Globally, good governance is a cornerstone for sustainable progress and societal well-being, and many countries, including those in Africa, are actively working to make sure they get it right.

The cornerstone of effective governance globally lies in embracing principles such as transparency, accountability, inclusivity, and adherence to the rule of law.

Concerns about governance have long been linked to economic development challenges in Africa, a notion that gained traction in the late 1970s as post-independence African economies were hit by major setbacks.

While governance systems vary across African nations, leadership remains a central issue.

The World Economics governance index provides insights into the governance performance of African countries. It evaluates governance through indicators such as corruption perception, rule of law, press freedom, and political rights.

The report reveals that Mauritius tops the list as the best-governed country in Africa, boasting a grade of B and an index score of 69.3. Namibia follows closely in second place with an index score of 69.1, while South Africa secures the third position with a score of 66.9.

Below are the 10 best governed countries in Africa according to World Economics:

1. Mauritius
2 Namibia
3 South Africa
4 Botswana
5 Ghana
6 Senegal
7 Malawi
8 Lesotho
9 Burkina Faso
10 Gambia

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Global rankings
On the global space, Denmark, Norway, Finland, New Zealand, and Sweden ranked 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th respectively. Switzerland, the Netherlands, Ireland, Luxembourg, Canada, Germany, Iceland, Estonia, Australia, and the United Kingdom follow.

Ghana is 48th on the rankings as the West African nation edges out countries like Argentina, Bulgaria, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Brazil, Senegal, Malawi, Indonesia, India, Tunisia, Cote d’Ivoire, United Arab Emirates, Benin, Rwanda, Kenya, Morocco, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Turkey, Egypt, amongst other countries.

It's a shame that Nigeria isn't among the top ten, a whole giant of Africa

Congratulations to thier citizens.

Naija no fit make this list

No Seychelles? Like really? or do they mean Sub-saharan Africa?

Gambia, Burkina Faso, and Ghana shouldn't be on that list. Instead, they should be replaced with Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.

Check the population or existence of the fulani tribe in all these countries, then you can conclude on your own why Nigeria isn't on the list

Nigeria is supposed to be divided into 4 countries in Africa.






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Nairaland comrades
Calm down
Relax
Take a deep breath
Now face front
In short, comot from this thread
This list has nothing to do with Nigeria

"Giant" of Africa once again found sleeping.

Naija go reach number 1000...

You see that Ghana and South Africa eh!!. Mauritius yes

Nigeria will soon top the list under Peter Obi APC ronu will not like this comment

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APC promised change, now look at us ☹️

A country that spent over 300B in election only to put off their IREV and rigged a drug barron into power.

Until you people are ready to say enough is enough noting go change

OK, before you start abusing d so called leaders, remember we have been changing leaders since 1960, if corruption still thrives it's because we as a people are corrupt....

Na we dey give bribe, and na we dey collect am, na we dey sell jobs and na we dey buy am.... Na parents dey carry their children go miracle centres to go write exams, na we dey manufacture fake drugs even when we know say if people take am dem go die, our pikin no fit attend public schs, but we fit use d same public primary schs as polling units during election....

Stop blaming d so called leaders, u sef fit turn leader within a second, d question is if u get to d leadership position, what will u do differently?

Wetin we take be giant of Africa?
Good governance we no get.
Infrastructure we no get
Good economy we no get


I believe our giant of Africa title comes ftom our level of corruption

Okay let's see

Nigeria data don finish dem no dey online

Well, what do you expect...

They should add Insecurity, corruption, agbadorism and nepotism n see naija carry first

Where are the Northern African Countries in the list

We will get there

The way you'd know that the list is rubbish is that Rwanda is excluded.

Visit Rwanda.

Would be shocked should Nigeria be included. Means the statistics is correct

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