The 2008 Ibrahim Index of African Governance

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.