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African public service: the risk of failing the youth
The 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. Taking place in Kigali on 27-29 April, this year’s Ibrahim Forum will be devoted to Public Service in Africa: its key relation to good governance and effective… Read more
Africa’s Unstoppable March Towards Participatory Democracy
Remarks by Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of the Republic of Liberia upon acceptance of the Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership President Paul Kagame, current chair of the African Union Authority; President Alassane Ouattara; Laureate and former President Pedro Pires; Former President Mary Robinson; Former Prime… Read more
Africa must strengthen pride and restore ownership in its public services, concludes 2018 Ibrahim Forum
Public services in Africa are critical to the continent’s future but are currently overlooked and under-resourced, and struggling to cope with unprecedented demands from rapidly growing populations. However, through a combination of wise leadership and active citizen engagement, new opportunities exist to shape public services that not only… Read more
Inspiring the Future - Horasis Global Meeting
Speech given by MIF Prize committee member Mohamed ElBaradei at the Horasis Global Meeting, Cascais, Portugal on 6 May 2018.The theme of this meeting, a congregation of brainpower and experience, is how to ensure that our future will be peaceful and stable, and how to inspire and be inspired by young people in the process. My starting point is to… Read more
Learning how to become a leader through a one-year immersion at ITC
No one escapes her fate…Mine gave me the chance to be an Ibrahim Leadership Fellow at ITC and advisor in the Office of the Executive Director. It has allowed me to equip myself with the tools and skills to better use my passion for trade to support the development of Africa.[su_highlight]Africa has engaged in a sustainable structural… Read more
Immersion d’une année au CCI pour apprendre à être un leader
On n’échappe pas à son destin…Le mien m’a permise, d’avoir eu la chance d’être lauréate de la Bourse en Leadership de la Fondation Mo Ibrahim, et d’être propulsée, du jour au lendemain, Conseillère Technique au sein du Cabinet de la Directrice Exécutive du Centre du Commerce International. Mieux encore, lieu n’était pas mieux indiqué pour me… Read more
Aïcha Bah Diallo and Carl Manlan discuss remaining challenges in the education system at WISE@Accra
On 9 May MIF Prize committee member, Aïcha Bah Diallo, attended a one-day gathering that explored solutions in education for the future of the region under the theme ‘Unlocking the World’s Potential: Leading and Innovating for Quality Education in Africa’, held by the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) in Accra, Ghana. This is the fourth… Read more
Mo Ibrahim attends the Tech for Good summit in Paris hosted by President Macron
On 23 May, the French President Emmanuel Macron hosted the Tech for Good summit in Paris, aimed at fostering a wider discussion on the role of technology in improving education, labour and diversity.Mo Ibrahim joined the summit together with 50 CEOs from the tech industry, including Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg, IBM’s Virginia Rometty… Read more
2018 Ibrahim Forum: Public Service in Africa
An extended version of the 2018 Ibrahim Forum conclusions will be published shortly.A key event of the Foundation's annual Ibrahim Governance Weekend (IGW) since 2010, the Ibrahim Forum is a high-level discussion forum dedicated to one specific issue of critical importance to Africa that demands committed leadership and sound governance.This year… Read more
Co-designing with the end in mind: health for all
This blog reflects the personal view of the author.Global demographic trends show unmistakably that in coming years, the youth of the world will be African. It means that Africa will need to provide a public and private framework to put young people first in rural and urban areas.Without jobs and a wider tax base, health systems cannot be… Read more
