The IIAG trends serve to assess the trajectory over the decade, by comparing the average rate of change over the latest five years (2019- 2023) to that of the full decade series (2014-2023). [...] Ongoing deterioration in Security & Rule of Law continues to undermine progress that is still registered in Human Development and Foundations for Economic Opportunity This concerning overall trend is driven by the ongoing deterioration of Security & Rule of Law, which has been the most deteriorated category since 2014 (-1.6 points), as well as, to a lesser extent, by the irregular trajectory of Pa. [...] About 60% of Africa’s population also experienced declines in Accountability & Transparency, Rule of Law & Justice and Social Protection & Welfare over the decade – in most of these sub-categories the pace of decline has even increased since 2019 Accountability & Transparency (-1.4 points at the continental level) • 63.7% of Africa’s population live in 31 countries where Accountability & Transpare. [...] Rule of Law & Justice (-0.7 points at the continental level) • 64.8% of the continent’s population live in 33 countries that have experienced deterioration since 2014 in Rule of Law & Justice – with almost 40% living in 17 countries experiencing an accelerated pace of decline since 2019. [...] The positive trend is still seen at the continental level, in Absence of Corruption in the Private Sector (+4.2) and Absence of Corruption in the Public Sector (+2.2).
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