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Stephanie Antoine of France 24 interviews Mo Ibrahim
During the third edition of the Africa CEO Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, Mo Ibrahim spoke to FRANCE 24’s Stéphanie Antoine on the ‘The Interview’, a show which flights every Wednesday and Saturday and features French or international personalities from the world of economics, politics, culture or diplomacy. We should move away from Afro-… Read more
Statement from Mo Ibrahim on the outcome of the Nigerian elections
The news from Nigeria today is wonderful. Africa’s largest country has concluded a peaceful election process. Furthermore, the incumbent has already gracefully conceded and congratulated his successor – a first for Nigeria and a benchmark for other African countries to follow. Today, we Africans are all proud of Nigeria and President Jonathan.… Read more
“Why Governance Matters” - an open lecture by Mo Ibrahim
Mo Ibrahim delivered an open lecture, followed by a Q&A session, at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London. The session, chaired by Professor Christopher Cramer, was part of the Governance for Development in Africa (GDiA) programme, run by the Centre of African Studies at SOAS in collaboration with the Mo Ibrahim… Read more
Africa’s place in the New World of Trade by Pascal Lamy
Pascal Lamy, Mo Ibrahim Foundation Board member, spoke on “Africa’s place in the New World of Trade” at a conference jointly organised by the Embassy of France, the National School of Administration and the School of Governance and Economics in Rabat on April 30, 2015. A summary of his remarks follows below. I. Africa: A continent… Read more
The Pedro Pires Summer Leadership Programme
The Pedro Pires Institute for Leadership held its second programme in Leadership and Innovation in Development Management, which ended on 22 June. The programme was an intensive two weeks of classes and site visits. The summer course is a result of a partnership between the Pedro Pires Institute for Leadership and Bridgewater State University in… Read more
Message concerning recent Facebook scam
It has come to our attention that a fraudulent organisation, pretending to be the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, has contacted people through Facebook informing them that they are eligible for “The Mo Ibrahim & Family Award” by the Foundation valued at $1,000,000. This is a fraudulent message and has not been sent by the Foundation. If… Read more
Sir Ketumile Masire warns African presidents against bad governance
The former President of Botswana and Mo Ibrahim Foundation Board member made the comments at the opening of the first international Conference on Governance and Service Delivery in Developing Economies in Kampala on Tuesday, 25 August. “Bad governance doesn’t just undermine service delivery, it retards development, and it also drives violence… Read more
Building the Ibrahim Index of African Governance
September is a busy month at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. Building up to the launch of the annual Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) on 5 October, the Foundation is busy compiling the findings of the IIAG and preparing communications. It’s the final month in what is essentially a nine month process that usually starts in January each year.… Read more
Mo Ibrahim accepts Freedom Award
Mo Ibrahim was honoured last week by the International Republican Institute (IRI) with a Freedom Award. Watch his acceptance speech in full below: Selected quotes We are poor because of misrule and lack of good governance. For Africa to move forward, we need to take charge of our future … the heart of that is governance… Read more
Mo Ibrahim and MIF Executive Committee to participate in the 70th UN General Assembly
The 70th Regular Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 70) opened at the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, 15 September 2015. From 25-27 September the Summit for the Adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda will convene, where world leaders will commit to 17 Global Goals in order to: end extreme poverty fight inequality &… Read more
