Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Fragile States Index: East Africa and the Horn

The Fund for Peace published on 14 May 2017 its "Fragile States Index" for 2017 that covers 178 countries. Most countries in East Africa and the Horn scored poorly. South Sudan was declared most fragile followed by Somalia. Sudan was number 5, Ethiopia number 15, Eritrea number 19, Kenya number 22, and Uganda number 24. Djibouti did somewhat better at number 41 and Tanzania substantially better at number 65.