Les 10 pays africains où le peuple a un certain pouvoir sur le gouvernement
A country's civic space is supposed to reveal a lot to investors, businesses, and citizens about the freedom with which individuals can participate in its economy and hold institutions accountable.
Civic space encompasses three essential freedoms: freedom of expression, peaceful assembly and association, as well as the obligation for the government to defend them.
A healthy civic space can bring considerable benefits to African economies.
This analysis can help identify problems before their repair becomes more expensive.
This also allows governments to receive feedback from communities affected by major infrastructure programs and projects.
Investors are not only interested in tax rates, natural resources and market size, but also in how easily these factors can be influenced.
A country that allows entrepreneurs, the media, and civil society to freely criticize government choices can foster greater transparency and public accountability, and consequently be more attractive to investors.
A quality civic space allows concerned groups to legitimately express their concerns, negotiate with authorities and participate in decisions that affect them.
According to CIVICUS, 44 of the 50 countries and territories in sub-Saharan Africa are classified as blocked, repressed or closed, and more than 80% of the region's population lives in countries where civic space is repressed or closed.
Only Cape Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe are considered open.
However, there are some signs that the situation may improve.
For example, Senegal, Gabon and Mauritania made progress in the latest assessment, demonstrating that the civic situation can improve when governments implement reforms and give more space to civil society.
That being said, here are the African countries that have the best civic space, according to the definition of CIVICUS, ranked from 1 to 100, with 100 representing the best civic space and 1 the worst.
Country civic space index status
1 São Tomé and Príncipe 88 Open
2 Cape Verde 88 open
3 Namibia 80 restricted
4 Seychelles 80 restricted
5 Maurice 77 restricted
6 Botswana 72 restricted
7 Ghana 60 closed
8 South Africa 60 closed
9 Lesotho 60 closed
10 Comoros 56 closed
The CIVICUS Monitor uses data from civil society organizations, international indices, research teams and its own specialists to define nations as open, restricted, blocked, repressed or closed.
It was noted that its "annual report, People Power Under Attack, assesses the state of civic space based on data collected throughout the year from country-focused civil society organizations, regional research teams, international human rights indices, and internal experts from the CIVICUS Monitor."
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