Mauritius’ commitment to good governance is embodied in its Ministry of Financial Services
and Good Governance, created after the Alliance Lepep came to power in 2014 (Fakun,
2016). The Ibrahim Index of African Governance vouches for the quality of Mauritius’
democracy by ranking the country as the best-governed country in Africa in its 2017 report. Similarly, the efficiency of Mauritius’ institutions has long been credited as a major factor in
the nation’s development success. According to the latest Afrobarometer survey, however, Mauritians are less satisfied with their democracy and have less trust in their institutions than they did just a few years ago. Support for democracy has declined, and while citizens overwhelmingly endorse multiparty
competition and insist on government accountability, they increasingly believe they have to
be careful in discussing politics, and they give their political leaders decidedly mixed
performance reviews.
