data that provides
an annual assessment of governance performance in African countries.
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