For 15 years now, the Institute for Economics and Peace has been releasing an annual global peace index (GPI) where they rank over 163 territories and states around the world according to the level of peace within the boundaries of a given state.
Besides the stories of instability that ravage the newspapers at times, the report offers well-researched findings by the Institute for Economics, and Peace. Based on their list for this year, we bring you the top 30 most peaceful countries on the African continent.
- Mauritius
- Ghana
- Botswana
- Sierra Leone
- The Gambia
- Senegal
- Tanzania
- Malawi
- Equatorial Guinea
- Namibia
- Madagascar
- Zambia
- Liberia
- Morocco
- Angola
- Rwanda
- Guinea
- Gabon
- Benin
- Tunisia
- Guinea Bissau
- Cote d’ Ivoire
- Mozambique
- Djibouti
- Lesotho
- Uganda
- Togo
- Kenya
- Mauritania
- Republic of Congo