Africa: Only 14 African states pass democracy test

Only 14 of the African continent's 53 countries to be featured in a report published by the US's Boston University, which was launched this week in Johannesburg, are considered sufficiently democratic. Last year the first report featured 13 countries, however with the election in Kenya of Mwai Kibaki as president the country finds a place in this year's report. The countries featured are Benin, Botswana, Cape Verde, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, SA, Tanzania, and Zambia.