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Africa shouldn’t fear Africa.
In the FT, Mo Ibrahim argues it’s time for the continent to invest in itself: with stronger governance, domestic value generation, and African capital backing African potential.
https://www.ft.com/content/df92cfbe-0114-4d57-a35a-7057f651d805
In the FT, Mo Ibrahim argues it’s time for the continent to invest in itself: with stronger governance, domestic value generation, and African capital backing African potential.
https://www.ft.com/content/df92cfbe-0114-4d57-a35a-7057f651d805
January 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Africa shouldn’t fear Africa.
In the FT, Mo Ibrahim argues it’s time for the continent to invest in itself: with stronger governance, domestic value generation, and African capital backing African potential.
https://www.ft.com/content/df92cfbe-0114-4d57-a35a-7057f651d805
In the FT, Mo Ibrahim argues it’s time for the continent to invest in itself: with stronger governance, domestic value generation, and African capital backing African potential.
https://www.ft.com/content/df92cfbe-0114-4d57-a35a-7057f651d805
🎉Congratulations to Zeinab Badawi, Mo Ibrahim Foundation Council Member, named on New African Magazine’s Africa 100 list for 2025.
Explore the list: https://100.newafricanmagazine.com/
Explore the list: https://100.newafricanmagazine.com/
January 14, 2026 at 9:49 AM
🎉Congratulations to Zeinab Badawi, Mo Ibrahim Foundation Council Member, named on New African Magazine’s Africa 100 list for 2025.
Explore the list: https://100.newafricanmagazine.com/
Explore the list: https://100.newafricanmagazine.com/
In a guest blog, NGN member Alex Wambugu examines how governance, risk perception and capital markets shape Africa’s investment outlook.
Read more: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/africa-financing-why-low-investment-despite-proven-high-returns
Read more: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/africa-financing-why-low-investment-despite-proven-high-returns
January 9, 2026 at 3:44 PM
In a guest blog, NGN member Alex Wambugu examines how governance, risk perception and capital markets shape Africa’s investment outlook.
Read more: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/africa-financing-why-low-investment-despite-proven-high-returns
Read more: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/africa-financing-why-low-investment-despite-proven-high-returns
🔎 Indicator in Focus: Education Quality
From skills in the classroom to chances in the labour market, education quality shapes Africa’s future. The IIAG tracks learning outcomes, teaching quality and school environments across the continent.
Explore: https://iiag.online/measures/eduqqual.html
From skills in the classroom to chances in the labour market, education quality shapes Africa’s future. The IIAG tracks learning outcomes, teaching quality and school environments across the continent.
Explore: https://iiag.online/measures/eduqqual.html
January 8, 2026 at 6:06 PM
🔎 Indicator in Focus: Education Quality
From skills in the classroom to chances in the labour market, education quality shapes Africa’s future. The IIAG tracks learning outcomes, teaching quality and school environments across the continent.
Explore: https://iiag.online/measures/eduqqual.html
From skills in the classroom to chances in the labour market, education quality shapes Africa’s future. The IIAG tracks learning outcomes, teaching quality and school environments across the continent.
Explore: https://iiag.online/measures/eduqqual.html
🗨️“Peace is a prerequisite for health. Peace is a prerequisite for development. Peace is the best medicine.”
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, at the 2025 IGW.
🔗Highlights: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/ibrahim-governance-weekend/2025
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, at the 2025 IGW.
🔗Highlights: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/ibrahim-governance-weekend/2025
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
🗨️“Peace is a prerequisite for health. Peace is a prerequisite for development. Peace is the best medicine.”
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, at the 2025 IGW.
🔗Highlights: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/ibrahim-governance-weekend/2025
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, at the 2025 IGW.
🔗Highlights: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/ibrahim-governance-weekend/2025
🔎 Measure in Focus: Public Administration
The #IIAG tracks how well institutions plan, coordinate and deliver public services: civil service capability, efficiency and transparency.
Explore: https://iiag.online/measures/pubadmin.html
The #IIAG tracks how well institutions plan, coordinate and deliver public services: civil service capability, efficiency and transparency.
Explore: https://iiag.online/measures/pubadmin.html
December 31, 2025 at 10:49 AM
🔎 Measure in Focus: Public Administration
The #IIAG tracks how well institutions plan, coordinate and deliver public services: civil service capability, efficiency and transparency.
Explore: https://iiag.online/measures/pubadmin.html
The #IIAG tracks how well institutions plan, coordinate and deliver public services: civil service capability, efficiency and transparency.
Explore: https://iiag.online/measures/pubadmin.html
🗨️ “Africa’s economic transformation will not be a gift from the outside, it must be kindled from within.” — Amina J. Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General.
