Malawi has slipped to position 19 from 18 out of 54 African nations on the Mo Ibrahim Foundation (MIF) Governance Index which assesses African countries’ performance on several governance and accountability indicators with the country scoring 55.8 percent representing a deteriorating governance trend of -1.4 points between 2008 and 2017. The development has come against […]
A video clip of renowned philanthropist, Mohammed Ibrahim, famously known as Mo Ibrahim, in which he condemned the continued support for old and ailing people especially by the young people as leaders in Africa is circulating on social media amongst Malawians like fire in the dry bush. He also condemned the sit-tight attitude of many African […]
Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Monday became the first woman to win the coveted $5 million Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, in recognition of her efforts to rebuild her country following two devastating civil wars. The continent’s first ever elected female head of state becomes only the fifth winner of the […]
Malawi has dropped to position 18 for 54 African states in governance over the past decade, according to the Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance that was released in on Monday. Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG)‚ a monitor of overall governance performance in African countries, report shows that overall, Malawi showed “warning signs” […]
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation says there is no suitable winner, again, for its Africa annual leadership excellence awards, saying none of the former African heads of State and government met the criteria. It means that recently retired presidents like Jakaya Kikwete of Tanzania, Armando Guebuza of Mozambique and Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria, failed to prove […]
Malawi commentators have differed on the current governance rating in the 2015 Mo Ibrahim Index. Malawi is now ranking 17th, jumping by one step from last year’s position 18. Founder Mo Ibrahim, the Sudan-born telecoms tycoon launched the index in 2006 in a bid to help African countries measure and improve their performance. It ranks countries […]
Despite growing discontent from the citizenry with the Joyce Banda administration, Malawi has, under the current leadership, registered its biggest score improvement in 13 years in the Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG). The 2013 IIAG, released in London on Monday , 14th October, indicates out of the 52 African countries Malawi is now […]
WHEREVER I go, I find myself asked about the unique opportunity that Africa’s rich natural resources offer for our future. I quickly agree that Africa has remarkable resources which, properly harnessed, can help deliver widespread prosperity. But I am not talking about oil, natural gas or precious metals, important as they are for our continent’s […]
Malawi has ranked 17 in the Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance released on Monday in London. The Ibrahim Index, ranking 52 African countries according to 88 indicators grouped under safety and the rule of law, participation and human rights, sustainable economic opportunity and human development. Malawi ranked 7th in the southern Africa, according to […]
Malawi has been ranked 17 in the African-wide governance survey released on Monday by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation (MIF), the organisation committed to supporting great African leadership. The Ibrahim Index is Africa’s leading assessment of governance, established to inform and empower the continents citizens. Assessing all 53 African countries, the MIF index compiles rankings of […]