Mo Ibrahim Foundation: African governance declines amid rise of strongmen

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation's latest report finds broad progress in economic opportunity and human development across Africa over the past decade, but steep declines in democracy and rights. Foundation head Mo Ibrahim attributes the decline to leaders emulating strongmen elsewhere. The report signals a regional trend of democratic backsliding, though specific country data is not detailed in this item.

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