Africa and the Rule of Law
Source: The Washington-based World Justice Project, Posted: 13 Jul 2017 06:14 PM PDT
The Washington-based World Justice Project has released its annual Rule of Law Index for 2016. It considers 44 factors in constructing the index.
In 2016, it ranked 113 countries, including 21 in Africa. The highest ranked African country was South Africa at number 43 followed by Ghana (44), Botswana (45), and Senegal (46). The lowest ranked African countries were Kenya (100), Uganda (105), Ethiopia (107), Zimbabwe (108), Cameroon (109), and Egypt (110).