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 launched an enhanced Data Portal for the Ibrahim Index of African Governance, offering interactive tools for exploring comprehensive governance metrics across all 54 African nations. This update empowers data journalists, researchers, and civil society by simplifying the analysis of complex datasets through intuitive Country Profiles and Measure Pages. The platform highlights critical implications for transparency and accountability by allowing users to contrast performances across governance dimensions like rule of law and economic opportunity. By visualizing trends over a ten-year period, stakeholders can easily identify which countries are improving or deteriorating, fostering a deeper understanding of public service delivery and citizen rights. This resource is vital for open_data because it democratizes access to high-quality, comparable statistics on political and social outcomes. By making granular governance data searchable and visualizable, the portal enables evidence-based advocacy and rigorous research, ensuring that citizens and organizations can effectively monitor and demand better governance from their leaders.

Source: thesierraleonetelegraph.com
Published on 2025-12-11