The 2008 Ibrahim Index of African Governance
Policy Brief
October 6, 2008
Authors: Robert Rotberg, Director, Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution, Rachel Gisselquist, Research Director, Index of African Governance
Belfer Center Programs or Projects: Intrastate Conflict Program
Small states, island states, and Botswana and South Africa are the best governed countries in sub-Saharan Africa according to this year’s Ibrahim Index of African Governance, released today by researchers at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Mauritius, an Indian Ocean island-state, tops the list of well-governed territories for the second year, the Seychelles is second, Cape Verde third, Botswana fourth, and South Africa fifth. The remaining five top-ranking states are Namibia, Ghana, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe (another island state), and Senegal. Click here to read the full policy brief, including which countries ranked at the bottom.
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