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2012 IIAG Launch
The 2012 Index of African Governance (IIAG) has been launched in London. This is the sixth year in which governance outcomes in Africa have been measured, looking at both country and regional performances across four major categories: Safety & Rule of Law Participation & Human Rights Sustainable Economic Opportunity and… Read more
Message from Mo
This year, my Foundation withheld our Leadership Award for the third time in six years. This prompted much hand-wringing over the state of Africa and in particular the futility of this initiative and the bad name it was giving to the Continent. I have spent my career trying to tell the truth about Africa. When, fifteen years ago, I started to… Read more
Facts & Figures on African Youth released
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation has released the 2012 Facts and Figures on African Youth. The report will inform discussions to be held during the 2012 Ibrahim Forum in Dakar, Senegal, on the theme, African Youth: Fulfilling the Potential. Africa is the only continent with a significantly growing youth population. In less than three generations… Read more
Archbishop Desmond Tutu receives Special Award
Archbishop Desmond Tutu accepted a one-off Special Award from the Mo Ibrahim Foundation in Dakar recognising his lifelong commitment to speaking truth to power. The Award was presented personally to Archbishop Tutu during the Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s annual governance weekend, which focusses this year on youth, a topic close to the Archbishop’s… Read more
Mo Ibrahim speaks on building social cohesion at the 11th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture in South Africa
Mo Ibrahim delivered the 11th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture at the University of South Africa in Pretoria on 17 August 2013. The theme for this year’s lecture was Building Social Cohesion – a call for all South Africans to work towards a united, cohesive, democratic and national society. Mo Ibrahim’s address focused on the need for social… Read more
