Mozambique drops to 25th in Ibrahim Index of African Governance 2018

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Mozambique drops to 25th in Ibrahim Index of African Governance 2018

12:51 CAT | 29 Oct 2018

Mo Ibrahim. File photo: Africa News

Mozambique dropped to 25th place in the 2018 Ibrahim Index of African Governance, a two-place fall for the second consecutive year, the report released today shows.

Mozambique obtained 51 points on a scale of 100, against 52.2 points last year, worsening the post-2008 “accelerated deterioration” trend.

A positive performance was seen in the Security and Rule of Law category, while Participation and Human Rights, Human Development and Sustainable Economic Development all posted regressions.

Improvement was also seen in the transparency, accountability and national security subcategories, but there were declines in the indicators for effective power to govern, education and health.

The study also emphasises that while some countries such as Côte d’Ivoire, Tunisia and Zimbabwe showed noticeable progress in terms of civil liberties and rights over the decade, Mozambique, Ethiopia and Mali exhibited “worrying trends”.

The Ibrahim African Governance Index measures the quality of governance annually in 54 African countries by compiling statistical data from the previous year.

This year, information was collected from 35 official sources and used to quantify 102 indicators, of which 27 fall within the Security and Rule of Law category, 19 in Participation and Human Rights, 30 in Sustainable Economic Development and 26 in Human Development.