Fragile States Index 2015

The Fund for Peace has just released the Fragile States Index 2015 report.  Seven of the ten most fragile countries in the world are in Africa.  In order, they are South Sudan, Somalia, Central African Republic, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Chad, Yemen, Syria, Afghanistan, and Guinea.  Rankings for other countries in the Horn of Africa are Ethiopia (20), Kenya (21), Eritrea (24), and Djibouti (40).