The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is an African foundation, established in 2006 with one focus: the critical importance of governance and leadership for Africa. It is our belief that governance and leadership lie at the heart of any tangible and shared improvement in the quality of life of African citizens.
The IIAG is an annual statistical assessment of the quality of governance in every african country.
Learn moreExplore all the IIAG data to Indicator level in our online Data Portal.
Explore the dataThe Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership celebrates excellence in African leadership. It is awarded to a former Executive Head of State or Government by an independent Prize Committee.
Find out moreEllen Johnson Sirleaf wins 2017 Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership
Read moreThe Ibrahim Governance Weekend is the flagship event of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, held every year in a different African country.
This three-day event convenes prominent African political and business leaders, representatives from civil society, multilateral and regional institutions as well as Africa’s major international partners to debate issues of critical importance to Africa.
Learn moreThe Ibrahim Forum is an annual high-level discussion forum convened around one specific issue of critical importance to Africa that demands committed leadership and sound governance. Each year it takes place in a different African country.
Learn moreThe Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships form a selective programme designed to mentor future African leaders. The Fellows receive mentoring from the current leaders of key multilateral institutions.
Learn moreThe Mo Ibrahim Foundation supports scholarships at three institutions each year. Find out about them here.
Learn moreThe Mo Ibrahim Foundation salutes the courage and resilience of the people of Sudan, who have unwaveringly sustained, since last December, a decentralised and peaceful popular uprising throughout the entire country. The people of ...
In February 2016, Bubacarr Jaiteh left his home in The Gambia in search of greener pastures. His destination: the ‘backway’ – what Gambians call the overland journey through neighbouring African countries to get to Europe. He ...
Each week the Foundation highlights a number of media articles that we have found interesting and relevant to governance in Africa. Sharing here is not an endorsement of the views linked, but a spur ...
Written by David Pilling. This article was originally published in The Financial Times on Wednesday, 10 April. Hear the words ‘African migrant’ and many Europeans conjure up the image of a boat-full of desperate young ...
The 2019 Ibrahim Governance Weekend (IGW) highlighted an urgent need for robust data and informed policy to manage mobility and spur economic development. Debating and discussing African migrations, youth and jobs, the IGW, held in ...