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Mo Ibrahim talks about African investment opportunities at GABI
Mo Ibrahim was one of the participants at the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI), a forum organised by the United Nations Global Compact to spotlight the growth trajectory and business opportunities across all sectors of African economies. The event took place in New York from 21-22 September, running concurrently with the United Nations… Read more
Mo Ibrahim explores Africa's global role in Wilson Quarterly Q&A
Mo Ibrahim, the founder and chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, engaged in a Q&A with Oge Onubogu, director of the Wilson Center's Africa Program, shedding light on Africa's role within the global governance framework. The conversation is featured in the summer/fall '23 edition of the Wilson Quarterly. Throughout the Q&A, Mo Ibrahim… Read more
Comment on the increase of African seats in the World Bank and IMF boards
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation commends the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) for adding a third seat for Africa in their respective boards. This move is a significant step towards enhancing the representation of the African continent in the international and financial multilateral system, for which the Foundation has been a… Read more
Webinar Recap: Data for Development in Africa
On Friday, 6 October, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation (MIF) organised a webinar about African data progress. It involved assessing the main challenges around data on the continent and how these affect the achievement of Agenda 2063 goals and the SDGs. The webinar also discussed the key priorities required to improve data progress for development in… Read more
Economist interview with Mo Ibrahim on climate leadership
In a recent interview, Jonathan Rosenthal, Africa Editor at the Economist, engaged in an eye-opening conversation with Mo Ibrahim, delving deep into the tangled challenges confronting Africa, focussing on Africa's distinct vulnerability to climate change and the ensuing impacts. Jonathan kicked off the conversation by pointing out that Africa,… Read more
Mo and Ajay Banga discuss Africa's challenges
Mo Ibrahim and Ajay Banga, president of the World Bank Group, participated in a one-on-one conversation during the IMF-World Bank meetings in Marrakech, Morocco. The session was titled Africa, the Innovation Engine, and was hosted by the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises. Mo and Ajay addressed pressing issues facing the African… Read more
Statement on the passing of former Prize Committee member Martti Ahtisaari
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is deeply saddened by the passing of former Ibrahim Prize Committee member and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Marrti Ahtisaari. Marrti Ahtisaari dedicated his life to delivering peace - helping to resolve some of the world’s most deeply entrenched and complex conflicts, from Kosovo to Indonesia. Throughout this time, he… Read more
Financial Times – 2023 African Summit
The Financial Times African Summit brought together Mo Ibrahim and Monica Ferro, who engaged in an energetic debate on the topic: This house believes Africa's young growing population is a demographic dividend. The event, which took place on Monday, 16 October, focussed on the critical issue of Africa's youthful population and its potential impact… Read more
Africa expects increased and immediate action from COP28
Africa faces challenge of reconciling climate and development goals Africa has the lowest per capita fossil fuel emissions of any region globally and between 1850-2021 was responsible for only 2.8% of global fossil fuel emissions. Yet according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, it faces the most severe challenges due to climate… Read more, The continent’s limited capacity to respond and adapt to ongoing climate disasters is mainly due to lower levels of economic development, which itself is closely linked to historic emissions. 13 out the 20 world’s most climate vulnerable countries are also among the 20 poorest countries in GDP per capita terms. Nine of the 10… Read more, Majority of Africans think governments need to do more to limit the impacts of climate change , 74% of Africans in 39 countries want their government to take action now to limit climate change and its impacts. They are ready to support this even if it is costly, causes job losses, or takes a toll on the economy. In 14 countries, 80% or more of citizens who are aware of climate change share this view. Citizens’ low levels of approval of… Read more