At the 2025 IGW she underscored the need for African-led development driven by strong governance and leadership.
At the 2025 IGW she underscored the need for African-led development driven by strong governance and leadership.
December 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
🗨️ “Africa’s economic transformation will not be a gift from the outside, it must be kindled from within.” — Amina J. Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General.
At the 2025 IGW she underscored the need for African-led development driven by strong governance and leadership.
At the 2025 IGW she underscored the need for African-led development driven by strong governance and leadership.
Insecurity is stunting African growth 📈
Our brief on African security highlights how prolonged insecurity has affected development and investment across multiple African countries.
Read more: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-10/research-brief-conflicts-natural-resources.pdf
Our brief on African security highlights how prolonged insecurity has affected development and investment across multiple African countries.
Read more: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-10/research-brief-conflicts-natural-resources.pdf
December 29, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Insecurity is stunting African growth 📈
Our brief on African security highlights how prolonged insecurity has affected development and investment across multiple African countries.
Read more: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-10/research-brief-conflicts-natural-resources.pdf
Our brief on African security highlights how prolonged insecurity has affected development and investment across multiple African countries.
Read more: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-10/research-brief-conflicts-natural-resources.pdf
🗳️ Ivorians are preparing to vote in parliamentary elections. How well do you know Côte d’Ivoire?
📊 #IIAG data shows its Overall Governance score rose by +4.1 points to 56.7 between 2014–2023.
🔗 https://iiag.online/locations/ci.html
📊 #IIAG data shows its Overall Governance score rose by +4.1 points to 56.7 between 2014–2023.
🔗 https://iiag.online/locations/ci.html
December 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
🗳️ Ivorians are preparing to vote in parliamentary elections. How well do you know Côte d’Ivoire?
📊 #IIAG data shows its Overall Governance score rose by +4.1 points to 56.7 between 2014–2023.
🔗 https://iiag.online/locations/ci.html
📊 #IIAG data shows its Overall Governance score rose by +4.1 points to 56.7 between 2014–2023.
🔗 https://iiag.online/locations/ci.html
2025 at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, wrapped 🎧
📊 13 reports & data releases
🌍 Audiences in 67+ countries
👥 900+ stakeholders from across Africa and beyond convened in Marrakech
Re-live #IGW, read the Forum Report & explore all research ⬇️
🔗 https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/
📊 13 reports & data releases
🌍 Audiences in 67+ countries
👥 900+ stakeholders from across Africa and beyond convened in Marrakech
Re-live #IGW, read the Forum Report & explore all research ⬇️
🔗 https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/
December 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
2025 at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, wrapped 🎧
📊 13 reports & data releases
🌍 Audiences in 67+ countries
👥 900+ stakeholders from across Africa and beyond convened in Marrakech
Re-live #IGW, read the Forum Report & explore all research ⬇️
🔗 https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/
📊 13 reports & data releases
🌍 Audiences in 67+ countries
👥 900+ stakeholders from across Africa and beyond convened in Marrakech
Re-live #IGW, read the Forum Report & explore all research ⬇️
🔗 https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/
As we mark #InternationalMigrantsDay we are challenging some of the common misconceptions shaping the migration debate.
🔍 Check out our previous research to find out more: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-12/2024-facts-figures-african-migrations.pdf
🔍 Check out our previous research to find out more: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-12/2024-facts-figures-african-migrations.pdf
December 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
As we mark #InternationalMigrantsDay we are challenging some of the common misconceptions shaping the migration debate.
🔍 Check out our previous research to find out more: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-12/2024-facts-figures-african-migrations.pdf
🔍 Check out our previous research to find out more: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-12/2024-facts-figures-african-migrations.pdf
⚠️ The 2024 #IIAG shows that Security & Safety has seen the sharpest decline of any governance sub-category over the past decade, with 43 countries recording deterioration.
📊 Explore the data in the 2024 IIAG: iiag.online
📊 Explore the data in the 2024 IIAG: iiag.online
December 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
⚠️ The 2024 #IIAG shows that Security & Safety has seen the sharpest decline of any governance sub-category over the past decade, with 43 countries recording deterioration.
📊 Explore the data in the 2024 IIAG: iiag.online
📊 Explore the data in the 2024 IIAG: iiag.online
“Let us practicalise Ubuntu to shape Africa’s future.”
📝 Guest blog by Dr Lucy Surhyel Newman
Discover her insights: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/africas-bridge-a-thriving-private-sector-investor-confidence-and-trade-integration
📝 Guest blog by Dr Lucy Surhyel Newman
Discover her insights: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/africas-bridge-a-thriving-private-sector-investor-confidence-and-trade-integration
December 12, 2025 at 9:41 AM
“Let us practicalise Ubuntu to shape Africa’s future.”
