Cling J.P. auteur aut IRD Razafindrakoto Mireille auteur aut IRD Roubaud François auteur aut IRD text report Litérature grise eng text/pdf reformatted digital access This article provides some elements for reflection on an apparent paradox. On the one hand, Africa appears to be the continent most riddled by problems related to governance and conflict ; on the other hand, it is at the forefront in both promoting the issue of governance at the international level and in implementing its statistical measurement, an observation that has gone largely unnoticed until now. Will Africa manage to maintain its lead following the adoption by all countries of Sustainable Development Goal 16 on governance, peace and security, to which the continent contributed greatly ? specialized AFRIQUE SUBSAHARIENNE 114 095 Paris DIAL 2018 DT/2018-02 20 multigr. 20 multigr. 20 multigr. https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072517 [F B010072517] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072517 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/divers18-03/010072517.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2018-03-29 2018-04-04 fdi:010072517 fre