Top in ICT in Sub-Saharan Africa -Mauritius, South Africa and ...The Gambia?

Sub-Saharan Africa did very poorly on the latest World Economic Forum’s Networked Readiness Index (NRI) with the majority of the region lagging in the bottom half of the 138 countries being ranked in the report. Exceptions were Mauritius (which ranks 47th) and South Africa (which ranks 61st).
Burundi (137th) and Chad (138th) were the worst ranked of all countries on the list.
Rwanda, which probably would have fared pretty well within Sub-Saharan Africa, was not ranked. This is rather strange since Rwanda’s ICT efforts are mentioned in the report. Moreover, Rwanda’s government has set the country on a fast-lane to technology growth.
The ranking holds some surprises. The Gambia and Senegal rank higher than Kenya even though Kenya did rise 9 places since the 2010 report. Hmmm. How much did The Gambian and Senegalese governments pay? :)
Here are the rankings of Sub-Saharan African countries

Country	Rank	Notable Improvement
Mauritius	47
South Africa	61
Gambia	76
Senegal	80
Kenya	81	up 9 spots since 2010
Namibia	82	up 7 spots since 2010
Cape Verde	84
Botswana	91
Ghana	99
Zambia	102
Nigeria	104
Malawi	105	up 14 since 2010
Mozambique	106	up 10 since 2010
Uganda	107	up 8 since 2010
Côte d’Ivoire	113
Benin	114
Tanzania	118
Mali	120
Lesotho	121
Burkina Faso	122
Ethiopia	123
Cameroon	125
Mauritania	130
Zimbabwe	132
Angola	133
Swaziland	134
Burundi	137
Chad	138

The full report is available of the World Economic Forum website for download (pdf)

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