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Mo attends Summit for a New Global Financing Pact
Mo Ibrahim attended the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris on 22 and 23 June. The summit, organised by the government of France and chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron, gathered heads of state and government, leaders of international organisations, development banks and representatives of the private sector of more than 100… Read more
Do not take Africa for granted
Since its inception in 2006, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation (MIF) has been at the forefront of changing perceptions about the African continent. The 2023 Forum Report Global Africa: Africa in the world and the world in Africa does just that, mapping Africa’s huge potential and assets in today’s world and shedding a light on the ever-expanding variety… Read more
Ne tenez pas l'Afrique pour acquise.
Faire évoluer les idées reçues sur le continent africain est la priorité de la Fondation Mo Ibrahim (MIF) depuis sa création en 2006. C’est tout l’objet de ce dernier rapport "Global Africa", qui vise à mettre en exergue à la fois le potentiel et les atouts considérables de l'Afrique dans le monde d'aujourd'hui, la diversification croissante de… Read more
A strong African voice on global financial architecture reform
The COVID-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis fuelled by the war in Ukraine, the tightening of global financial conditions… Since the beginning of the new decade, Africa has been hit by a series of shocks that has stalled progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), threatening to lead to a lost decade for the continent, rather than… Read more
Mo Ibrahim: Thank you Macky Sall
President Macky Sall has served his country well for the last ten years, and his continent as well as a committed Chair of the African Union. One of his first decisions when he took the helm of his country was to reduce the presidential term from 7 to 5 years. There has been a lot of speculations since as to whether he would run for a third… Read more
Mo Ibrahim : Merci Président
Le président Macky Sall a bien servi son pays depuis plus de dix ans, comme son continent lors de son mandat comme président de l'Union africaine. L'une de ses premières décisions lorsqu’il prit les rênes de son pays fut de réduire le mandat présidentiel de 7 à 5 ans. Nombreuses ont été les spéculations sur une potentielle candidature à un… Read more
Forum Report - Africa’s place in the global world
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has released the 2023 Forum Report, Global Africa: Africa in the world and the world in Africa. The Report outlines the key takeaways from the 2023 Ibrahim Forum, alongside the latest available data around the theme of ‘Global Africa’. The Forum was held in Nairobi as part of the Foundation’s annual Ibrahim Governance… Read more
Africa’s security in a global context
Surveying the security landscape in much of Africa at the start of 2023, it is difficult to escape a gloomy assessment, but these should not prevent us from also recognising reasons for hope. Armed violence continues to destabilise too much of the continent. In the Sahel, fighting has driven millions from their homes, killed thousands and left… Read more, , Cause for hope More widely, the continent’s youth continue to push, with some success, for more accountable governance. In Nigeria, the voters' roll reflected a surging interest in democratic participation among the youth ahead of elections in February 2023. Of the 9.5 million newly registered voters, 76% are between 18 and 34. This enthusiasm… Read more
Global Africa Forum Report Takeaways
At the 2023 Ibrahim Governance Weekend (IGW), which took place from 28-30 April in Nairobi, African leaders, politicians and thought leaders convened to discuss the theme of Global Africa, critically examining Africa’s weight in the current world, the world’s presence in Africa, as well as the continent’s place within the multilateral architecture… Read more
