Significant strides in governance and the fight against corruption have been made in several poorer countries, including many in Africa, the World Bank’s State of Governance report released this week says, writes E-Brief News.
Tanzania, Liberia, Rwanda, Ghana and Niger have been noted for making notable progress over the past decade. Over the period from 1998 to 2006, Kenya, Niger and Sierra Leone have shown marked recent improvements in Voice and Accountability and Tanzania has recorded gains on Control of Corruption. South Africa and Ghana were top-ranked in key governance measures in sub-Saharan Africa, according to the governance indicators produced in the report. The report also shows, however, that other African countries still face enormous governance and development challenges. Zimbabwe, Ivory Coast and Eritrea are perceived to be moving backward. ‘The hopeful news is that a considerable number of countries, including many in Africa, are showing that it is possible to make significant governance progress in a relatively short period of time.
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