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Abdoulie Janneh participated in a two-day seminar on the "State of Governance in Africa - Focus on Sierra Leone"
Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Director, Liaison with Governments and Institutions in Africa for the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, participated in a two-day seminar on State of Governance in Africa-Focus on Sierra Leone, and the launching of the Pay No Bribe Campaign along with the Open Government Partnership Consultations. It was organised by… Read more
Mo Ibrahim awarded Senegal's Highest Honour, the National Order of the Lion
President Macky Sall of Senegal awarded Mo Ibrahim with the National Order of the Lion, raising him to the rank of Commander at a special ceremony on Sunday 16th February in Dakar. In bestowing the civil and military honour for exceptional merit and service to the nation, President Sall highlighted Dr Ibrahim’s tireless commitment and… Read more
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation gathered for the first Board meeting of 2014
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation (MIF) Board, Prize Committee and guests gathered for the first Board meeting of 2014 at the office in Senegal from the 15-16th February 2014. The Mo Ibrahim Foundation gathered for the first Board meeting of 2014, members of the prize committee and guests were hosted by Abdoulie Janneh, the Head of the MIF office in… Read more
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation wishes to express its profound sadness at the passing of BBC presenter Komla Dumor
Mo Ibrahim said: “Africa has lost one of its brightest sons and greatest champions.” Hadeel Ibrahim, the Foundation’s Founding Executive Director, added: “Komla was a hugely talented presenter and interviewer. He was widely respected for his professionalism and integrity, and for his passion to tell Africa’s story. Komla will be… Read more
Aïcha Bah Diallo receives Outstanding Women Leadership Award
Ibrahim Prize Committee member Aïcha Bah Diallo was honoured at the World Women Leadership Congress (WWLC) & Awards launched on 27th November 2013 in Mauritius during the third Africa India Partnership Summit. Aïcha Bah Diallo, Chairperson of the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) and a champion of girls’ and women’s learning,… Read more
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation expresses condolences upon Nelson Mandela's death
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation wishes to express its great sadness upon the passing of Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa. Mo Ibrahim, Founder and Chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, said: Nelson Mandela, the man who inspired our work to fight for better leadership, the father of African good governance, has died. Today we are… Read more
Read H.E. Abdoulie Janneh's Address at the Third Capital Market Committee Retreat
It is a great honour for me to address the 3rd Capital Market Committee Retreat, organised by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), on the topic ‘sustaining economic development through measurable governance’. It is indeed important to highlight the role of the SEC as regulator. In this context,mthis central institution needs reliable… Read more
Mo Ibrahim awarded the Dwight D. Eisenhower Medal for Leadership & Service
Established by the Eisenhower Fellowships’ board of trustees in 1988, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Medal for Leadership and Service is awarded annually to a business leader, states person, or other public figure who has achieved, through direct personal contacts across boundaries, widely recognised advances toward President Eisenhower’s vision of… Read more
Eminent figures urge global effort to help free kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls
Mohamed Azab, Representative of the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, Desmond Tutu, Bill and Melinda Gates, Aliko Dangote, Rupert Murdoch, Mo and Hadeel Ibrahim, Ted Turner and François-Henri Pinault among global business, civil society and religious leaders calling for urgent action and resources to #BringBackOurGirls.… Read more
2014 Ibrahim Fellows Announced
Today the Mo Ibrahim Foundation announced the three 2014 Ibrahim Fellows. Established in 2010, the Ibrahim Leadership Fellowships is a selective programme designed to identify and support potential African leaders of the future. The Ibrahim Leadership Fellows receive mentoring from the current leaders of three key multilateral institutions. The… Read more
