Zimbabwe has been ranked as one of the worst-governed countries in Africa by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. 
The organisation claimed that Zimbabwe was failing to advance political diversity, a free civil society, and free and fair elections, according to <a href="https://www.newsday.co.zw/local-news/article/200006648/zim-ranks-lowly-on-good-governance">NewsDay</a>.
Zimbabwe is ranked 29th out of 55 nations in the just published 2022 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), which measures how well each nation is run.
The only country in the SADC region ranked lower than Zimbabwe is the Kingdom of Eswatini, which is ranked 35.
Botswana sits at number five, South Africa at number six, Zambia 24 and Mozambique sits at number 26.
Zimbabwe scored badly on political and civil liberties where it was given the following scores:
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a). 12.5% on freedom of association, 
b). 26.9% on political pluralism, 
c). 14.1% on civil society space and 
d). 31.3% on democratic elections.
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On a positive note, Zimbabwe scored 100% in terms of laws that protect women from violence.
The 2022 IIAG showed that governance in Africa has stagnated since 2019 due to democratic backsliding, climate change, insecurity and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation said the stagnation posed a serious threat to the continent’s decades of progress.
The research comes barely a month after the Zimbabwe Democracy Institute released another report showing a shrinking democratic space in the post-Robert Mugabe era.
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Some Zimbabweans have urged the United States of America to remove sanctions on Zimbabwe as a way to honour the legacy of the late former president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe.
Mugabe passed on in the early hours of Friday after a prolonged stay in a hospital in Singapore.
The United States of America imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe arguing that the government of Mugabe was violating human rights. America also alleges that the sanctions are targeted on a few individuals including Mugabe and his wife.
Responding to a condolences message that the US Embassy in Harare posted on Twitter this morning, some Zimbabweans suggested that the world superpower remove sanctions on Zimbabwe. Below are some of the responses.
https://twitter.com/SirW17/status/1169892127184052224
https://twitter.com/Critic58357539/status/1169879790746099714
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Why don’t you also add his legacy on land reform
— Gundwe (@gundwenation) <a href="https://twitter.com/gundwenation/status/1169885405820243968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2019</a></blockquote>
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have you removed him from sanctions now
— Sekuru Va Tity (@mprogy42) <a href="https://twitter.com/mprogy42/status/1169895666815913987?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Yes the will remove them now, those ones that were targeted on Bob 😂😂😂
— Brighton Chiwola (@BrytieChiwola) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrytieChiwola/status/1169877217607745536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Now remove sanctions please…
— LODZA (@boss60886531) <a href="https://twitter.com/boss60886531/status/1169876826144960512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2019</a></blockquote>
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well worded they just focused on the good😂😂 you guys gave him ZIDERA though 😷😷
— Mudro (@Elmudro) <a href="https://twitter.com/Elmudro/status/1169878295891959808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Kuisa munhu pasactions kusvika afa
— Pam Mela (@PamelaMagaya) <a href="https://twitter.com/PamelaMagaya/status/1169878739854839808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2019</a></blockquote>
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However, there are some who think this is the time to put new names on the sanctions list. See below.
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Thank you for the message just remember to review Sanctions List and ADD the Entire Current Cabinet, Service Chiefs and the Entire First Family (wives+children) all 100 of them 😪 <a href="https://t.co/JtyhGFXCRd">pic.twitter.com/JtyhGFXCRd</a>
— Saint👑 (@SurreptitiousV6) <a href="https://twitter.com/SurreptitiousV6/status/1169883929551073281?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2019</a></blockquote>
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