Business and Economic Governance in Africa

1. Introduction to the Political and Economic Governance in Africa
2. Role of the African Union, the African Development Bank, and the Economic Commission for Africa
3. African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) - AUDA-NEPAD
4. African Doing Business Ranking
5. Democratic Governance in Africa
6. Civil Tensions in the African continent
7. Armed Conflicts in Africa
8. Economic Governance in Africa
9. Business Climate in Africa
10. Corruption in Africa
11. Illicit Financial Flows in Africa
    1. Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa
    2. Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group
    3. African Tax Administration Forum
12. Ibrahim Index of African Governance

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The Subject “Doing Business and Economic Governance in Africa” belongs to the following Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Doctorate in African Business.

Master in Business in Africa.

Course: African Economy.

Languages: or Gouvernance économique en Afrique Governança económica na África Gobernanza en África.

In the last fifteen years, the political and economic governance in Africa has improved.

1. Peaceful elections
2. Democratic governments
3. Increase of the role of the women in political activities
4. A collection of tax revenues
5. Fight again corruption
6. Armed conflicts reduction (“Silencing the Guns” vision of the African Union)

Doing Business and economic governance in Africa:

Threats:

1. Countries in democratic transition
2. Protests of the population
3. Low wages
4. Violence - Terrorism
5. Arab Spring
6. Social unrest
7. Cross-border conflicts

The best country by budget transparency improvements is Burkina Faso.

The ten least corrupt African Countries (Transparency International) are Cape Verde, the Seychelles, Rwanda, Mauritius, Lesotho, Namibia, Ghana, São Tomé, South Africa, and Senegal.

The countries with the highest business environment improvement in Africa (since 2000) are Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Mauritius, and Senegal (Source: African Development Bank).

The largest African Countries exporters of illicit outflows are Nigeria and South Africa.

The Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance analyses the political and economic governance situation in thirty African Countries.

Top ten countries in the Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance:

1. Mauritius
2. Cape Verde
3. Botswana
4. South Africa
5. Seychelles
6. Namibia
7. Ghana
8. Tunisia
9. Senegal
10. Lesotho

African Easy of Doing Business Ranking (WB).

Mauritius is the African Country with the highest rank in the Easy of Doing Business rank (WB), followed by South Africa, Rwanda, Ghana, Botswana, the Seychelles, Namibia, Eswatini, Zambia, and Cape Verde.

The ten countries with the lowest rank are Liberia, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Angola, Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chad, South Sudan, the Central African Republic and Eritrea.

1. Mauritius
2. South Africa
3. Rwanda
4. Ghana
5. Botswana
6. Seychelles
7. Namibia
8. Eswatini
9. Zambia
10. Cape Verde
11. Mozambique
12. Lesotho
13. Tanzania
14. Ethiopia
15. Kenya
16. Gambia
17. Sierra Leone
18. Gabon
19. Mali
20. Ivory Coast
21. Togo
22. Uganda
23. Benin
24. Burundi
25. São Tomé and Príncipe
26. Cameroon
27. Comoros
28. Sudan
29. Senegal
30. Madagascar
31. Malawi
32. Equatorial Guinea
33. Burkina Faso
34. Niger
35. Guinea
36. Nigeria
37. Zimbabwe
38. Liberia
39. Mauritania
40. Congo, Rep
41. Guinea-Bissau
42. Angola
43. Congo, Dem. Rep
44. Chad
45. South Sudan
46. Central African Republic
47. Eritrea

EENI African Business Portal.