📝 Guest blog by Dr Lucy Surhyel Newman
Discover her insights: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/africas-bridge-a-thriving-private-sector-investor-confidence-and-trade-integration
📝 Guest blog by Dr Lucy Surhyel Newman
Discover her insights: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/africas-bridge-a-thriving-private-sector-investor-confidence-and-trade-integration
The African Development Fund is vital for Africa’s most vulnerable economies.
Our 2025 Forum Report shows concessional finance is still critical to unlock domestic resources & finance.
🔗 Read here: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-07/2025-forum-report.pdf
Our 2025 Forum Report shows concessional finance is still critical to unlock domestic resources & finance.
🔗 Read here: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-07/2025-forum-report.pdf
December 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The African Development Fund is vital for Africa’s most vulnerable economies.
Our 2025 Forum Report shows concessional finance is still critical to unlock domestic resources & finance.
🔗 Read here: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-07/2025-forum-report.pdf
Our 2025 Forum Report shows concessional finance is still critical to unlock domestic resources & finance.
🔗 Read here: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/sites/default/files/2025-07/2025-forum-report.pdf
⚠️As we celebrate #HumanRightsDay, #IIAG data shows that rights across the continent are increasingly under pressure. Much more is needed to turn commitments into reality.
Discover our data here: https://iiag.online/measures/pri.html
Discover our data here: https://iiag.online/measures/pri.html
December 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
⚠️As we celebrate #HumanRightsDay, #IIAG data shows that rights across the continent are increasingly under pressure. Much more is needed to turn commitments into reality.
Discover our data here: https://iiag.online/measures/pri.html
Discover our data here: https://iiag.online/measures/pri.html
📌 Register for the last #NGN debate of 2025!
Join us as we unpack the reforms needed to mobilise Africa’s pension funds which are currently valued at almost $220bn 💵
⏰ Thursday, 11 December at 15:00 GMT
https://mif.link/debate
Join us as we unpack the reforms needed to mobilise Africa’s pension funds which are currently valued at almost $220bn 💵
⏰ Thursday, 11 December at 15:00 GMT
https://mif.link/debate
December 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
📌 Register for the last #NGN debate of 2025!
Join us as we unpack the reforms needed to mobilise Africa’s pension funds which are currently valued at almost $220bn 💵
⏰ Thursday, 11 December at 15:00 GMT
https://mif.link/debate
Join us as we unpack the reforms needed to mobilise Africa’s pension funds which are currently valued at almost $220bn 💵
⏰ Thursday, 11 December at 15:00 GMT
https://mif.link/debate
🌍 UNEA-7 kicks off in Nairobi, just after COP30. This is where climate promises must become real, accessible action. We’ll be watching to ensure Africa’s priorities stay front and centre.
Our analysis: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/cop30-outcomes-africa
Our analysis: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/cop30-outcomes-africa
December 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
🌍 UNEA-7 kicks off in Nairobi, just after COP30. This is where climate promises must become real, accessible action. We’ll be watching to ensure Africa’s priorities stay front and centre.
Our analysis: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/cop30-outcomes-africa
Our analysis: https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/cop30-outcomes-africa
🤔 Good COP, bad COP?
As the dust settles on #COP30 in Belém our new research brief unpacks the outcomes from this year’s summit and considers their impact on Africa.
📖 Full research brief 👉🏿 https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/cop30-outcomes-africa
As the dust settles on #COP30 in Belém our new research brief unpacks the outcomes from this year’s summit and considers their impact on Africa.
📖 Full research brief 👉🏿 https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/cop30-outcomes-africa
December 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
🤔 Good COP, bad COP?
As the dust settles on #COP30 in Belém our new research brief unpacks the outcomes from this year’s summit and considers their impact on Africa.
📖 Full research brief 👉🏿 https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/cop30-outcomes-africa
As the dust settles on #COP30 in Belém our new research brief unpacks the outcomes from this year’s summit and considers their impact on Africa.
📖 Full research brief 👉🏿 https://mo.ibrahim.foundation/news/2025/cop30-outcomes-africa
💬 “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
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
💬 “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
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
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
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
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
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
📸 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/
📊 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
📸 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/
📊 Guinea-Bissau’s Overall Governance score improved by +1.0 points to 40.9 between 2014 and 2023.
Explore here: https://iiag.online/
📸 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/#
📊 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
📸 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/#
📊 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/#
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
📄 Discover the key insights: https://bit.ly/49DgpFf
November 21, 2025 at 7:25 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
📄 Discover the key insights: https://bit.ly/49DgpFf
🌍 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
🌍 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.
💡 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
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
💡 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
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