Ibrahim Governance Weekend (IGW)

The Ibrahim Governance Weekend, or IGW, is the flagship event of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, held every year in a different African country.

This high-level 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.

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2025 Ibrahim Governance Weekend

The 2025 IGW will be held in Marrakech, Morocco, from 1-3 June.

This year’s discussions will build on the findings of the 2024 Forum Report Financing Africa: where is the money?, this time putting the spotlight on the critical role of Africa’s resources in accelerating development and transforming the continent’s position in the new global economy.

This is not about Africa pleading for more money, but smarter money, and, even more, putting its own resources at use. The 2025 Forum will explore the best ways and means to unlock and leverage Africa’s domestic resources and better attract private capital onto one of the world’s fastest growing markets.

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IGW events

Ceremony

An African Leadership Ceremony opens the IGW with key interventions on current challenges for African leadership. The ceremony also celebrates, if awarded, the most recent recipient of the Ibrahim Prize.

Forum

A full-day discussion Forum convenes prominent leaders from the continent and beyond around one specific issue of critical importance to Africa that demands committed leadership and sound governance.