Mo Ibrahim Foundation announces new updates to the Ibrahim Index of African Governance data portal

Mo Ibrahim Foundation announces new updates to the Ibrahim Index of African Governance data portal

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has enhanced the Ibrahim Index of African Governance portal, offering a robust, interactive platform for exploring public governance performance across all fifty-four African nations. This updated tool allows users to analyze decade-long trends and compare national metrics against continental averages, significantly improving access to complex governance data for researchers and civil society. By providing detailed country profiles and drill-down capabilities across various governance dimensions, the portal empowers stakeholders to identify improvements and deteriorations in areas like rule of law and economic opportunity. These features facilitate deeper scrutiny of how governments deliver essential public goods, encouraging evidence-based discussions on accountability and citizen rights. This resource is vital to open data initiatives because it transforms static statistical records into an accessible, transparent medium for public oversight. By democratizing access to comprehensive governance metrics, it supports informed civic engagement and helps holding leaders accountable through verifiable, long-term performance indicators rather than opaque or unavailable information.

Source: thesierraleonetelegraph.com
Published on 2025-07-13