Mozambique falls 2 places, ranks 23rd in Ibrahim Index of African Governance

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Mozambique falls 2 places, ranks 23rd in Ibrahim Index of African Governance

11:36 CAT | 20 Nov 2017

Lusa (File photo) / Maputo

Mozambique has fallen two places to 23rd in the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIGA) 2017, accentuating the negative trend of recent years, according to the report published today.

Mozambique is part of the small group of eight fast-deteriorating countries whose negative trend since 2007 has worsened in the last five years, scoring 52.2 points on a scale of 100, the same score as Gabon, but the two countries diverge in the long-term and short-term outlook.

The country accelerated the decline in the category Security and Rule of Law, while decelerating since 2012 in the category of Participation and Human Rights. In the category of Human Development, the country shows warning signs, with growth registered at the end of the last decade reversed in the last five years.

The only progress is recorded in the category of Sustainable Economic Development, although the pace has slowed in recent years.

Progress indicators include judicial independence and access to justice, police services and political violence, freedom of expression and freedom of association and assembly, budgetary balance, transport infrastructure or literacy rate.

There have been setbacks in indicators such as access to information and public services on the Internet, corruption and bureaucracy, security of person, involvement in conflicts, civil liberties, public administration, fiscal policy, poverty and basic health services.

Launched in 2007 by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, the Ibrahim African Governance Index (IIAG) measures the quality of governance in African countries annually by compiling data from various sources.

The goal is to inform and help citizens, governments, institutions and the private sector to assess the provision of public goods and services and policy outcomes, stimulating debate on governance performance based on concrete and quantified data.

The evaluation, which uses 100 indicators and information collected from 36 official sources, is made according to four categories: Security and Rule of Law; Participation and Human Rights; Sustainable Economic Opportunity and Human Development, divided into 14 subcategories.

Source: Lusa