AYV News, October 31, 2024
Sierra Leone ranks top 10 in the 2024 Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance Scorecard including Transparency and Anti-Corruption.
The 2024 Mo Ibrahim Index, titled 2024 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) scorecard, released by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation on 23rd October, 2024, has ranked Sierra Leone among the Top Ten of the most improved countries in Governance Progress over the decade 2014-2023, with the fight against corruption standing out prominently.
The 2024 IIAG Report indicated a significant improvement in Anti-Corruption Efforts in Sierra Leone, as it increased its score in Anti-Corruption Mechanisms to 54.5 and ranked 7 out of the 54 African Countries, above the African and West African averages of 49.3 and 52.6 respectively.
The Index also highlighted that there is marked improvement in the absence of corruption in State Institutions to 51.9 above the African Average of 49.3.In regard public perceptions of Anti-Corruption work, there is a steady progress as Sierra Leone is ranked 45.4 with an improved change in score of +16.6 from 2014-2023. The Report further states an improvement in the aspect of public sector corruption with a score of 41.1 with a change of +9.0 from 2014-2023.
A Press Release from the Mo Ibrahim Foundation on the 2024 IIAG Report, affirms that, Sierra Leone _“rank in the top 10 most improved countries between 2014-2023, along with Seychelles, Gambia, Angola, Mauritania and Djibouti”.
The Mo Ibrahim Survey Index is a dataset assessing governance performance and trends in the 54 African countries over the decade 2014-2023. Data is collected from 49 independent sources with some data commissioned by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.
The Ibrahim Index African Governance is based on 322 variables clustered in 96 indicators, organized under 16 sub-categories and four (4) main categories: Security and Rule of Law; Participation, Rights and Inclusion; Foundations for Economic Opportunity; and Human Development. The fight against corruption is in the broad category of Security and Rule of Law.
Noteworthy is that, in the past six years, Sierra Leone has also consistently scored HIGH in many global, regional, and sub-regional anti-corruption rankings. Sierra Leone has moved 22 places upwards in the Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index 2023, and scored its highest of 35, above the Saharan average to be positioned at 108, from 130 in 2017.
This confirms that the promise of effectively laundering the image of the country is happening.
