Sunday, January 23, 2011

Heart, Left Shoulder Blade

Top political leaders Africans

"Jeune Afrique" offers this week ranking men and women of the continent's most influential in terms of notoriety, suitability influence the diplomatic, the economic weight of moral or cultural influence ...


few notes:
- the Arab leaders hold the top spots : Moummar Gaddafi (1), Abdelaziz Bouteflika (3), Mohammed VI (4) Hosni Mubarak (7)

- 3 "leaders" are ranked in the top 20 for their capacity for harm : AQIM leader Abdelmalek Droukdel (6), the Somali pirate Garaad Mohamed (9), and Henry Okah, the alleged leader of Movement of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) held in South Africa. His movement have contributed to the decline in oil production in the delta of 2.5 to 1.8 million barrels per day.
- Surprisingly Goodluck Jonathan (Nigeria) is ranked 17th while the other "big" on the continent, Jacob Zuma is the second. Jean Ping is another surprise 18th.
- leaders of West Africa appear more influential (surprisingly, one should study more closely the criteria that have made this classification) than those of West Africa or Africa East: Compaore (5), Wade (9), Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (15). East Africa: Zenawi (11), Museveni (12), Salva Kiir of South Sudan (16). Central Africa: Nguesso (13), Nguema of Equatorial Guinea (14), Kagame (10)

0 comments:

Post a Comment