Ibrahim Mo’s foundation ranks Zambia 18th
- Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 9:56
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Mo Ibrahim
Zambia has been ranked 18th out of 53 African countries in the 2009 assessment of good governance.
According to the 2009 Ibrahim index of governance published on Monday, by the Mo Ibrahim foundation Zambia scored 55.3 out of 100,and was ranked 18th out of 53 African countries.
Within the southern African region, Zambia was ranked seventh.
Zambia scored just below the southern African regional average, which was 58.1, and scored above the continental average, which was 51.2.
At category level, Zambia scored above the continental average in the categories of safety and rule of law, participation and human rights, and sustainable economic opportunity.
However, Zambia scored below the continental average in the human development category.
The 2009 Ibrahim Index of African governance also shows that half of Africa’s best performing countries are in southern Africa.
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is funded exclusively by Dr Mo Ibrahim and does not take any money from other sources so that its integrity and independence cannot be influenced. The Foundation’s activities and expenditures are governed by its Board of Directors.
Mo Ibrahim, Sudanese, is an expert in mobile communications and founder of Celtel International, now called Zain in Zambia.
He founded Celtel in 1998, and the company operates in 15 African countries, covering more than a third of the continent’s population, and has invested more than US$750 million in Africa. In 2005, Celtel International was sold to MTC Kuwait for $3.4 billion.
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WE NEED BAD NEWS NOT THIS ONE. ZAMBIA IS WORSE THAN SOMALIA IF YOU DID NOT KNOW. THIS IBRAHIM IS A LIAR. HOW CAN WE IMPROVE UNDER RB. IMPOSSIBLE. IAM MIGRATING TO SOMALIA OR DAFUR OR ZAIRE WHICH ARE BETTER THAN ZAMBIA
I bet he got paid..
Comments reserved, but this chap is beating about the bush. Honestly, Nyamasoya ranked 18 meanwhile he is crap. I think he has recieved Ncekeleko for sure and this is BAD for our country. Bushe tuleya kwisa…..?
how do you call below average good news? Shouldn’t we be leading in the sub region? SA just broke its ties with Apatheid, Namibia got independence in ’90, Angola and Moz have just emerged from a war and Zimbabwe is still mired in its quagmire. We can do better than this!
In University education Zambia would still have passed ……well done Zambia
dude does not know what he is on about! Zambia 18th!
or maybe it says alot about Africa as a whole.
Can someone update me on this one; Am absolutely blank, for example which country is number one, and last which position did Zambia occupy or where can I get the full details? Help plz.
18th that should encourage us, but we still have failed in human development and thats were the comedy of errors occur. with fat bastard at the helm of the country we may even fall from 18th to 53rd.
TKZee
Perhaps this will help but if you have the time you can read more on their website below.
Mauritius tops the 2009 Ibrahim Index with a score of 82.8, ranking first in all four main categories. Cape Verde is second while Seychelles is third. Nigeria 35 out of 53 African countries rated in the index.
The Ibrahim Index of African Governance is a comprehensive ranking of African countries according to governance quality. Unlike other Western Donor funded indices such as the Transparency International Index, it is funded and led by an African institution, the Ibrahim Index aims to be Africa’s leading assessment of governance that informs and empowers citizens to hold their governments and public institutions to account.
It is also important to note that the 2009 Ibrahim Index of African Governance is based on the latest available data for each indicator; this data is from either 2007 or 2008. Previous years’ indices are calculated using the latest data that would have been available that year. For further info please Google:-
This mediocrity is number 18? this is really an african standard!
It is the president who is number 18 in the way he is runing the nation BANDA is number18 he should value himself with this ranking is he happy
Well done Zambia! Though the anti government propaganda hit masses can’t swallow this.
How many countries are in Southern Africa if Zambia scored just below the southern African regional average, which was 58.1??
South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Lesotho, Angola and Mozambique are the countries that immediately come to mind. Except for Botswana, Swaziland and Lesotho, most of these countries have just emerged out of wars, apartheid, and other forms of civil strife. So which countries have a poorer ranking than Zambia?
We can only celebrate this ranking if we have no shame.
well done ZED, I know this makes the critics stomachs run but well done
thats not good enough and its all becoz of Ronnie,Mike and RB’s pooor show…we need to do better next time..
zambia has improved greatly you fools. the prblem is that you follow politicians blindly, opposition politicians will always be negative even when things are ok e.g the issue of the mobile hospitals was opposed by fred membe because he knows that mmd won’t need to campaign in rural areas with such a facility. these people you’re following have money and they can go to best hospitals in this world while you’ll be waiting for 500 years to build permanent hospitals throughout the nation. congrats rb man
don’t compare zambia with countries like angola, you must bare in mind that angola has rich mineral resources e.g oil is used by all countries be it rich or poor but your copper only few countries buy it.