African government officials are often more loyal to their clan than to the government. As a result, you have very poor governance and a lot of corruption in most African countries. In South Africa, governance quality changed post-apartheid.
But shouldn’t we see some differences between countries in Africa, then? Kanya in particular seems to be much more progressive and have better governance than, e.g., Congo, but growth is rarely above 1% per year.
African government officials are often more loyal to their clan than to the government. As a result, you have very poor governance and a lot of corruption in most African countries. In South Africa, governance quality changed post-apartheid.
But shouldn’t we see some differences between countries in Africa, then? Kanya in particular seems to be much more progressive and have better governance than, e.g., Congo, but growth is rarely above 1% per year.