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African nations dominated the top echelons of the most failed states in the world, according to the 2011 edition of the Failed States Index compiled annually by the Washington‐based NGO, Fund for Peace. In the latest edition, which is the seventh in the series, African states make up seven of the top 10 places, and 14 of the top 20 places of the most failed states. In the top 10 are Somalia (1), Chad (2), Sudan (3), DR Congo (4), Zimbabwe (6), Central African Republic (8) and Cote d’Ivoire (10). Nigeria (14), Niger (15), Kenya (16), Burundi (17), Guinea Bissau (19) and Ethiopia (20) round off the top 20 African states on the list. Mauritius is the most highly rated (least failed state) in Africa, at 150th. According to the Fund for Peace, on its official website, the criteria used include mounting demographic pressures, mass movement of refugees or Internally‐displaced Persons (IDPs), vengeance‐seeking group grievance, chronic and sustained human flight as well as uneven economic development. (PANA 22/6)
Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series – Wiley
Published: Jul 1, 2011
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