The East African Magazine, in its December 27, 2010 January 2, 2011 issue published its 2010 African Presidents Index – the Good; the Bad and the Ugly.
\nAnerod Jugnauth of Mauritius was 1st with 83.54% (A+); Ghana\u2019s Atta Mills was 4th with72.56% (A); Jacob Zuma of South Africa \u2013 6th (69.93%-B+); Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria \u2013 25th (46.06%-D-); Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso \u2013 34th (35.7%-ICU) and Faure Gnassingbe of Togo \u2013 37th (33.38%-ICU).
\nPage 11 of this issue has all the rankings of the 51 Presidents in the African Presidents Index, with their percentage scores. More importantly, we have published the East African Magazine\u2019s methodology for the Africa Leaders scorecard. For example, it explains its Nation Media Group (NMG) Index.
\nBelow is the Magazine\u2019s write-up on President Mills:
\nJohn Evans Atta Mills
\nPresident of the Republic of Ghana (since January 7, 2009)
\nPolitical background:-
\nAmong the best-educated leaders on the continent, he is known in Ghana as \u2018The Prof.\u2019 He is a development economist and legal expert. Served as vice-president under Jerry Rawlings from 1996-2000. Won the 2009 presidential elections, after incumbent John Kufuor stepped down after two terms in office.
\nSuccesses this year:
\nMills will proudly watch this December as the black gold starts pumping and Ghana takes its place amongst the petrol-exporting counties of the world. Large finds at the Jubilee offshore oilfield since 2007 have now put Ghana\u2019s total reserves at 15 billion barrels, and possibly more. Mills has ushered the development of this sector along, and will likely reap political rewards once royalty money begins to flow in.
\nFailures this year:
\nPresident Mills struggled with the recent but sharp increase in armed robberies and roadside banditry in the country. He pledged to rid the country of such violence during his campaign two years ago.
\nMoment of the year:
\nMany were surprised when Mills was publicly derided as \u201cwicked\u201d and \u201ccallous\u201d by a senior ranking member of his own party, the outspoken Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah. The former ambassador to the United States was outraged that President Mills had not given a new home to former president Jerry Rawlings, whose home burned down in a Valentine\u2019s Day blaze.
\nIndices
\nMo Ibrahim Index: Score = 64.6, Rank=7
\nDemocracy Index: Score = 5.35, Rank = 94 (Hybrid regime, Presidential system, Constitutional republic)
\nPress Freedom Index: Score \u2013 8.00, Rank = 26
\nCorruption Index: Score \u2013 4.1, Rank \u2013 62
\nHuman Development Index: Score = 0.467, Rank \u2013 130 (Low human development)
\nMG Index: 9\/10
\nFinal Grade: 72.56 (A)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The East African Magazine, in its December 27, 2010 January 2, 2011 issue published its 2010 African Presidents Index – the Good; the Bad and the Ugly. Anerod Jugnauth of Mauritius was 1st with 83.54% (A+); Ghana\u2019s Atta Mills was 4th with72.56% (A); Jacob Zuma of South Africa \u2013 6th (69.93%-B+); Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-275470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n