There is good as well as bad news about the state of governance in Africa

Posted on Mon 10 October 2016 in Africa • Tagged with politics, Mo Ibrahim Foundation, South Africa, Ghana, Mauritus, Rwanda, Uganda, Paul Kagame, Libya, Robert Mugabe

Africa Governance 2016 image from the Mo Ibrahim Foundation: 2016 IIAG Index Report

Yarik Turianskyi

Declining safety and deterioration in the rule of law are holding back progress in governance in Africa. This is according to the latest Ibrahim Index of African Governance.

The index, started by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation a decade …


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Corrupt African Leaders Pt. 1

Posted on Mon 11 July 2016 in Africa • Tagged with Angola, corruption, news, José Eduardo dos Santos, Isabel dos Santos, Sonangol, Mugabe

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Another African leader gives a member of his family a highly lucrative and powerful position in his government and it isn't the usual suspect (looking at you Mugabe). Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos who has been in power since 1979 decided to put his daughter Isabel dos Santos in …


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