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 moreAfrican demographic prospects, the 21st century’s new and existing challenges and growing expectations from citizens call for a social contract to be drawn between citizens and the state. Built on trust, this contract ...
This August, we lost one of Africa’s great champions, Kofi Annan. Throughout his extraordinary life, Kofi Annan was committed to something higher than himself. He was dedicated to bettering humanity through the kindness, ...
The 2017 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG), released on 20 November in its 11th iteration, is the most comprehensive Index ever produced by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. The 2017 IIAG contains 100 indicators sourced from 36 independent African ...
African demographic prospects, the 21st century’s new and existing challenges and growing expectations from citizens call for a social contract to be drawn between citizens and the state. Built on trust, this contract ...
Spotlight 3 – Non-Public Actors: Donors, civil society and the private sector: crowding out public services? Partly to answer an exponential demand, partly to substitute failing public supply, a growing range of non-state actors have become ...