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Mo Ibrahim and African voices on climate change
On 14 September, Mo Ibrahim addressed Climate, Conflict & Demography in Africa, which was jointly hosted by Africa Confidential, International Crisis Group and the Royal African Society. The event brought together prominent speakers and experts from across Africa and beyond to debate the impact of climatic and demographic trends on the… Read more
US, China and Kristalina
The geopolitical tussle between the US, the current dominant superpower, and China, the rising challenger superpower, poses an existential threat to multilateralism and global institutions. The current assault on Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, is a cautionary tale. She is accused of interfering with… Read more
Les Etats-Unis, la Chine et Kristalina
Le bras de fer géopolitique opposant les États-Unis, l'actuelle superpuissance dominante, et la Chine, nouvelle prétendante au titre, constitue une sérieuse menace pour le multilatéralisme et les institutions mondiales. Les dernières attaques contre Kristalina Georgieva, Directrice générale du Fonds monétaire international, en est un exemple… Read more
MIF welcomes 11 October announcement by IMF Executive Board
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation welcomes the announcement by the International Monetary Fund’s Executive Board that it has full confidence in the leadership of Kristalina Georgieva, the IMF’s Managing Director. Global challenges are multiplying. High-quality leadership of our global multilateral institutions matters more than ever. Under Georgieva… Read more
Post-UN Food Systems Summit – building a common vision for Africa and Europe
The COVID-19 pandemic made evident the fault lines in global supply chains. In this blog, Camilla Toulmin, Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, calls for a true Africa-Europe partnership which has the potential to eliminate food insecurity, mitigate the effects of climate change and create decent work opportunities. Below is an excerpt; … Read more, The Mo Ibrahim Foundation and Friends of Europe are co-founders of the Africa Europe Foundation, an initiative launched in 2020 to reset and bolster Africa-Europe relations focusing on five strategic areas including Agriculture and Energy.
بيان صادر عن مؤسسة مو إبراهيم حول الأحداث في السودان
الإثنين، 25 أكتوبر 2021 تُعرب مؤسسة مو إبراهيم عن بالغ قلقها إزاء الأوضاع الجارية في السودان. إن اعتقال رئيس الوزراء عبد الله حمدوك وأعضاء مدنيين آخرين في مجلس السيادة أمر غير مقبول إطلاقاً ويمثل تهديداً خطيراً للعملية الانتقالية في السودان. يتوجب الإفراج عن جميع المعتقلين سريعاً وتمكين الحكومة الانتقالية من أداء عملها بالكامل. ينتاب… Read more
Mo Ibrahim Foundation Statement on Sudan
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation expresses its deep concern at the unfolding situation in Sudan. The arrest of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, together with other civilian members of the Sovereign Council, is completely unacceptable and represents a grave threat to the transition process in Sudan. They must be released swiftly and the transition… Read more
Déclaration de la Fondation Mo Ibrahim sur le Soudan
La Fondation Mo Ibrahim exprime sa profonde inquiétude face aux évènements qui se déroulent actuellement au Soudan. L'arrestation du Premier ministre Abdalla Hamdok, ainsi que d'autres membres civils du Conseil Souverain, est totalement inacceptable. Elle constitue une menace majeure pour le processus de transition emblématique en cours au… Read more
The COP26 Africa Needs
In this op-ed, four African leaders, Akinwumi Adesina (President of the African Development Bank), Ibrahim Assane Mayaki (CEO of the African Union Development Agency’s New Partnership for Africa’s Development), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (Director-General of the World Trade Organization) and Vera Songwe (United Nations Under-Secretary-General and… Read more
In conversation with...Zeinab Badawi
On 29 October, Foundation board member and renowned journalist Zeinab Badawi was joined by members of our Now Generation Network (NGN) to discuss how climate change is affecting Africa and the lives of Africans, and the role that Africa’s youth can play in helping the continent manage this challenge. The conversation began by… Read more
