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💬 “The Johannesburg summit was short, symbolically enormous, and strategically precise.”

Aaliyah Vayez, international relations analyst and #NGN member, reflects on the G20 Summit and how the South African Presidency breathed life back into multilateralism.

📖 Read her blog: https://bit.ly/4pFvCuc
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
IIAG data show strong progress in laws on violence against women, but challenges remain.

As we mark #EndVAW Day, turning legal protection into real safety must remain a priority.

📊 More via the #IIAG: https://iiag.online/measures/womeq.html
November 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
📸 Bissau-Guineans are getting ready to vote in the general election. Here are key facts drawn from our #IIAG data on governance.

📊 Guinea-Bissau’s Overall Governance score improved by +1.0 points to 40.9 between 2014 and 2023.

Explore here: https://iiag.online/
November 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
📸 La Guinée-Bissau se prépare à voter. Voici des chiffres clés tirés de nos données de l'Indice Ibrahim #IIAG.

📊 Le score de Gouvernance globale de la Guinée-Bissau s’est amélioré de +1,0 point pour atteindre 40,9 entre 2014 et 2023. En savoir plus : https://iiag.online/fr/#
November 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Ahead of the #AUEU25 Summit in Luanda, we asked our Now Generation Network how they see the Africa–Europe partnership – and what their priorities are at this year’s Summit.

📄 Discover the key insights: https://bit.ly/49DgpFf
November 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🌍 Gender equality on the G20 agenda. This weekend, world leaders gather in South Africa for the G20 Leaders' Summit — and gender equality and women’s empowerment are set to feature prominently.
November 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
💡 The global financial system is no longer fit for purpose.

Our recent data story, Reforming the global debt architecture, sets out four key steps to deliver smarter money and better processes. #G20

📊 Read here: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/reforming-global-debt-architecture
November 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
🛡️ Adaptation first. Africa emits least but faces some of the harshest climate impacts.

In 2021/22, only ~2.8% of global climate finance reached Africa and just 36% of that helped people adapt. #COP30

Read the research here: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/our-research/data-stories/cop30
November 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🔋 Africa’s just energy transition

Despite ~40% of global renewables potential, Africa gets ~2% of clean-energy investment. With #COP30 in Belém, it’s time to act.

Read our new research ⬇️
https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/our-research/data-stories/cop30
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
⏰️At #CNNGlobalPerspectives, Mo Ibrahim called the “new world disorder” a wake-up call, urged action to restore the rule of law, stressed that without peace there is no development, and that Africa’s youth are its greatest asset and must be given opportunities to lead.
November 6, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🔔 Tomorrow: In conversation with Bright Simmons “Navigating ‘Katanomics’: Youth Leadership in Africa’s Governance Transformation”

📆 Thu 6 Nov 2025 | 3PM GMT (4PM WAT, 5PM SAST, 6PM EAT)

🎤 Moderator: Hafou Toure (#NGN)

👉 Register: https://t.co/fOKXnngYjN https://t.co/OxZtWu3vMp
November 5, 2025 at 10:19 AM
💰 Africa’s citizens are paying an invisible tax

In a guest article, Marcus Courage (Africa Practice) & David McNair (The ONE Campaign) call for reform to fix the Africa Risk Premium.

📖 Read the article: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/invisible-tax-why-africas-citizens-paying-price
November 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We attended #TanaForum2025, Africa’s annual dialogue on peace, security and governance, held under “Africa in an Evolving Global Order.”

Our takeaways: empower regional economic communities to act, make delivery visible, and govern resources for broad-based stability.
October 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
✨New feature alert!

It's now possible to create your own custom groups on the IIAG data portal.

In addition to the system groups, based on geographical and economic regions, you can now add your own to explore and share aggregate scores, change and trends.

🔗Try it out now at iiag.online
October 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🔔 In conversation with: Bright Simons — “Navigating ‘Katanomics’: Youth Leadership in Africa’s Governance Transformation”

📅 Thu 6 Nov 2025 | 🕒 3PM GMT (4PM WAT | 5PM SAST | 6PM EAT)

🎤 Moderator: Hafou Toure (NGN)

👉 Register: mif.link/katanomics
October 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
DR Congo’s vast mineral wealth isn’t benefiting its people. Armed groups compete for control and deepen the extractive model.

Learn more about the drivers of insecurity in DR Congo 👉🏿 https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-10/research-brief-conflicts-natural-resources.pdf
October 24, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🚨 Africa’s security environment and domestic resources are locked in a deathly grip.

Download our latest research brief to learn more: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-10/research-brief-conflicts-natural-resources.pdf
October 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🌍 Insecurity is devastating Africa’s economies.

Between 1996 and 2022, intense conflict was linked to an average 20% drop in annual economic growth.

📖 Read our new security brief to learn more about the cost of conflict: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/our-research/analysis-publications
October 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Sudan is experiencing one of the largest humanitarian disasters in recent history. Its resources, including oil and gold, play a key role in this conflict.

Read our new brief👉🏿 https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-10/research-brief-conflicts-natural-resources.pdf
October 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
🎥 Throwback to #MIFMarrakech

Mo Ibrahim’s message was clear: peace must come first if financing is to deliver results.

Read our new brief on how resource competition is fuelling insecurity: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-10/research-brief-conflicts-natural-resources.pdf
October 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🚨 Resource competition is fuelling insecurity across Africa deterring investment and stalling governance.

Read the report: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-10/research-brief-conflicts-natural-resources.pdf
October 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
💼 Applications are open for the Ibrahim Leadership Fellowship at the UN Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa.

Work with the UN’s regional arm for Africa and help shape policy for the continent’s transformation.

🔗 Apply now: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/fellowships
October 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
💡 Outdated processes continue to hinder Africa’s ability to secure the finance it so desperately needs.

The 2025 IMF/World Bank meetings present a crucial moment to accelerate reform.

Read our proposals here: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-07/2025-forum-report.pdf
October 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
🤝🏿In Brussels for the Global Gateway Summit, Mo Ibrahim met Angolan President João Lourenço to discuss priorities for the AU–EU Summit. Mo emphasised that Africa needs accountability and concrete mechanisms—not more pledges—to better leverage its own resources.
October 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
📣"Democracy is not foreign to Africa"

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation is in Prague this week for #Forum2000 Conference, joining global discussions on democracy and governance.

Hear from Andrea Ngombet, #NGN member and member of the steering committee of Democratic Solidarity Africa 👇🏿
October 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM