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Governance in decline in 21 African countries – Mo Ibrahim Foundation

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Governance has suffered setbacks in 21 African countries, while 33 nations reported improvements, according to the annual Ibrahim Index of African Governance. The report, published by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, blamed deteriorating security conditions for the worsening governance performance in nearly half African states. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation defines governance as the provision of political, […]
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Africa pivots from Europe and North America to Asia on trade — reports

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Over the past two decades, Africa’s trade partnerships have significantly shifted away from Europe, with Asia emerging as the primary trading partner, a recent analysis by Mo Ibrahim Foundation noted, whereby this development is underpinned by high‑growth corridors both between African regions and with regions beyond including Asia and the Middle East, according to a […]
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Africa to become world’s fastest-growing region, outpacing Asia — report

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The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will facilitate economic growth and development on the continent that is projected to become the world’s fastest-growing region, with six out of the ten fastest-growing economies in 2023 being African countries, according to a new report by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. The AfCFTA presents a huge opportunity for […]
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Much of Africa less safe, secure, democratic than a decade ago — Governance Index

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Africa is “less safe, secure and democratic” than it was 10 years ago, says a new report on African governance released by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation on Wednesday, January 25, citing a surge in military coups and armed conflicts. The democratic backsliding now threatens to reverse decades of progress made in Africa, according to an […]
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Governance Weekend: King Mohammed VI calls for South-South Cooperation to Mainstream Good Governance in Africa

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King Mohammed VI stressed the need for a south-south cooperation approach in Africa to mainstream good governance at the institutional, economic and societal level as a bulwark against “afro-pessimism”. The call was made in a speech read out on the Monarch’s behalf by Royal Advisor André Azoulay at the Governance Weekend held in Marrakech by […]