The Economist’s choice for Most-improved Country of 2020 is (drumroll) Malawi! Here’s why.
In the past eight years, Malawi:
- Had a president’s death covered up (they said he was just sick)
- Had a president (the deceased’s brother) win a rigged an election via Liquid Paper
- Had his win affirmed by foreign election observers
- Had judges offered exorbitant bribes to remain silent; but did not take them and ultimately, in 2020:
- Held a fair election and elected an aptly-named new president, Lazarus Chakwera!